HOUSE BILL 1277

48th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2007

INTRODUCED BY

Janice E. Arnold-Jones

AN ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE BOARDS OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO AND NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY FOR A PILOT PROJECT ON GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION STUDIES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. APPROPRIATION.--

          A. Five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of the university of New Mexico and five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of New Mexico state university for expenditure in fiscal year 2008 to define and develop core curriculum for geospatial training to serve common needs across academic and research disciplines; integrate curriculum with individual colleges of arts and sciences programs; design and implement a specialized geospatial classroom and laboratory to serve core curriculum needs of different colleges; pilot a geospatial resources internship program for rural and minority youth for basic hands-on experience and exposure to career opportunities; propose a program for online geospatial information training; and develop a multidisciplinary geospatial training program through classroom and laboratory applications in the following amounts:

                (1) two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) to each board for its respective university for the development and administration of a pilot interdisciplinary training program through the college of arts and sciences;

                (2) one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000) to each board for its respective university for the development of a geospatial information studies training classroom and laboratory; and

                (3) seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) to each board for its respective university for a rural and minority youth summer internship program in geospatial information studies.

          B. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2008 shall revert to the general fund.

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