0001|                               AN ACT
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0002| RELATING TO WELFARE REFORM; PROVIDING THAT LEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND
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0003| UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS RECEIVE CERTAIN SERVICES.
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0005| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0006|       Section 1.  SOCIAL AND EDUCATION SERVICES--PROVIDED TO LEGAL AND
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0007| UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS.--
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0008|           A.  Legal immigrants who are otherwise eligible and who
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0009| qualify under options permitted to the state by Sections 402 and 403
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0010| of Public Law 104-193 shall be eligible to receive the following
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0011| services and programs from the state:
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0012|                (1)  emergency medical and health services;
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0013|                (2)  Title 20 social services;
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0014|                (3)  state child care assistance;
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0015|                (4)  women, infants and children nutrition programs
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0016| and other commodity benefits; and
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0017|                (5)  child and adult care food programs.
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0018|           B.  Undocumented immigrants shall be eligible to receive
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0019| emergency medical services from the state pursuant to Section 401 of
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0020| Public Law 104-193.
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0021|           C.  Legal immigrants may participate in the child and
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0022| adult care food program administered by the children, youth and
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0023| families department.  The state shall opt out of enforcing
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0024| immigration restrictions on participation in the program.          
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