0001|                           SENATE BILL 716
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0002|     43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                          ROMAN M. MAES III
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0010|                                AN ACT
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0011|     RELATING TO CORRECTIONS; PROVIDING THE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT
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0012|     WITH AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT WITH ANY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY OR
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0013|     PRIVATE ENTITY IN THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES FOR THE
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0014|     INCARCERATION OF OR PROVISION OF PAROLE SERVICES TO MEXICAN
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0015|     NATIONALS COMMITTED TO THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT; ENACTING
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0016|     A NEW SECTION OF THE NMSA 1978.
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0018|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0019|          Section 1.  CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT--AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT
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0020|     WITH GOVERNMENTAL OR PRIVATE ENTITIES IN THE UNITED MEXICAN
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0021|     STATES.--
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0022|               A.  The corrections department may contract with the
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0023|     United Mexican States, any state or governmental entity in the
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0024|     United Mexican States or any private entity in the United
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0025|     Mexican States for the purpose of transferring Mexican
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0001|     nationals committed to the custody of the corrections
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0002|     department to facilities in the United Mexican States to be
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0003|     incarcerated or provided parole services.
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0004|               B.  The corrections department shall include terms
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0005|     in any contract entered into pursuant to Subsection A of this
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0006|     section to ensure that inmates transferred to the United
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0007|     Mexican States are treated in a humane manner.  The corrections
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0008|     department shall also require documentation from any public or
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0009|     private entity it contracts with that any inmate transferred to
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0010|     the United Mexican States remains incarcerated for the duration
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0011|     of his sentence.
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0012|          Section 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
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0013|     provisions of this act is July 1, 1997.
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0014|                                    
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0016|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0017|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0020|                                                   March 8, 1997
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0022|   Mr. President:
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0023|   
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0024|       Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0025|   
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0001|                          SENATE BILL 716
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0002|   
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0003|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0004|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0006|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0010|                                
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0011|   __________________________________
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0012|                                Fernando R. Macias, Chairman 
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0016|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0017|   Adopted_______________________
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0018|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0022|                     Date ________________________
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0025|   The roll call vote was <u> 5 </u> For <u> 2 </u> Against
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0001|           Yes:    5
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0002|           No:     Lopez, McSorley
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0003|                Excused:     Sanchez
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0004|           Absent: None
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0007|   S0176JU1
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