0001| SENATE BILL 106 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| GLORIA HOWES | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; PROVIDING FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS ON | 0012| EMPLOYEES OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS, APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT WITH | 0013| PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND APPLICANTS FOR A CERTIFICATE; GRANTING THE | 0014| STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SUBPOENA POWER; REQUIRING SCHOOL | 0015| DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS TO REPORT CONVICTIONS OF A FELONY OR A | 0016| MISDEMEANOR INVOLVING MORAL TURPITUDE; CHANGING THE BOARD'S | 0017| POWER TO REFUSE, RENEW, SUSPEND OR REVOKE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT OR | 0018| LICENSE; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION. | 0019| | 0020| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0021| Section 1. A new section of the Public School Code is | 0022| enacted to read: | 0023| "[NEW MATERIAL] BACKGROUND CHECKS.-- | 0024| A. An applicant for initial certification or for | 0025| renewal of certification shall provide to the department of | 0001| education a copy of the applicant's federal bureau of | 0002| investigation record through fingerprint identification. The | 0003| applicant shall pay for the cost of obtaining the federal | 0004| bureau of investigation record. The department of education | 0005| shall implement the provisions of this section on or before | 0006| July 1, 1998. | 0007| B. Local school boards shall develop policies and | 0008| procedures addressing employment background checks. Such | 0009| policies and procedures may include requiring applicants for | 0010| employment or employees of the local school board to provide | 0011| the applicant's or employee's federal bureau of investigation | 0012| record. Applicants or employees shall pay for the cost of | 0013| obtaining the federal bureau of investigation record. Local | 0014| school boards may require that contractors whose employees are | 0015| in direct contact with students ensure that the employees of | 0016| such contractors provide their federal bureau of investigation | 0017| records to the employer. The department of education is | 0018| authorized to release copies of federal bureau of investigation | 0019| records on file with the department of education to a local | 0020| school board that requires that applicants for employment or | 0021| employees provide such records." | 0022| Section 2. A new section of the Public School Code is | 0023| enacted to read: | 0024| "[NEW MATERIAL] KNOWN CONVICTION--REPORTING | 0025| REQUIREMENT--IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY--PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO | 0001| REPORT.-- | 0002| A. A school district superintendent shall report to | 0003| the department of education any known arrest or conviction of a | 0004| certified school employee of a felony or a misdemeanor | 0005| involving moral turpitude. | 0006| B. A school employee who in good faith reports any | 0007| known arrest or conviction of a certified school employee of a | 0008| felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude shall not be | 0009| held liable for civil damages as a result of the report. | 0010| C. The state board may suspend or revoke a | 0011| certificate held by a certified school administrator who fails | 0012| to report any known arrest or conviction of a certified school | 0013| employee of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude | 0014| in accordance with Subsection A of this section." | 0015| Section 3. Section 22-10-22 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967, | 0016| Chapter 16, Section 124, as amended) is amended to read: | 0017| "22-10-22. SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATES-- | 0018| SUBPOENA POWER--APPEAL.-- | 0019| A. The state board may suspend or revoke a | 0020| certificate held by a certified school instructor or | 0021| administrator for incompetency, immorality or [for] any other | 0022| good and just cause. | 0023| B. A certificate may be suspended or revoked only | 0024| according to the following procedure: | 0025| (1) the state board serving written notice of | 0001| the suspension or revocation on the person holding the | 0002| certificate in accordance with the law for service of process | 0003| in civil actions. The notice of the suspension or revocation | 0004| shall state the grounds for the suspension or revocation of the | 0005| certificate. The notice of the suspension or revocation shall | 0006| [also designate a place, time and date, not less than thirty | 0007| days from the date of the service of the notice of the suspen- | 0008| | 0009| sion or revocation, for a hearing] include instructions for | 0010| requesting a hearing before the state board; | 0011| (2) the state board or its designated hearing | 0012| officer conducting a hearing [which] that provides the | 0013| person holding the certificate, or his attorney, an opportunity | 0014| to present evidence or arguments on all pertinent issues. A | 0015| transcript shall be made of the entire hearing conducted by the | 0016| state board or its designated hearing officer; and | 0017| (3) the state board rendering a written | 0018| decision in accordance with the law and based upon evidence | 0019| presented and admitted at the hearing. The written decision | 0020| shall include findings of fact and conclusions of