0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 62 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| PATSY G. TRUJILLO | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| FOR THE LEGISLATIVE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE | 0009| | 0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0011| REQUESTING THE STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT TO | 0012| ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS | 0013| REGARDING THE TRANSIT NEEDS OF RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE UNDER | 0014| THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES BLOCK GRANT. | 0015| | 0016| WHEREAS, welfare reform initiatives, including a new | 0017| federal block grant program called "temporary assistance for | 0018| needy families" will have a significant effect on people in | 0019| poverty in New Mexico who receive financial assistance; and | 0020| WHEREAS, people who receive this financial assistance will | 0021| be required to seek employment; and | 0022| WHEREAS, recipients of temporary assistance for needy | 0023| families financial assistance may not own a vehicle or have | 0024| access to reliable transportation; and | 0025| WHEREAS, temporary assistance for needy families | 0001| recipients have transportation needs that include access to | 0002| child-care services, training programs and jobs as well as | 0003| flexible hours of availability of transportation for those who | 0004| obtain jobs requiring shift work; and | 0005| WHEREAS, public transportation services are inadequate in | 0006| many parts of the state; | 0007| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0008| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the state highway and transportation | 0009| department be requested to establish a task force that includes | 0010| representatives from regional transit groups and state | 0011| government agencies that have transportation programs to study | 0012| and make recommendations regarding the transit needs of | 0013| recipients of assistance under the temporary assistance for | 0014| needy families block grant; and | 0015| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force be requested to | 0016| study the possible development of a statewide network of | 0017| community-based transportation services, including | 0018| consideration of free access to public transit for temporary | 0019| assistance for needy families recipients who are transitioning | 0020| to work; and | 0021| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the recommendations of the | 0022| task force include plans for waiver requests to the federal | 0023| government to decategorize vans funded with federal money; and | 0024| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the recommendations of the | 0025| task force be presented to the interim legislative health and | 0001| human services committee by September 1, 1998; and | 0002| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be | 0003| sent to the secretary of highway and transportation. | 0004|  State of New Mexico | 0005| House of Representatives | 0006| | 0007| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0008| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| March 6, 1997 | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| Mr. Speaker: | 0015| | 0016| Your TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been | 0017| referred | 0018| | 0019| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 62 | 0020| | 0021| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0022| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0023| APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0024| | 0025| Respectfully submitted, | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| Daniel P. Silva, Chairman | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Adopted Not Adopted | 0010| | 0011| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0012| | 0013| Date | 0014| | 0015| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0016| Yes: 7 | 0017| Excused: None | 0018| Absent: Carpenter, Larranaga, Parsons, Russell, W. C. Williams | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ062 | 0022| | 0023| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0024| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| March 18, 1997 | 0003| | 0004| Mr. President: | 0005| | 0006| Your CORPORATIONS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to | 0007| whom has been referred | 0008| | 0009| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 62 | 0010| | 0011| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0012| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0013| | 0014| Respectfully submitted, | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| __________________________________ | 0020| Roman M. Maes, III, Chairman | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0025| Adopted_______________________ | 0001| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| Date ________________________ | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0009| Yes: 7 | 0010| No: 0 | 0011| Excused: Fidel, Howes, Robinson | 0012| Absent: None | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| HJ062CT1 |