0001|       HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS & FINANCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
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0002|                            HOUSE BILL 783
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0003|     43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0011|                                AN ACT
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0012|     RELATING TO WELFARE REFORM; PROVIDING THAT LEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND
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0013|     UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS RECEIVE CERTAIN SERVICES.
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0015|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0016|           Section 1.  SOCIAL AND EDUCATION SERVICES--PROVIDED TO
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0017|     LEGAL AND UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS.--
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0018|               A.  Legal immigrants shall be eligible to receive
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0019|     the following services and programs from the state:
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0020|                    (1)  emergency medical and health services;
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0021|                    (2)  Title 20 social services;
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0022|                    (3)  state child care assistance;
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0023|                    (4)  women, infants and children nutrition
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0024|     programs and other commodity benefits; and
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0025|                    (5)  child and adult care food programs.
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0001|               B.  Undocumented immigrants shall be eligible to
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0002|     receive health services from the state.
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0003|               C.  Immigrants may participate in the child and
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0004|     adult care food program administered by the children, youth and
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0005|     families department.  The state shall opt out of enforcing
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0006|     immigration restrictions on participation in the program.
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