State of New Mexico
                      House of Representatives
  
                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
  
  
                                                    March 4, 1997
  
  
  Mr. Speaker:
  
       Your LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, to whom
  has been referred
  
                        HOUSE BILL 975
  
  has had it under consideration and reports same with
  recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
  
       1.  On page 1, line 14, after the semicolon insert "PROVIDING
  FOR HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR DELAYED RETIREES;".
  
       2.  On page 2, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following
  new subsection:
  
           "F.  "delayed retiree" means a retiree who is receiving a
  disability or normal retirement benefit from an eligible
  participating employer and who, at the time of leaving the
  employment of the eligible employer, was fully vested in that
  employer's retirement program but was not yet eligible to receive
  retirement benefits from that program;".
  
       3.  Reletter the succeeding subsections accordingly.
  
       4.  On page 7, line 7, strike "paragraph" and insert in lieu
  thereof "subparagraph".
  
       5.  On page 7, line 14, strike "or".
  
       6.  On page 8, line 6, after the semicolon insert "or".
  
       7.  On page 8, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following new
  subparagraph:
  
                 "(d) is a delayed retiree;".
                               
       8.  On page 11, line 14, before the comma, insert "for delayed
  retirees effective July 1, 1997 and for eligible retirees retiring
  on or after July 1, 1998".
  
       9.  On page 17, line 23, after "Act" insert "or a public
  entity after January 1, 1997".
  
       10.  On page 18, line 5, after "county" insert ", public
  entity".,
  
  and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE
  COMMITTEE.
  
                                Respectfully submitted,
  
  
  
                                                                 
                                                              Rick Miera, Chairman
  
  
  Adopted                       Not Adopted                       
            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
  
                         Date             
  
  The roll call vote was 7  For 0  Against
  Yes:      7
            Excused:  Marquardt
            Absent:   None
  
  
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