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

SPONSOR Adair

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/12/2007

3/01/2007 HB

SHORT TITLE

ON-CAMPUS MILITARY RECRUITING

SB 566/aSJC

ANALYST Moser

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

NM Department of Higher Education

SUMMARY

Synopsis of SJC amendment

Senate Judiciary Amendment to Senate Bill 566 adds language indicating that recruiting would

be conducted “on a mutually agreeable schedule."

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 566 is a proposal for public colleges and universities to provide on-campus

recruitment opportunities and facilities to a branch or service of the United States military as it

would to other members of the public. This bill amends Chapter 21 of the New Mexico Statutes

Annotated (NMSA) of 1978, which relates to the New Mexico Higher Education Department

(NMHED).

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

No Fiscal Impact

Senate Bill 566/aSJC – Page

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SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

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

Mexico State University (NMSU) Placement and Career Services websites present their

respective policies regarding on-campus recruiting for potential employers. Neither institution

currently restricts the types of employers who may visit campuses, which includes

representatives of the U.S. military.

HED advises that a coordinator of employer relations at NMSU indicated that NMSU 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.

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