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

SPONSOR Herrera

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

03/07/07

HB HM 82

SHORT TITLE Study Higher Ed Hiring Practices

SB

ANALYST Williams

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to SB 910 and HB 591; HB 384, HB 572 and SB 1002

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Memorial 82 expresses the following concerns:

•

One public higher education institution repeatedly ignored a legislator’s request for

copies of hiring policies;

•

One public higher education institution does not routinely advertise employment

opportunities in local news media;

and notes:

•

Public higher education institutions should follow appropriate hiring policies and

practices to ensure qualified persons are knowledgeable about employment opportunities;

•

These institutions should follow appropriate hiring policies and practices to ensure best

qualified persons are offered an opportunity for employment;

•

Hiring policies of these institutions should be written, available to the public and

followed in practice.

The House Memorial requests the Higher Education Department to study the hiring policies and

practices of these institutions; identify ethical, constitutional or legal issues for each institution;

and recommend options to change laws, rules and policies regarding the hiring of full-time and

part-time faculty members and administrators. The Higher Education Department is to report

House Memorial 82 – Page

2

findings and recommendations to New Mexico Legislative Council and Legislative Finance

Committee by November 1, 2007. Copies of the memorial are to be distributed to the Secretary

of the Higher Education and the chief executive officer of each public, post-secondary institution

in the state.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The memorial does not contain an appropriation.

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