HOUSE EXECUTIVE MESSAGE NO. 86
The Honorable Ben Lujan and
Members of the House of Representatives
Honorable Speaker and Members of the House:
I have this day VETOED and am returning HOUSE BILL
70, as amended,
enacted by the Forty-Fifth
Legislature, First Session, 2001.
This legislation would have removed certain
educational retirement eligibility restrictions for a small number of
individuals who served and received an honorable discharge from the military or
commissioned corps of the Public Health Service. The existing law provides veterans the
opportunity to purchase service credit during the first three years of
employment for each year of service.
This bill proposes to move well beyond the first
three years of employment. The window
would now be permanently open, a window of opportunity affecting very few.
Current education retirement law provides a
reasonable opportunity for veterans to buy military service credits. No compelling reason appears to justify any
expansion.
Sincerely,
Gary E. Johnson
Governor
RECEIVED FROM THE OFFICE OF THE
GOVERNOR:
Time: _____________________ By:_____________________________
Secretary of State
Date ______________________
Time:______________________
Date_______________________ By:_____________________________
Chief
Clerk of the House
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