law and | 0021| shall be based upon the findings of fact and the conclusions | 0022| of law. A written copy of the decision of the state board | 0023| shall be served upon the person holding the certificate within | 0024| sixty days from the date of the hearing. Service of the | 0025| written copy of the decision shall be in accordance with the | 0001| law for service of process in civil actions or by certified | 0002| mail to the person's address of record. | 0003| C. The secretary of the state board or its | 0004| designated hearing officer may subpoena witnesses, require | 0005| their attendance and giving of testimony and require the | 0006| production of books, papers and records in connection with a | 0007| hearing held pursuant to the provisions of Subsection B of this | 0008| section. | 0009| Also, the state board may apply to the district court for the | 0010| issuance of subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum in the name of | 0011| and on behalf of the state board. | 0012| [C.] D. Any person aggrieved by a decision of | 0013| the state board after a hearing pursuant to this section may | 0014| appeal the decision to the court of appeals by filing a notice | 0015| of appeal with the clerk of the court within thirty days after | 0016| service of a written copy of the decision of the state board on | 0017| the person. The cost of transcripts on appeal, including one | 0018| copy for the use of the state board, shall be borne by the | 0019| appellant. Upon appeal, the court of appeals shall affirm the | 0020| decision of the state board unless the decision is found to be: | 0021| (1) arbitrary, capricious or unreasonable; | 0022| (2) not supported by substantial evidence; or | 0023| (3) otherwise not in accordance with law." | 0024| Section 4. Section 28-2-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1974, | 0025| Chapter 78, Section 4, as amended) is amended to read: | 0001| "28-2-4. POWER TO REFUSE, RENEW, SUSPEND OR REVOKE PUBLIC | 0002| EMPLOYMENT OR LICENSE.-- | 0003| A. Any board or other agency having jurisdiction | 0004| over employment by the state or any of its political | 0005| subdivisions or the practice of any trade, business or | 0006| profession may refuse to grant or renew or may suspend or | 0007| revoke any public employment or license or other authority to | 0008| engage in the public employment, trade, business or profession | 0009| for any one or any combination of the following causes: | 0010| (1) where the applicant, employee or licensee | 0011| has been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral | 0012| turpitude and the criminal conviction directly relates to the | 0013| particular employment, trade, business or profession; | 0014| (2) where the applicant, employee or licensee | 0015| has been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral | 0016| turpitude and the criminal conviction does not directly relate | 0017| to the particular employment, trade, business or profession, if | 0018| the board or other agency determines after investigation that | 0019| the person so convicted has not been sufficiently rehabilitated | 0020| to warrant the public trust; or | 0021| (3) where the applicant or employee has been | 0022| convicted of homicide, kidnapping, trafficking in controlled | 0023| substances, criminal sexual penetration or related sexual | 0024| offenses or child abuse and the applicant or employee has | 0025| applied for reinstatement, renewal or issuance of a teaching | 0001| certificate, regardless of rehabilitation. | 0002| B. The board or other agency shall explicitly state | 0003| in writing the reasons for a decision [which] that | 0004| prohibits the person from engaging in the employment, trade, | 0005| business or profession if the decision is based in whole or in | 0006| part on conviction of any crime described in Paragraphs (1) and | 0007| (3) of Subsection A of this section. Completion of probation | 0008| or parole supervision or expiration of a period of three years | 0009| after final discharge or release from any term of imprisonment | 0010| without any subsequent conviction shall create a presumption of | 0011| sufficient rehabilitation for purposes of Paragraph (2) of Sub- | 0012| | 0013| section A of this section." | 0014| Section 5. APPROPRIATION.--Sixty thousand dollars | 0015| ($60,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the state | 0016| department of public education for expenditure in fiscal year | 0017| 1998 for the purpose of implementing and managing the criminal | 0018| background check program. Any unexpended or unencumbered | 0019| balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 1998 shall revert | 0020| to the general fund. | 0021|  | 0022| | 0023| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE SEC/SB 106/a | 0024| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0025| | 0001| February 27, 1997 | 0002| | 0003| Mr. President: | 0004| | 0005| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0006| | 0007| SENATE BILL 106 | 0008| | 0009| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0010| recommendation that it DO NOT PASS, but that | 0011| | 0012| SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR | 0013| SENATE BILL 106 | 0014| | 0015| DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0016| | 0017| 1. On page 2, line 18, after the word "procedures" strike the | 0018| word "addressing" and insert "to require". | 0019| | 0020| 2. On page 5, line 25, after the word "board" insert "with the | 0021| approval of the state