SJC/SB 437 &
438
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AN ACT
RELATING TO CORRECTIONS; INCREASING STAFFING LEVELS;
UPGRADING THE INMATE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM, THE CRIMINAL
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM AND AUDITING OF CONTRACTS FOR
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES; INCREASING SALARIES FOR CORRECTIONAL
OFFICERS; CREATING A JOINT INTERIM LEGISLATIVE CORRECTIONS
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE; MAKING APPROPRIATIONS; DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
Section 1. FINDINGS--APPROPRIATIONS TO THE CORRECTIONS
DEPARTMENT.--
A. The legislature finds that "The Consultants'
Report on Prison Operations in New Mexico Correctional
Institutions", dated January 14, 2000, is a comprehensive
work that sets forth viable solutions to problems that have
plagued the correctional system for years. The report
includes recommendations offered by the consultants as a
guide to improving corrections operations in New Mexico. The
legislature also finds that those recommendations include
suggestions that should be implemented immediately, matters
that should be studied carefully in preparation for
implementation during the 2001 legislative session and,
finally, systemic recommendations that will evolve over the
course of several years. Therefore, the legislature finds it
is necessary to appropriate money for the consultants'