State of New Mexico
                      House of Representatives
  
                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
  
  
                                                February 27, 1997
  
  
  Mr. Speaker:
  
       Your BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, to whom has
  been referred
  
                        HOUSE BILL 948
  
  has had it under consideration and reports same with
  recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
  
       1.  On page 2, between lines 3 and 4, insert:
  
            "B.  "long-term care provider" means a nursing facility,
  home for the aged or disabled, adult daycare center, boarding home,
  adult residential shelter care, private residence that provides
  personal care, sheltered care or nursing care for one or more
  persons or other similar adult daycare facility or residential
  facility for senior citizens;".
  
       2.  Reletter succeeding subsections accordingly.
  
       3.  On page 2, line 5, strike "and".
  
       4.  On page 2, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:
  
            "C.  "senior citizen center" means a site at which senior
  citizens may congregate for recreational or social activities; and".
  
       5.  Reletter the succeeding subsection accordingly.
  
       6.  On page 2, line 6, strike the comma, strike lines 7
  through 14 and insert in lieu thereof:
  
  "or long-term care provider in which the majority of the members,
  residents or participants consists of individuals who are fifty-five
  years of age or older and that provides recreational or social
  activities for those individuals.".
  
       7.  On page 2, line 18, after "prevent" insert "long-term care 
  providers, senior citizen centers or".
  
       8.  On page 2, line 19, before "participating" insert
  "offering or".
  
       9.  On page 3, line 8, strike the subsection designation "A.".
  
       10.  On page 3, strike lines 13 though 19 in their entirety.,
  
  and thence referred to the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
  
                                Respectfully submitted,
  
  
  
                                                                 
                                                              Fred Luna, Chairman
  
  
  Adopted                       Not Adopted                       
            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
  
                         Date             
  
  The roll call vote was 8  For 0  Against
  Yes:      8
            Excused:  Alwin, Kissner, Lutz, Varela
            Absent:   Getty
  
  
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