board"., | 0022| | 0023| and thence referred to the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. | 0024| | 0025| Respectfully submitted, | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| __________________________________ | 0004| Cynthia Nava, Chairman | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0008| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0009| | 0010| Date ________________________ | 0011| | 0012| The roll call vote was 9 For 0 Against | 0013| Yes: 9 | 0014| No: 0 | 0015| Excused: Duran | 0016| Absent: None | 0017| | 0018| S0106ED1 SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR | 0019| SENATE BILL 106 | 0020| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| AN ACT | 0004| RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; PROVIDING FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS OF | 0005| APPLICANTS FOR AN INITIAL CERTIFICATION; REQUIRING SCHOOL | 0006| DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS TO REPORT CONVICTIONS OF A FELONY OR A | 0007| MISDEMEANOR INVOLVING MORAL TURPITUDE; ALLOWING LOCAL SCHOOL | 0008| BOARDS TO RUN EMPLOYEE BACKGROUND CHECKS; AMENDING SECTIONS | 0009| 22-10-22 AND 28-2-4 NMSA 1978 (BEING LAWS 1967, CHAPTER 16, | 0010| SECTION 124 AND LAWS 1974, CHAPTER 78, SECTION 4, AS AMENDED); | 0011| ENACTING NEW SECTIONS OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CODE; MAKING AN | 0012| APPROPRIATION. | 0013| | 0014| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0015| Section 1. A new section of the Public School Code is | 0016| enacted to read: | 0017| "[NEW MATERIAL] BACKGROUND CHECKS.-- | 0018| A. An applicant for initial certification shall be | 0019| fingerprinted and shall provide to the department of education | 0020| a copy of the applicant's federal bureau of investigation | 0021| record. The use of the federal bureau of investigation record | 0022| shall be limited to conviction of a felony or misdemeanor as | 0023| described in Sections 28-2-1 through 28-2-6 NMSA 1978; provided | 0024| that other information contained in the federal bureau of | 0025| investigation record, if supported by independent evidence, can | 0001| form the basis for the denial, suspension or revocation of a | 0002| certificate for good and just cause. Such records and any | 0003| related information shall be privileged and shall not be | 0004| disclosed to individuals not directly involved in the | 0005| certification or employment decisions affecting the specific | 0006| applicants or employees. The applicant shall pay for the cost | 0007| of obtaining the federal bureau of investigation record. The | 0008| department of education shall implement the provisions of this | 0009| section on or before July 1, 1998. | 0010| B. Local school boards shall develop policies and | 0011| procedures addressing employment background checks. Such | 0012| policies and procedures may include requiring applicants who | 0013| have been offered employment by the local school board to | 0014| provide the applicant's federal bureau of investigation record. | 0015| Applicants may be required to pay for the cost of obtaining a | 0016| background check. Local school boards may require that | 0017| contractors whose employees are in direct contact with students | 0018| ensure that the employees of such contractors provide their | 0019| federal bureau of investigation records to the employer. The | 0020| department of education is authorized to release copies of | 0021| federal bureau of investigation records on file with the | 0022| department of education to a local school board that requires that | 0023| applicants who have been offered employment provide such records. | 0024| The use of the federal bureau of investigation record shall be | 0025| limited to conviction of a felony or misdemeanor as described in | 0001| Sections 28-2-1 through 28-2-6 NMSA 1978; provided that other | 0002| information contained in the federal bureau of investigation | 0003| record, if supported by independent evidence, can form the basis | 0004| for the employment decisions for good and just cause. Such | 0005| records and any information related thereto shall be privileged | 0006| and shall not be disclosed to individuals not directly involved in | 0007| the certification or employment decisions affecting the specific | 0008| applicants or employees." | 0009| Section 2. A new section of the Public School Code is | 0010| enacted to read: | 0011| "[NEW MATERIAL] KNOWN CONVICTION--REPORTING REQUIREMENT-- | 0012| LIMITED IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY--PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO REPORT.-- | 0013| A. A school district superintendent shall report to the | 0014| department of education any known conviction of a felony or | 0015| misdemeanor involving moral turpitude of a certified school | 0016| employee that results in any type of action against the school | 0017| employee. | 0018| B. The state board may suspend or revoke a certificate | 0019| held by a certified school administrator who fails to report a | 0020| criminal conviction involving moral turpitude of a certified | 0021| school employee in accordance with Subsection A of this section. | 0022| C. An individual who in good faith reports any known | 0023| conviction of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude of | 0024| a school employee shall not be held liable for civil damages as a | 0025| result of the report; provided that the person being accused shall | 0001| have the right to sue for any damages sustained as a result of | 0002| negligent or intentional reporting of inaccurate information or | 0003| the disclosure of any information to an unauthorized person." | 0004| Section 3. Section 22-10-22 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967, | 0005| Chapter 16, Section 124, as amended) is amended to read: | 0006| "22-10-22. SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATES-- | 0007| APPEAL.