April 5, 2001

HOUSE EXECUTIVE MESSAGE NO. 83

The Honorable Ben Lujan and

Members of the House of Representatives

Executive-Legislative Building

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503

Honorable Speaker and Members of the House:

I have this day VETOED and am returning HOUSE BILL 469, enacted by the Forty-Fifth Legislature, First Session, 2001.

This bill creates an additional three-year window of opportunity for education employees to purchase exempt status service credit. The provisions of this bill benefit a small segment of the public school community, and the employees who could take advantage of this new window have already had an adequate opportunity to purchase such service credit.

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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