0001|                            HOUSE BILL 206
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0002|     43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                           NICK L. SALAZAR
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0007| FOR THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY AND DEFENSE CONVERSION
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0008|                         COMMITTEE
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0009|     
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0010|                                AN ACT
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0011|     MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION
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0012|     FOR COMMUNITY-COLLEGE-BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS PROVIDING HIGH
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0013|     TECHNOLOGY TRAINING.
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0014|     
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0015|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0016|          Section 1.  APPROPRIATION.--One million dollars
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0017|     ($1,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the
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0018|     commission on higher education for expenditure in fiscal year
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0019|     1998 for the purpose of developing, expanding and supporting
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0020|     broad-based entry-level high technology training programs at
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0021|     community colleges statewide, including instructors, curriculum
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0022|     implementation, laboratory development, equipment operation and
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0023|     maintenance support.  Each community college that receives
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0024|     funds for the program shall provide an equal amount of funding
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0025|     from a source other than the general fund.  Any unexpended or
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0001|     unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 1998
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0002|     shall revert to the general fund.
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0003|                                                         State of New Mexico
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0004|                      House of Representatives
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0005|   
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0006|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0007|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0010|                                               February 12, 1997
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0013|   Mr. Speaker:
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0015|        Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0016|   
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0017|                        HOUSE BILL 206
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0018|   
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0019|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0020|   recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0022|        1.   On page 1, line 23, after the period insert the
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0023|   following:
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0024|   
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0025|   "The commission on higher education shall adopt selection and
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0001|   rating criteria developed in consultation with the New Mexico
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0002|   association of community colleges and its industry partners that
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0003|   ensures equitable distribution of funds with respect to statewide
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0004|   geographic distribution and diversity of industry partners.",
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0005|   
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0006|   and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE
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0007|   COMMITTEE.
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0009|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0015| <u>                                </u>                             Samuel F. Vigil, Chairman
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0018|   Adopted <u>                    </u>     Not Adopted <u>                    
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<u></u>0019| <u>   </u>
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0020|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0022|                        Date <u>            </u>
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0023|   
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0024|   The roll call vote was<u> 11 </u> For<u> 0 </u> Against
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0025|   Yes:      11
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0001|             Excused:  Nicely, S.M. Williams
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0002|             Absent:   None
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0006|   G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0206
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