-- | 0008| A. The state board may suspend or revoke a certificate | 0009| held by a certified school instructor or administrator for | 0010| incompetency, immorality or [for] any other good and just cause. | 0011| B. A certificate may be suspended or revoked only | 0012| according to the following procedure: | 0013| (1) the state board serving written notice of the | 0014| suspension or revocation on the person holding the certificate in | 0015| accordance with the law for service of process in civil actions. | 0016| The notice of the suspension or revocation shall state the grounds | 0017| for the suspension or revocation of the certificate. The notice | 0018| of the suspension or revocation shall [also designate a place, | 0019| time and date, not less than thirty days from the date of the | 0020| service of the notice of the suspension or revocation, for a | 0021| hearing] describe the rights of the person holding the | 0022| certificate and include instructions for requesting a hearing | 0023| before the state board. Such hearing shall be requested within | 0024| thirty days of receipt of the notice of suspension or revocation. | 0025| If a hearing is requested, the hearing shall be held not less than | 0001| thirty and not more than ninety days from the date of the request | 0002| for the hearing; | 0003| (2) the state board or its designated hearing | 0004| officer conducting a hearing which provides the person holding the | 0005| certificate, or his attorney, an opportunity to present evidence | 0006| or arguments on all pertinent issues. A transcript shall be made | 0007| of the entire hearing conducted by the state board or its | 0008| designated hearing officer; and | 0009| (3) the state board rendering a written decision in | 0010| accordance with the law and based upon evidence presented and | 0011| admitted at the hearing. The written decision shall include | 0012| findings of fact and conclusions of law and shall be based | 0013| upon the findings of fact and the conclusions of law. A written | 0014| copy of the decision of the state board shall be served upon the | 0015| person holding the certificate within sixty days from the date of | 0016| the hearing. Service of the written copy of the decision shall be | 0017| in accordance with the law for service of process in civil actions | 0018| or by certified mail to the person's address of record. | 0019| C. The secretary of the state board or its designated | 0020| hearing officer may subpoena witnesses, require their attendance | 0021| and giving of testimony and require the production of books, | 0022| papers and records in connection with a hearing held pursuant to | 0023| the provisions of Subsection B of this section. Also, the state | 0024| board may apply to the district court for the issuance of | 0025| subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum in the name of and on behalf | 0001| of the state board. | 0002| [C.] D. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the | 0003| state board after a hearing pursuant to this section may appeal | 0004| the decision to the court of appeals by filing a notice of appeal | 0005| with the clerk of the court within thirty days after service of a | 0006| written copy of the decision of the state board on the person. | 0007| The cost of transcripts on appeal, including one copy for the use | 0008| of the state board, shall be borne by the appellant. Upon appeal, | 0009| the court of appeals shall affirm the decision of the state board | 0010| unless the decision is found to be: | 0011| (1) arbitrary, capricious or unreasonable; | 0012| (2) not supported by substantial evidence; or | 0013| (3) otherwise not in accordance with law." | 0014| Section 4. Section 28-2-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1974, | 0015| Chapter 78, Section 4, as amended) is amended to read: | 0016| "28-2-4. POWER TO REFUSE, RENEW, SUSPEND OR REVOKE PUBLIC | 0017| EMPLOYMENT OR LICENSE.-- | 0018| A. Any board or other agency having jurisdiction over | 0019| employment by the state or any of its political subdivisions or | 0020| the practice of any trade, business or profession may refuse to | 0021| grant or renew or may suspend or revoke any public employment or | 0022| license or other authority to engage in the public employment, | 0023| trade, business or profession for any one or any combination of | 0024| the following causes: | 0025| (1) where the applicant, employee or licensee has | 0001| been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral | 0002| turpitude and the criminal conviction directly relates to the | 0003| particular employment, trade, business or profession; | 0004| (2) where the applicant, employee or licensee has | 0005| been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral | 0006| turpitude and the criminal conviction does not directly relate to | 0007| the particular employment, trade, business or profession, if the | 0008| board or other agency determines after investigation that the | 0009| person so convicted has not been sufficiently rehabilitated to | 0010| warrant the public trust; or | 0011| (3) where the applicant