0001| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 2 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| BEN D. ALTAMIRANO | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0011| RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTION OF SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | 0012| CENTERS TO THE STATE ECONOMY AND SUPPORTING AN INCREASE IN | 0013| FUNDING FOR THEIR EXPANSION. | 0014| | 0015| WHEREAS, the commission on higher education administers | 0016| the eighteen small business development centers, which are | 0017| located in various cities around the state, including Carlsbad, | 0018| Grants and Los Alamos; and | 0019| WHEREAS, the purpose of the small business development | 0020| centers is to strengthen the economy of New Mexico by providing | 0021| direct assistance, entrepreneurial education and resource | 0022| references to help the creation and expansion of new | 0023| businesses; and | 0024| WHEREAS, some of the services provided by the centers | 0025| include technical assistance in creating business plans, | 0001| minority business development, access to capital, marketing | 0002| methods and many other services focused on helping the small | 0003| business owner succeed or expand his business; and | 0004| WHEREAS, the success of the small business development | 0005| centers is impressive; from January to June 1996, the centers | 0006| were responsible for the opening of one hundred twenty-two new | 0007| businesses, which created four hundred twenty full-time jobs | 0008| and one hundred thirty-eight part-time jobs, enhancing the | 0009| economy and quality of life for all New Mexicans; and | 0010| WHEREAS, funding for the small business development | 0011| centers has remained constant, while costs and demand for | 0012| services have increased dramatically; | 0013| NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0014| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the legislature support an increase in | 0015| funding for the small business development centers, which will | 0016| in turn directly contribute to a healthy state economy; and | 0017| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the commission on higher | 0018| education and the state director of the small business | 0019| development centers report the status of the centers to the | 0020| appropriate interim legislative committee by October 15, 1997; | 0021| and | 0022| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0023| sent to the commission on higher education, the state director | 0024| of the small business development centers and the secretary of | 0025| economic development. | 0001| | 0002| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0003| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| February 22, 1997 | 0007| | 0008| Mr. President: | 0009| | 0010| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0011| | 0012| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 2 | 0013| | 0014| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0015| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0016| FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0017| | 0018| Respectfully submitted, | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| __________________________________ | 0024| Cynthia Nava, Chairman | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0004| Adopted_______________________ | 0005| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Date ________________________ | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against | 0012| Yes: 8 | 0013| No: 0 | 0014| Excused: Boitano, Garcia | 0015| Absent: None | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| SJ002ED1 | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0023| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| March 7, 1997 | 0002| | 0003| Mr. President: | 0004| | 0005| Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0006| | 0007| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 2 | 0008| | 0009| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0010| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0011| | 0012| Respectfully submitted, | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| __________________________________ | 0018| Ben D. Altamirano, Chairman | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0023| Adopted_______________________ | 0024| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| Date ________________________ | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0007| Yes: 6 | 0008| No: None | 0009| Excused: Carraro, Eisenstadt, Ingle, McKibben, Smith | 0010| Absent: None | 0011| | 0012| SJ001FC1 | 0013| | 0014| State of New Mexico | 0015| House of Representatives | 0016| | 0017| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0018| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| March 18, 1997 | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| Mr. Speaker: | 0025| | 0001| Your BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, to whom has | 0002| been referred | 0003| | 0004| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 2 | 0005| | 0006| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0007| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0008| | 0009| Respectfully submitted, | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| Fred Luna, Chairman | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| Adopted Not Adopted | 0018| | 0019| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0020| | 0021| Date | 0022| | 0023| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against | 0024| Yes: 8 | 0025| Excused: Alwin, Corley, Hobbs, Varela | 0001| Absent: Getty | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\SJ002 |