March 31, 2000
Mr. President:
Your SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
1. On page 5, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following new subsection:
"N. No money appropriated in the General Appropriation Act of 2000 shall be used to promote the legalization or decriminalization of controlled substances.".
2. Reletter the succeeding subsection accordingly.
3. On page 25, line 24, strike "250.0" and insert in lieu thereof "325.0".
4. On page 25, line 25, strike "50.0" and insert in lieu thereof "75.0".
5. On page 26, line 10, strike "140.00" and insert in lieu thereof "141.00".
6. On page 26, lines 21 and 22, strike "three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000)" and insert in lieu thereof "four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000)".
7. On page 26, line 23, after the period insert "This appropriation includes one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for gaming and tobacco litigation expenses.".
8. On page 28, line 3, strike "177.8" and insert in lieu thereof "204.8".
9. On page 37, line 25, strike "fifty thousand dollars ($50,000)" and insert in lieu thereof "twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000)".
10. On page 58, between lines 23 and 24, insert "The general fund appropriations to the economic development department include fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for a southeast regional director of the mainstreet program to be located in southeast New Mexico.".
11. On page 76, line 14 through 22, strike the numbers under the General Fund and Federal Funds columns and insert in lieu thereof:
"203.0 222.7
94.4 94.4
30.0 30.0
.5 1.3
5.5 6.4
6.1 18.2
7.0 9.0
43.6 8.0
1.0 1.1".
12. On page 76, line 23, strike "79.00" and insert in lieu thereof "80.00".
13. On page 77, line 25, strike "122.9" and "44.8" and insert in lieu thereof "89.9" and "32.8" respectively.
14. On page 78, line 2, strike "132.3" and "76.1" and insert in lieu thereof "160.9" and "92.5" respectively.
15. On page 87, line 10, after "funds" insert "other than loans".
16. On page 87, line 22, after the second occurrence of "funds" insert "other than loans".
17. On page 88, line 17, under the General Fund column insert "2.5".
18. On page 88, line 20, under the General Fund column strike "12.5" and insert in lieu thereof "17.5".
19. On page 89, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following new item under the General Fund column:
"OFFICE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN AFFAIRS
(a) Personal services 123.0
(b) Employee benefits 40.5
(c) Travel 8.0
(d) Supplies and Maintenance 8.0
(e) Contractual Services 11.0
(f) Operating costs 36.5
(g) Capital outlay 18.0
(h) Out-of-state travel 5.0
Subtotal [250.0]
Authorized FTE; 5.00 permanent".
20. On page 91, line 21, strike "21.2" and insert in lieu thereof "71.2".
21. On page 92, between lines 1 and 2, insert:
"The general fund appropriation to the New Mexico office of Indian affairs in the contractual services category includes fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for a development officer in Crownpoint to assist with planning and implementing capital projects.".
22. On page 107, line 8, strike "fifty thousand dollars ($50,000)" and insert in lieu thereof "twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000)".
23. On page 107, line 22, after the period insert "The department of health shall report to the appropriate legislative interim committee on a regular basis on the design and implementation of its tobacco cessation program, including information on how the program will reach all children in the state and other elements of the program.".
24. On page 131, line 3, under the General Fund category strike "6,802.3" and insert in lieu thereof "4,802.3".
25. On page 131, strike lines 5 and 6 and insert in lieu
thereof "The general fund appropriation to the penitentiary of New Mexico-south includes four million eight hundred two thousand three hundred dollars ($4,802,300) for the purpose of phasing-in the operation of the penitentiary of".
26. On page 131, line 11, after the period insert "Four million dollars ($4,000,000) of this appropriation is contingent upon: 1) the corrections department completing the inmate classification study and beginning to implement changes to the inmate classification system based upon the findings set forth in that study; 2) the corrections department ensuring that cognitive restructuring programming and preventive restructuring programming is fully operational at the penitentiary of New Mexico-south before any inmates are incarcerated at that facility, as certified by the corrections department to the department of finance and administration and the legislative corrections oversight committee; 3) the corrections department reorganizing itself in such a manner to establish better contract administration and to ensure improved oversight by the department of privately operated correctional facilities that house state inmates, as certified by the corrections department to the department of finance and administration; and 4) the corrections department renegotiating existing contracts related to the operation of privately operated correctional facilities that house state inmates and renegotiating the contract for provision of medical services to state inmates. The renegotiated contracts shall be subject to review by the legislative corrections oversight committee and approval by the state attorney general.".
27. On page 137, line 3, strike "7,918.0" and insert in lieu thereof "7,418.0".
28. On page 137, line 14, strike "1,300.0" and insert in lieu thereof "1,800.0".
29. On page 137, between lines 17 and 18, insert:
"The other state funds appropriation to the aviation division of the state highway and transportation department in the other costs category includes five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for the air services assistance program.".
30. On page 140, line 10, strike "600.0" and insert in lieu thereof "750.0".
31. On page 140, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following new item under the General Fund column:
"(n) Center for civic values mock trial program 50.0".
32. On page 140, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following new item, with appropriations from the general fund:
"(o) expand service learning initiatives 100.0".
