FORTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2003





February 20, 2003





Mr. Speaker:



Your CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred



HOUSE BILL 513



has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:



1. On page 1, line 12, before the period insert: "; PROVIDING FOR APPOINTMENT OF A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF THE RETIREE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY".



2. On page 1, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:



"Section 1. Section 10-7C-6 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1990, Chapter 6, Section 6, as amended) is amended to read:



"10-7C-6. BOARD CREATED--MEMBERSHIP--AUTHORITY.--



A. There is created the "board of the retiree health care authority". The board shall be composed of not more than twelve members.



B. The board shall include:



(1) one member who is not employed by or on behalf of or contracting with an employer participating in or eligible to participate in the Retiree Health Care Act and who shall be appointed by the governor to serve at the pleasure of the governor;



(2) the educational retirement director or the educational retirement director's designee;



(3) one member to be selected by the public school [superintendent's] superintendents' association of New Mexico;



(4) one member who [shall be] is a teacher who is certified and teaching in elementary or secondary education to be selected by a committee composed of one person designated by the New Mexico association of classroom teachers, one person designated by the national education association of New Mexico and one person designated by the New Mexico federation of teachers;



(5) one member who [shall be] is an eligible retiree of a public school and who [shall be] is selected by the New Mexico association of retired educators;



(6) the executive secretary of the public employees retirement association or the executive secretary's designee;



(7) one member who [shall be] is an eligible retiree receiving a benefit from the public employees retirement association and [shall be] who is selected by the retired public employees of New Mexico;



(8) one member who [shall be] is an elected official or employee of a municipality participating in the Retiree Health Care Act [to be] and who is selected by the New Mexico municipal league;



(9) the state treasurer or the state treasurer's designee; and



(10) one member who [shall be] is a classified state employee selected by the [active state employees] personnel board.



C. The board, in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph (3) of Subsection D of Section 10-7C-9 NMSA 1978, shall include, if they qualify:



(1) one member who [shall be] is an eligible retiree of an institution of higher education participating in the Retiree Health Care Act and [shall be] who is selected by the New Mexico association of retired educators; and



(2) one member who [shall be] is an elected official or employee of a county participating in the Retiree Health Care Act [to be] and who is selected by the New Mexico association of counties.



D. Every member of the board shall serve at the pleasure of the party that selected that member.



E. The members of the board shall begin serving their positions on the board on the effective date of the Retiree Health Care Act or upon their selection, whichever occurs last, unless that member's corresponding position on the board has been eliminated pursuant to Subsection D of Section 10-7C-9 NMSA 1978.



F. The board shall elect from its membership a president, vice president and secretary.



G. The board may appoint such officers and advisory committees as it deems necessary. The board may enter into contracts or arrangements with consultants, professional persons or firms as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the Retiree Health Care Act.



H. The members of the board and its advisory committees shall receive per diem and mileage as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act but shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance."".



3. Renumber the succeeding section accordingly.



4. On page 2, between lines 20 and 21, insert:



"Section 3. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.",



and thence referred to the BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE.



Respectfully submitted,







Gail C. Beam, Chairman





Adopted Not Adopted

(Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)



Date



The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against

Yes: 6

Excused: Lujan, Zanetti

Absent: None





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