or employee has been | 0012| convicted of homicide, kidnapping, trafficking in controlled | 0013| substances, criminal sexual penetration or related sexual offenses | 0014| or child abuse and the applicant or employee has applied for | 0015| reinstatement, renewal or issuance of a teaching certificate, | 0016| regardless of rehabilitation. | 0017| B. The board or other agency shall explicitly state in | 0018| writing the reasons for a decision which prohibits the person from | 0019| engaging in the employment, trade, business or profession if the | 0020| decision is based in whole or in part on conviction of any crime | 0021| described in Paragraphs (1) and (3) of Subsection A of this | 0022| section. Completion of probation or parole supervision or | 0023| expiration of a period of three years after final discharge or | 0024| release from any term of imprisonment without any subsequent | 0025| conviction shall create a presumption of sufficient rehabilitation | 0001| for purposes of Paragraph (2) of Subsection A of this section." | 0002| Section 5. APPROPRIATION.--One hundred seventy-five thousand | 0003| dollars ($175,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the | 0004| state department of public education for expenditure in fiscal | 0005| year 1998 for the purpose of implementing a criminal records | 0006| background check program. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance | 0007| remaining at the end of fiscal year 1998 shall revert to the | 0008| general fund. | 0009|  | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE SB 106/a | 0016| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| March 10, 1997 | 0020| | 0021| Mr. President: | 0022| | 0023| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0024| | 0025| SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR | 0001| SENATE BILL 106, as amended | 0002| | 0003| has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation | 0004| that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0005| | 0006| 1. On page 1, line 18, after the semicolon insert "CREATING A | 0007| FUND;". | 0008| | 0009| 2. On page 1, line 19, strike "APPROPRIATION" and insert in | 0010| lieu thereof "APPROPRIATIONS". | 0011| | 0012| 3. On page 2, strike lines 3 and 4 and insert "Convictions of | 0013| felonies or misdemeanors contained in the federal bureau of | 0014| investigation record shall be used in accordance with". | 0015| | 0016| 4. On page 2, line 5, strike "; provided that other" and | 0017| insert ". Other". | 0018| | 0019| 5. On page 3, line 5, strike "The use of the", strike all of | 0020| line 6 and strike line 7 through "described in" and insert in lieu | 0021| thereof "Convictions of felonies or misdemeanors contained in the | 0022| federal bureau of investigation record shall be used in accordance | 0023| with". | 0024| | 0025| 6. On page 4, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following: | 0001| | 0002| "Section 3. Section 22-10-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967, | 0003| Chapter 16, Section 107) is amended to read: | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| "22-10-4. CERTIFICATE FEES.--The state board shall charge a | 0010| reasonable fee for each application for or the renewal of a | 0011| certificate. [All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be | 0012| deposited with the state treasurer for credit to the general fund] | 0013| This fee may be waived if the applicant meets a standard of | 0014| indigency as established by the department of education."". | 0015| | 0016| 7. Renumber the succeeding sections accordingly. | 0017| | 0018| 8. On page 5, line 7, strike "not less than thirty and". | 0019| | 0020| 9. On page 8, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following: | 0021| | 0022| "Section 5. [NEW MATERIAL] EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION FUND-- | 0023| DISTRIBUTION--APPROPRIATION.-- | 0024| | 0025| A. The "educator certification fund" is created in the | 0001| state treasury and shall be administered by the state department of | 0002| public education. The fund shall consist of money collected from | 0003| application fees for certification or for renewal of certification | 0004| by the state board of education. | 0005| | 0006| B. Money in the fund is appropriated to the state | 0007| department of public education for the purpose of funding the | 0008| educator background check program. Money in the fund and any | 0009| interest that may accrue to the fund shall not revert at the end of | 0010| the fiscal year but shall remain to the credit of the fund.". | 0011| | 0012| 10. Renumber the succeeding sections accordingly. | 0013| | 0014| 11. On page 8, line 10, strike "the state department of public | 0015| education" and insert in lieu thereof "educator certification | 0016| fund"., | 0017| | 0018| and thence referred to the FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| Respectfully submitted, | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| __________________________________ | 0012| Fernando R. Macias, Chairman | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0017| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Date ________________________ | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0024| Yes: 6 | 0025| No: 0 | 0001| Excused: Sanchez, Vernon | 0002| Absent: None | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| S0106JU1 .118531.1 | 0006| .118314.2/a | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0010| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| March 