0001| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 1 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, | 0003| 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| ANN J. RILEY | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE | 0010| | 0011| A JOINT RESOLUTION | 0012| PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 9, SECTION 11 OF THE CONSTITUTION | 0013| OF NEW MEXICO TO AUTHORIZE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO INCUR DEBT FOR THE | 0014| LIMITED PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT THROUGH | 0015| LEASE-PURCHASE ARRANGEMENTS WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF OBTAINING | 0016| APPROVAL OF THE VOTERS OF THE DISTRICT. | 0017| | 0018| BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0019| Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article 9, Section 11 of | 0020| the constitution of New Mexico to read: | 0021| "A. Except as provided in Subsection C of this | 0022| section, no school district shall borrow money except for the | 0023| purpose of erecting, remodeling, making additions to and | 0024| furnishing school buildings or purchasing or improving school | 0025| grounds or any combination of these purposes, and in such cases | 0001| only when the proposition to create the debt has been submitted | 0002| to a vote of such qualified electors of the district as are | 0003| owners of real estate within the school district and a majority | 0004| of those voting on the question [have] has voted in favor of | 0005| creating such debt. | 0006| B. No school district shall ever become indebted | 0007| in an amount exceeding six percent on the assessed valuation of | 0008| the taxable property within the school district as shown by the | 0009| preceding general assessment. | 0010| C. A school district may create a debt by entering | 0011| into a lease-purchase arrangement to acquire education | 0012| technology equipment without submitting the proposition to a | 0013| vote of the qualified electors of the district, but any debt | 0014| created is subject to the limitation of Subsection B of this | 0015| section." | 0016| Section 2. The amendment proposed by this resolution shall | 0017| be submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at | 0018| the next general election or at any special election prior to | 0019| that date which may be called for that purpose. | 0020|  | 0021| | 0022| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0023| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| January 23, 1996 | 0002| | 0003| Mr. President: | 0004| | 0005| Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0006| | 0007| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 1 | 0008| | 0009| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0010| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to | 0011| the EDUCATION COMMITTEE. | 0012| | 0013| Respectfully submitted, | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| __________________________________ | 0018| Gloria Howes, Chairman | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0023| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| Date ________________________ | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| The roll call vote was 5 For 2 Against | 0006| Yes: 5 | 0007| No: Donisthorpe, Wray | 0008| Excused: EJennings | 0009| Absent: None | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| SJR01RU1 | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0016| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| February 1, 1996 | 0020| | 0021| Mr. President: | 0022| | 0023| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0024| | 0025| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 1 | 0001| | 0002| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0003| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0004| | 0005| Respectfully submitted, | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| __________________________________ | 0010| Carlos R. Cisneros, Chairman | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0015| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| Date ________________________ | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| The roll call vote was 7 For 1 Against | 0022| Yes: 7 | 0023| No: Scott | 0024| Excused: Duran, Lyons | 0025| Absent: None | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| SJR01ED1 | 0004| | 0005| State of New Mexico | 0006| House of Representatives | 0007| | 0008| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0009| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| February 12, 1996 | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| Mr. Speaker: | 0016| | 0017| Your VOTERS AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE, to whom has | 0018| been referred | 0019| | 0020| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 1 | 0021| | 0022| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0023| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0024| EDUCATION COMMITTEE. | 0025| | 0001| Respectfully submitted, | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| Edward C. Sandoval, Chairman | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Adopted Not Adopted | 0010| | 0011| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0012| | 0013| Date | 0014| | 0015| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0016| Yes: 7 | 0017| Excused: Buffett, Lujan, Nicely, Sanchez, Silva | 0018| Absent: None | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| SJR01VE1 FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0024| SECOND SESSION | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| February 14, 1996 | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENT number ______ to SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 1 | 0006| | 0007| Amendment sponsored by Representative Rick Miera | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| 1. On page 1, line 12, strike "AUTHORIZE" and insert in lieu | 0011| thereof "ENHANCE EDUCATION BY AUTHORIZING". | 0012| | 0013| 2. On page 1, line 12, after "DEBT" insert "WITHOUT AN ELECTION". | 0014| | 0015| 3. On page 1, line 14, after "ARRANGEMENTS" strike the remainder of | 0016| the line, strike line 15 in its entirety and insert in lieu thereof a | 0017| period. | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| ___________________________ | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| Adopted___________________ Not Adopted___________________________ | 0004| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| Date ________________ |