State of New Mexico
                      House of Representatives
  
                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
  
  
                                                    March 6, 1997
  
  
  Mr. Speaker:
  
       Your LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, to whom
  has been referred
  
                       HOUSE BILL 1337
  
  has had it under consideration and reports same with
  recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
  
       1.  On page 3, line 9, strike "legal" and insert in lieu
  thereof "physical".
  
       2.  On page 5, line 3, strike "family" and insert in lieu
  thereof "Family".
  
       3.  On page 9, line 19, strike "State" and insert in lieu
  thereof "States".
  
       4.  On page 12, line 5, after "family" insert "assistance
  group".
  
       5.  On page 12, line 5, strike "not" and insert in lieu
  thereof "no".
  
       6.  On page 12, line 6, strike "children in the family" and
  insert in lieu thereof "members of the family assistance group".
  
       7.  On page 12, line 13, after "resources" insert "and not
  less than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) of liquid
  resources".
  
       8.  On page 13, line 8, strike "be" and insert in lieu thereof
  "by".
  
       9.  On page 13, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following
  new subsection:
  
           "C.  Funds deposited in an individual development account
  shall not be counted as resources by the department in determining
  financial eligibility for assistance or services pursuant to the
  Family Assistance and Individual Responsibility Act.".
  
       10.  On page 15, line 23, strike "ten" and insert in lieu
  thereof "fifteen".
  
       11.  On page 21, line 22, after "payment" insert "from the
  amount collected".
  
       12.  On page 21, line 22, after "of" insert "up to".,
  
  and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE
  COMMITTEE.
  
                                Respectfully submitted,
  
  
  
                                                                 
                                                              Rick Miera, Chairman
  
  
  Adopted                       Not Adopted                       
            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
  
                         Date             
  
  The roll call vote was 6  For 0  Against
  Yes:      6
            Excused:  Marquardt, Roberts
            Absent:   None
  
  
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