HOUSE EXECUTIVE MESSAGE NO. 97
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
915, as amended, enacted by the Forty-Fifth Legislature, First Session, 2001.
This bill would create an Adult Services Department
to administer state services to seniors and other adults. Creation of a new government agency would
only serve to add another layer of bureaucracy and fragment the delivery of
social services, especially Medicaid.
The state already provides state-of-the-art, cost effective programs for
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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