FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE           HB 1056/a
                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
  
  
                                                   March 14, 1997
  
  Mr. President:
  
      Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
  
                    HOUSE BILL 1056, as amended
  
  has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation
  that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
  
      1.  On page 2, line 12, strike the closing quotation mark and
  between lines 12 and 13, insert the following new subsection:
  
          "C.  State legislator member coverage plan 1 is also
  applicable to a state legislator who:
  
               (1)  was unable to become a member or unable to make
  member contributions during the period from December 29, 1988
  through July 15, 1996 because administration of state legislator
  member coverage plan 1 was suspended due to litigation; and
  
               (2)  because of the death of the legislator after the
  November 22, 1995 New Mexico supreme court decision in Udall v.
  P.E.R.B. et al. 120 N.M. 786 (1995) but prior to June 15, 1996, was
  unable to comply with the public employees retirement association
  June 15, 1996 rule establishing procedures for acquiring benefits. 
  The eligible surviving spouse of the legislator, as defined by
  Section 10-11-14.5 NMSA 1978, may on behalf of the legislator enroll
  in the plan by making application and paying member contributions as
  the association may prescribe."".  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
                               Respectfully submitted,
  
  
  
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                               Ben D. Altamirano, Chairman 
  
  
  
  Adopted_______________________   Not Adopted_______________________
            (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
  
  
                    Date ________________________
  
  
  The roll call vote was  6  For  0  Against
          Yes:    6
          No:     None
               Excused:     Aragon, Altamirano, Carraro, Ingle, Lyons
          Absent: None
  
  
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