15, 1997 | 0014| | 0015| Mr. President: | 0016| | 0017| Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0018| | 0019| SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR | 0020| SENATE BILL 106 | 0021| | 0022| has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation | 0023| that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0024| | 0025| 1. On page 1, lines 18 and 19 strike "; MAKING AN | 0001| APPROPRIATION". | 0002| | 0003| 2. On page 8, strike lines 8 through 13, Section 5 in its | 0004| entirety. | 0005| | 0006| Respectfully submitted, | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| __________________________________ | 0011| Ben D. Altamirano, Chairman | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0016| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| Date ________________________ | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0023| Yes: 6 | 0024| No: None | 0025| Excused: Carraro, Eisenstadt, Ingle, Lyons, McKibben | 0001| Absent: None | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| S0106FC1 | 0005| | 0006| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0007| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| October 23, 1997 | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT number to SENATE BILL 106, as | 0015| amended | 0016| | 0017| AMENDMENT sponsored by SENATOR RAWSON | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| 1. Strike Senate Judiciary Committee Amendments No. 2 and No. | 0021| 11. | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| Senator Leonard Lee Rawson | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| Adopted Not Adopted | 0006| | 0007| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| Date | 0011| S0106FS1 State of New Mexico | 0012| House of Representatives | 0013| | 0014| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0015| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| March 20, 1997 | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| Mr. Speaker: | 0022| | 0023| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0024| | 0025| SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR | 0001| SENATE BILL 106, as amended | 0002| | 0003| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0004| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0005| | 0006| 1. Strike Senate Judiciary Committee Amendments 6 and 7. | 0007| | 0008| 2. On page 2, line 1, after "provide" insert "two fingerprint | 0009| cards". | 0010| | 0011| 3. On page 2, line 1, strike "a" and insert in lieu thereof a | 0012| period. | 0013| | 0014| 4. On page 2, strike line 2 in its entirety. | 0015| | 0016| 5. On page 2, line 25, after "contractors" insert "be | 0017| fingerprinted and". | 0018| | 0019| 6. On page 2, line 25, after "provide" insert "two fingerprint | 0020| cards". | 0021| | 0022| 7. On page 2, line 25, strike "their". | 0023| | 0024| 8. On page 3, line 1, strike "federal bureau of investigation | 0025| records to the employer" and insert in lieu thereof "to the local | 0001| school board". | 0002| | 0003| 9. On page 4, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following: | 0004| | 0005| "Section 3. Section 22-10-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967, | 0006| Chapter 16, Section 107) is amended to read: | 0007| | 0008| "22-10-4. CERTIFICATE FEES.--The state board [may] shall | 0009| charge a reasonable fee for each application for or the renewal of a | 0010| certificate. [All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be | 0011| deposited with the state treasurer for credit to the general fund] | 0012| This fee may be waived if the applicant meets a standard of | 0013| indigency as established by the department of education."". | 0014| | 0015| 10. Renumber the succeeding sections accordingly., | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| and thence referred to the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. | 0019| | 0020| Respectfully submitted, | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| Samuel F. Vigil, Chairman | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| Adopted Not Adopted | 0004| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0005| | 0006| Date | 0007| | 0008| The roll call vote was 12 For 0 Against | 0009| Yes: 12 | 0010| Excused: W.C. Williams | 0011| Absent: None | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| .118914.1 | 0015| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\S0106 State of New Mexico | 0016| House of Representatives | 0017| | 0018| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0019| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| March 21, 1997 | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| Mr. Speaker: | 0001| | 0002| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0003| | 0004| SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR | 0005| SENATE BILL 106, as amended | 0006| | 0007| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0008| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0009| APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0010| | 0011| Respectfully submitted, | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| Thomas P. Foy, Chairman | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| Adopted Not Adopted | 0020| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0021| | 0022| Date | 0023| | 0024| The roll call vote was 12 For 0 Against | 0025| Yes: 12 | 0001| Excused: Rios | 0002| Absent: None | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\S0106 |