0001|                        SENATE BILL 769
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0002|     42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION,
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0003|     1996
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0004|                         INTRODUCED BY
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0005|                      TIMOTHY Z. JENNINGS
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0011|                             AN ACT
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0012|     RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; ESTABLISHING A PILOT PROJECT
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0013|     REQUIRING SCHOOL ATTENDANCE FOR CERTAIN RECIPIENTS.
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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.  A new Section 27-2-6.3 NMSA 1978 is enacted to
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0017|     read:
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0018|       "27-2-6.3.  [<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  AID TO FAMILIES WITH
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0019|     DEPENDENT CHILDREN--MANDATORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.--
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0020|            A.  The secretary of human services shall adopt
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0021|     regulations governing and shall implement a pilot project
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0022|     providing for loss of public assistance benefits under AFDC
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0023|     programs by any eligible person subject to compulsory school
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0024|     attendance who is absent from school without authorized excuse
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0025|     more than ten full days or the equivalent thereof during a
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0001|     semester or five full days or the equivalent thereof during any
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0002|     nine-week grading period.  The pilot project may apply generally
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0003|     or to specified age groups and specified political subdivisions. 
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0004|     The pilot project shall provide that loss of AFDC benefits may
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0005|     be suspended under specified conditions based on active
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0006|     participation in programs under the Family in Need of Services
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0007|     Act.
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0008|            B.  Following adoption of pilot project regulations,
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0009|     but before implementation, the secretary of human services shall
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0010|     seek a waiver from the secretary of the United States department
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0011|     of health and human services pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 1315
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0012|     to the extent necessary to permit implementation of the pilot
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0013|     project.  The pilot project regulations shall not take effect
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0014|     and the pilot project shall not be implemented until the wavier
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0015|     is granted.
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0016|            C.  As used in this section, "AFDC" means the public
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0017|     assistance plan authorized pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 601, et
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0018|     seq., and Section 27-2-6 NMSA 1978."
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0021|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0022|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0025|                                              FEBRUARY 8, 1996
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0002|   Mr. President:
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0003|   
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0004|     Your COMMITTEES' COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0005|   
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0006|                           SENATE BILL 769
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0007|   
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0008|   has had it under consideration and finds same to be GERMANE, PURSUANT
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0009|   TO CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS, and thence referred to the EDUCATION
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0010|   COMMITTEE.
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0011|   
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0012|                              Respectfully submitted,
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0017|                              __________________________________
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0018|                              SENATOR MANNY M. ARAGON, Chairman 
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0022|   Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0023|             (Chief Clerk)                        (Chief Clerk)
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0007|                      FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0008|                        SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0011|                                                  February 10, 1996
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0013|   Mr. President:
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0014|   
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0015|     Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0016|   
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0017|                           SENATE BILL 769
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0019|   has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that
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0020|   it DO PASS, and thence referred to the FINANCE COMMITTEE.
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0022|                              Respectfully submitted,
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0002|                              Carlos R. Cisneros, Chairman 
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0006|   Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0007|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0010|                     Date ________________________
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0013|   The roll call vote was <u> 6 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0014|   Yes:  6
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0015|   No:        0
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0016|   Excused:   Carraro, Duran, Lyons, Scott
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0017|   Absent:    None
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