HOUSE BILL 42

49th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first special session, 2009

INTRODUCED BY

Gloria C. Vaughn

AN ACT

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES; REQUIRING STATE AGENCIES TO ASK THEIR EMPLOYEES TO IDENTIFY PROGRAMS, PROCESSES AND TASKS THAT CONTRIBUTE LITTLE OR NOTHING TO THE MISSION OF THE STATE AGENCY AND TO ELIMINATE THOSE PROGRAMS.

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

     Section 1. EMPLOYEE SUGGESTIONS FOR COST-SAVING MEASURES.--Each state agency shall ask its employees to identify programs, processes and tasks that they perform that contribute little or nothing to the mission of the state agency. If the state agency agrees with the employee's assessment, the state agency shall eliminate the program, process or task. For the purposes of this section, "state agency" means any office, department, institution, school district, board, commission, court, district attorney, council or committee of state government that receives appropriations pursuant to a general appropriations act.

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