FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE             HB 28/a
                    FIRST SPECIAL SESSION, 1998
  
  
                                                      May 3, 1998
  
  Mr. President:
  
      Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
  
                           HOUSE BILL 28
  
  
  has had it under consideration and reports same with
  recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
      1.  On page 12, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following
  subsection:
  
          "G.  Two million four hundred eighty-two thousand five
  hundred dollars ($2,482,500) is appropriated from the general fund
  to the human services department to develop early childhood-family
  support and education training programs with the state department
  of public education to provide before- and after-school programs
  to students who are ages five through eight who are participants
  as defined in the New Mexico Works Act.  The human services
  department shall also develop job skills and leadership
  development programs for the parents who are participants as
  defined in the New Mexico Works Act.  The human services
  department shall make referrals of eligible families.  The early
  childhood-family support and education training programs shall be
  directed to areas lacking certified childcare services as
  determined by the children, youth and families department.  The
  programs developed shall contain measurable performance standards,
  identify the number of target clients and provide a tracking and
  reporting element.  The appropriation shall not be expended for
  any purpose that may jeopardize its classification as maintenance
  of effort.  The human services department shall ensure that
  expenditures meet all federal and state requirements for
  maintenance of effort.  The appropriation shall be reported by the
  human services department as maintenance of effort.  The human
  services department shall report to the welfare reform oversight
  committee on the programs developed.".
  
  
  
  
      2.  Reletter the succeeding subsections accordingly.
  
      3.  On page 16, line 23, strike the quotation mark, and
  between lines 23 and 24, insert the following new subsection:
  
          "N.  Upon certification by the secretary of human services
  that a budget adjustment is essential to meet the state and
  federal maintenance of effort and the purpose of the budget
  adjustment is not contrary to legislative intent, the human
  services department may request a budget adjustment as necessary
  to ensure that all federal and state requirements for maintenance
  of effort are met.  The department of finance and administration
  shall certify that the request meets the conditions specified in
  this subsection before approving the request.  The procedures
  delineated in Section 6-3-25 NMSA 1978 shall be followed in
  approving a request."".
  
      
  
                               Respectfully submitted,
  
  
  
                               __________________________________
                               Ben D. Altamirano, Chairman 
  
  
  
  Adopted_______________________   Not Adopted_______________________
            (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
  
  
                    Date ________________________
  
  
  The roll call vote was <u> 5 </u> For <u> 1 </u> Against
          Yes:    5
          No:     Lyons
  Excused: Aragon, Campos, Eisenstadt, Fidel, Romero
          Absent: None
  
  
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