0001| HOUSE BILL 862 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| GAIL C. BEAM | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO REGIONAL EDUCATION COOPERATIVES; AMENDING AND | 0012| REPEALING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978. | 0013| | 0014| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0015| Section 1. Section 22-2-6.3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1986, | 0016| Chapter 94, Section 3, as amended) is amended to read: | 0017| "22-2-6.3. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Public School | 0018| Insurance Authority Act: | 0019| A. "authority" means the public school insurance | 0020| authority; | 0021| B. "board" means the board of directors of the | 0022| public school insurance authority; | 0023| C. "director" means the director of the public | 0024| school insurance authority; | 0025| D. "educational entities" means state educational | 0001| institutions as enumerated in Article 12, Section 11 of the | 0002| constitution of New Mexico [and], other state diploma, | 0003| degree-granting and certificate-granting post-secondary | 0004| educational institutions and regional education cooperatives | 0005| as defined in the Regional Cooperative Education Act; | 0006| E. "fund" means the public school insurance fund; | 0007| F. "group health insurance" means coverage which | 0008| includes but is not limited to life insurance, accidental death | 0009| and dismemberment, medical care and treatment, dental care, eye | 0010| care and other coverages as determined by the authority; | 0011| G. "risk-related coverage" means coverage which | 0012| includes, but is not limited to property and casualty, general | 0013| liability, auto and fleet, [workmen's] workers' | 0014| compensation and other casualty insurance; and | 0015| H. "school district" means a school district as | 0016| defined in Subsection [J] K of Section 22-1-2 NMSA 1978, | 0017| excluding any school district with a student enrollment in | 0018| excess of sixty thousand students." | 0019| Section 2. Section 22-2B-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993, | 0020| Chapter 232, Section 1) is amended to read: | 0021| "22-2B-1. SHORT TITLE.--[Sections 1 through 6 of this | 0022| act] Chapter 22, Article 2B NMSA 1978 may be cited as the | 0023| "Regional Cooperative Education Act"." | 0024| Section 3. Section 22-2B-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993, | 0025| Chapter 232, Section 2) is amended to read: | 0001| "22-2B-2. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Regional | 0002| Cooperative Education Act: | 0003| A. "council" means a regional education | 0004| coordinating council; and | 0005| B. "cooperative" means a regional education | 0006| cooperative [and | 0007| C. "fund" means an educational cooperative fund]." | 0008| Section 4. Section 22-2B-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993, | 0009| Chapter 232, Section 3) is amended to read: | 0010| "22-2B-3. REGIONAL EDUCATION COOPERATIVES AUTHORIZED.-- | 0011| A. The state board may authorize the existence and | 0012| operation of "regional education cooperatives". Upon | 0013| authorization by the state board, local school boards may join | 0014| with other local school boards or other state-supported | 0015| educational institutions to form cooperatives for the purpose | 0016| of providing education-related services to qualified school-age | 0017| residents of participating educational entities. [Regional | 0018| education cooperatives shall be deemed individual state | 0019| agencies administratively attached to the department of | 0020| education.] | 0021| B. The state board shall, by regulation, establish | 0022| minimum criteria for the establishment and operation of | 0023| cooperatives. The state board shall also establish procedures | 0024| for oversight of cooperatives to ensure compliance with state | 0025| board regulation. [Regional education cooperatives shall be | 0001| exempt from the provisions of the Personnel Act.]" | 0002| Section 5. REPEAL.--Section 22-2B-6 NMSA 1978 (being Laws | 0003| 1993, Chapter 232, Section 6) is repealed. | 0004| - 4 - | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| State of New Mexico | 0001| House of Representatives | 0002| | 0003| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0004| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| March 1, 1997 | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| Mr. Speaker: | 0011| | 0012| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0013| | 0014| HOUSE BILL 862 | 0015| | 0016| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0017| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0018| | 0019| 1. On page 1, line 12, before the period insert "; | 0020| DECLARING AN EMERGENCY". | 0021| | 0022| 2. On page 4, between lines 2 and 3, insert: | 0023| | 0024| "Section 6. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public | 0025| peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.". | 0001| | 0002| and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE | 0003| COMMITTEE. | 0004| | 0005| Respectfully submitted, | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| Samuel F. Vigil, Chairman | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| Adopted Not Adopted | 0015| | 0016| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0017| | 0018| Date | 0019| | 0020| The roll call vote was 9 For 0 Against | 0021| Yes: 9 | 0022| Excused: Mallory, Miera, Nicely, Trujillo | 0023| Absent: None | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| .117084.1 | 0002| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0862 State of New Mexico | 0003| House of Representatives | 0004| | 0005| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0006| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| March 7, 1997 | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| Mr. Speaker: | 0013| | 0014| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to | 0015| whom has been referred | 0016| | 0017| HOUSE BILL 862, as amended | 0018| | 0019| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0020| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0021| | 0022| Respectfully submitted, | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| Max Coll, Chairman | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| Adopted Not Adopted | 0007| | 0008| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0009| | 0010| Date | 0011| | 0012| The roll call vote was 11 For 0 Against | 0013| Yes: 11 | 0014| Excused: Bird, Coll, Knowles, Marquardt, Taylor, J.P., Watchman | 0015| Absent: None | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0862 | 0019| | 0020| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0021| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| March 15, 1997 | 0025| | 0001| Mr. President: | 0002| | 0003| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0004| | 0005| HOUSE BILL 862, as amended | 0006| | 0007| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0008| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0009| | 0010| Respectfully submitted, | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| __________________________________ | 0016| Cynthia Nava, Chairman | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0021| Adopted_______________________ | 0022| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| Date ________________________ | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0005| Yes: 7 | 0006| No: 0 | 0007| Excused: Boitano, Duran, Gorham | 0008| Absent: None | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| H0862ED1 |