State of New Mexico
                      House of Representatives
  
                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
  
  
                                                   March 20, 1997
  
  
  Mr. Speaker:
  
       Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom
  has been referred
  
                 SENATE BILL 978, as amended
                               
  has had it under consideration and reports same with
  recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
  
       1.  Strike Senate Finance Committee Amendments 3, 6 and 9.
  
       2.  On page 2, line 6, strike "January" and insert in lieu
  thereof "July".
  
       3.  On page 2, line 9, strike "begun implementation of" and
  insert in lieu thereof "presented to the first session of the forty-
  fourth legislature".
  
       4.  On page 2, line 13, remove the brackets and line-through.
  
       5.  On page 2, strike lines 14 through 16.

  
       6.  On page 3, line 4, strike "mentally retarded persons" and
  inset in lieu thereof "persons with mental retardation per
  residence".
  
       7.  On page 3, line 12, strike "developmentally disabled" and
  insert in lieu thereof "home for persons with developmental
  disabilities".
  
       8.  On page 3, line 18, strike "July" and insert in lieu
  thereof "January".
  
       9.  On page 3, line 19, strike the second occurrence of "and"
  and on line 20, strike "implement".
  
       10.  On page 3, line 20, after "plan" insert "with approval of
  the first session of the forty-fourth legislature".
  
  .
  
                                Respectfully submitted,
  
  
  
                                                                                               
                                                              Max Coll, Chairman
  
  
  Adopted                       Not Adopted                       
            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
  
                         Date             
  
  The roll call vote was 15  For 0  Against
  Yes:      15
            Excused:  Heaton, Marquardt
            Absent:   None
  
  
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