0001| SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR | 0002| SENATE BILLS 585 & 586 | 0003| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| AN ACT | 0012| RELATING TO WELFARE REFORM; PROVIDING THAT LEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND | 0013| UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS RECEIVE CERTAIN SERVICES. | 0014| | 0015| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0016| Section 1. SOCIAL AND EDUCATION SERVICES--PROVIDED TO | 0017| LEGAL AND UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS.-- | 0018| A. Legal immigrants shall be eligible to receive | 0019| the following services and programs from the state: | 0020| (1) emergency medical and health services; | 0021| (2) Title 20 social services; | 0022| (3) state child care assistance; | 0023| (4) women, infants and children nutrition | 0024| programs and other commodity benefits; and | 0025| (5) child and adult care food programs. | 0001| B. Undocumented immigrants shall be eligible to | 0002| receive health services from the state. | 0003| C. Immigrants may participate in the child and | 0004| adult care food program administered by the children, youth and | 0005| families department. The state shall opt out of enforcing | 0006| immigration restrictions on participation in the program. | 0007|  |