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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Foley

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/13/2007

HB 789

SHORT TITLE On-Campus Military Recruiting

SB

ANALYST McOlash

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

$0.0

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Duplicates SB 566.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Higher Education Department (HED)

Department of Military Affairs (DMA)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 789 adds a new section of Chapter 21 NMSA 1978 (State and Private Education

Institutions) to require a public post-secondary educational institution to provide on-campus

recruitment opportunities and facilities to a branch or service of the United State Military to the

same degree that it provides such opportunities and facilities to members of the public.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

NFI

House Bill 789 – Page

2

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The Higher Education Department obtained information on state higher education institutions

with the following results:

Both the University of New Mexico (UNM) Anderson School of Management

and the New Mexico State University Placement and Career Services websites

present their respective policies regarding on-campus recruiting for potential

employers. Neither institution restricts the types of employers who may visit

campuses, which includes representatives of the U.S. military.

A coordinator of employer relations at NMSU indicated that this institution has

an open door policy for all valid private/non-private/government sector based

employers on the premise that they have legitimate career opportunities

available to students and alumni. Military recruiters currently visit NMSU

between four and six times per year.

An administrator of marketing and public relations at Santa Fe Community

College (SFCC) indicated that there were no restrictions on military recruiters

on campus and that representatives of the uniformed services visited the

campus weekly. At SFCC, military recruiters follow the same policies as

vendors and other groups who present information to their students, staff, and

the public.

An administrator of the New Mexico Association of Independent Community

Colleges stated that while policies may vary from one public college to the

next, no institution bars military recruiters from their campuses.

WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ENACTING THIS BILL

There will be no consequences if HB 789 is not enacted since New Mexico public colleges and

universities have an open door policy for recruiters.

BM/nt