HOUSE BILL 170

55th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2022

INTRODUCED BY

Susan K. Herrera and Christine Chandler and Angelica Rubio and Anthony Allison and Javier Martínez

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGES; AMENDING A SECTION OF THE NMSA 1978 TO PROVIDE FOR A MINIMUM HOURLY WAGE RATE OF FIFTEEN DOLLARS ($15.00) FOR STATE EMPLOYEES, HIGHER EDUCATION EMPLOYEES, LICENSED AND NONLICENSED EMPLOYEES OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR STATE-CHARTERED CHARTER SCHOOL AND EMPLOYEES OF STATE CONTRACTORS; PREVENTING SALARY COMPACTION AS APPROPRIATE.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. Section 10-7-9 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1974, Chapter 10, Section 2) is amended to read:

     "10-7-9. MINIMUM SALARY RATE.--

          A. Every state employee, licensed and nonlicensed employee of a school district or state-chartered charter school and [every] person [regularly] employed at a state educational institution named in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico [constitution, except student employees as defined by the board of educational finance] shall receive a salary at a rate equal to at least [four hundred dollars ($400) per month] fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour.

          B. Any contractor of a contract that takes effect on or after the effective date of this 2022 act that is with the state, a school district or state-chartered charter school or a state educational institution named in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico shall pay each person employed under that contract no less than a minimum wage rate of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour.

          C. When the salaries of subordinate employees approach or exceed the salary of their supervisors, those supervisors' salaries may be increased to prevent salary compaction.

          D. The salary increases pursuant to this section shall be effective the first full pay period beginning on or after July 1, 2022."

     SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2022.

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