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A MEMORIAL

REQUESTING THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS, THE

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS AND THE NEW

MEXICO ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES TO CONTINUE TO STUDY THE

STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS THAT COUNTIES PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR

DISTRICT COURTS AND DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.

WHEREAS, Senate Joint Memorial 22, a memorial passed in

the 2005 regular legislative session, required

representatives of the administrative office of the courts,

the administrative office of the district attorneys and the

New Mexico association of counties to meet and develop a

definition of who pays what for court and district attorney

facilities; and

WHEREAS, the administrative office of the courts, the

administrative office of the district attorneys and the New

Mexico association of counties met and developed

recommendations that were reported to the courts, corrections

and justice committee; and

WHEREAS, one of the recommendations was to determine

whether, as part of a long-term plan, security personnel

should be funded by the state for purposes of control and

statewide consistency; and

WHEREAS, another of the recommendations was to determine

whether, as part of a long-term plan, the state should take

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over more of the funding of these facilities; and

WHEREAS, the counties and the state would benefit from

further discussion on the topic of security personnel and

whether the state should take over more of the funding of the

facilities;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE

STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the administrative office of the

courts, the administrative office of the district attorneys

and the New Mexico association of counties be requested to

have further discussion on the topic of security personnel

and facility funding and to develop recommendations from

these discussions; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the administrative office

of the courts, the administrative office of the district

attorneys and the New Mexico association of counties report

their findings to the appropriate legislative interim

committee no later than November 30, 2007; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be

transmitted to the administrative office of the courts, the

administrative office of the district attorneys and the New

Mexico association of counties.