33. On page 144, between lines 15 and 15, insert the following new item under the General Fund column:
"(ggg) Cancer patient support. 50.0
For housing and support services for cancer patients and their families in Albuquerque.".
34. On page 145, between lines 10 and 11, insert: "The general fund appropriation to the university of New Mexico includes seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) for scholarships for international students from Latin America to attend the university.".
35. On page 145, line 15, strike "2,616.2" and insert in lieu thereof "2,716.2".
36. On page 147, line 20, strike "1,165.7" and insert in lieu thereof "1,240.7".
37. On page 148, between lines 22 and 23, insert the following new item in the General Fund column:
"(l) Mathematics, engineering and
science achievement program for
high school students 100.0".
38. On page 150, line 5, strike "2,560.9" and insert in lieu thereof "2,960.9".
39. On page 152, line 16, strike "1,501,168.5" and insert in lieu thereof "1,501,018.5".
40. On page 153, line 10, after the period strike the remainder of the line and strike all of line 11 and insert in lieu thereof: "Prior to distributing the funds for salaries to any school district, the superintendent of public instruction shall verify that the school district is providing a minimum of one hundred eighty instructional days or the equivalent if the district is operating a variable school calendar, exclusive of any release time, and require that each local school board provide the equivalent of two additional contract days above the one hundred eighty days for professional development.".
41. On page 153, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following language:
"Included in the state equalization guarantee are sufficient funds for funding additional program units for the purpose of early literacy programs for students in first and second grades not reading at grade level. The state department of public education shall distribute funds, upon program approval, to school districts for schools with the highest proportion of students in need. The department shall develop guidelines that include pre- and post-program assessments to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. The department shall distribute funds based on the number of program units determined by multiplying the number of children in the early literacy program by the cost differential factor .053. If the department determines that a program is not meeting the benchmarks necessary to ensure the progress of students in the program, the department shall notify the school district that failure to meet the benchmarks within sixty days will result in the cessation of funding for the program. The department shall provide a progress report in December 2000 and a final report in August 2001 on the program to the legislative education study committee and the legislative finance committee.".
42. On page 154, line 3, strike "FUND".
43. On page 154, line 15, strike "1,632,454.9" and insert in lieu thereof "1,632,304.9".
44. On page 163, line 5, after the end parenthesis strike the remainder of the line, strike line 6 up to the period and insert "for twenty-five additional state police officers".
45. On page 168, between lines 15 and 16, insert:
"Any unexpended or unencumbered balance in the financial aid program of the commission on higher education remaining at the end of fiscal year 2001 shall not revert.".
46. On page 171, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following new item in the General Fund column:
"(22) TOURISM DEPARTMENT 200.0
For advertising.".
47. Renumber succeeding items accordingly.
48. On page 171, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following new item under the General Fund column:
"(24) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT: 110.0
For the joint Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico Smithsonian exhibit on the Rio Grande.".
49. Renumber succeeding items accordingly.
50. On page 171, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following new item under the General Fund column:
"(25) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT: 75.0
To contract to provide technical assistance to Latin America through project uplift.".
51. Renumber succeeding items accordingly.
52. On page 175, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following new item:
"(48) CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT:
The corrections department may expend up to two million dollars ($2,000,000) from the operating reserve contingent upon providing certification to the department of finance and administration that the money is needed for the continued operation of the penitentiary of New Mexico-south as a close-custody facility that employs cognitive restructuring programming and progressive reintegration programming for the purpose of returning inmates housed at the penitentiary of New Mexico-south to general population at less restrictive facilities to
address areas of concern raised by the panel of corrections experts in the January 14, 2000 report provided to the New Mexico legislature, secretary of corrections and attorney general.".
53. Renumber the succeeding items accordingly.
54. On page 175, strike lines 17 through 23.
55. Renumber succeeding items accordingly.
56. On page 178, line 19, under the General Fund column insert "7.5".
57. On page 187, line 15, strike "Eleven million three hundred thirty-three thousand five hundred four dollars ($11,333,504)" and insert in lieu thereof "Eleven million three hundred fifty-nine thousand eight hundred eighteen dollars ($11,359,818)".
58. On page 188, line 15, strike "thirty-nine thousand four hundred seventy-two dollars ($39,472)" and insert in lieu thereof "sixty-five thousand seven hundred eighty-seven dollars ($65,787)".
59. On page 188, lines 17 and 18, strike "seventy-six thousand seven hundred fourteen dollars ($76,714)" and insert in lieu thereof "seventy-eight thousand two hundred four dollars ($78,204)".
60. On page 188, lines 19 and 20, strike "eighty thousand seven hundred fifty-three dollars ($80,753)" and insert in lieu thereof "eighty-two thousand three hundred twenty-one dollars ($82,321)".
61. On page 191, lines 14 and 15, strike "fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000)" and insert in lieu thereof "thirty-eight thousand dollars ($38,000)".
62. On page 198, line 5, after "agencies" insert ", including legislative agencies,".
63. Revise all totals and subtotals accordingly.
Respectfully submitted,
_____________________________
Ben D. Altamirano, Chairman
Adopted____________________ Not Adopted_____________________
(Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
Date ______________
The roll call vote was 9 For 0 Against
Yes: 9
No: 0
Excused: 4
Absent: 0