WEDNESDAY, January 23, 2013
State of New Mexico
FIFTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION, 2013
SENATE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS
FINANCE COMMITTEE – Senator John Arthur Smith, Chairman
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 – 1:30 p.m. – Room 322
(665) Department of Health – Brad McGrath, Acting Secretary (Esquibel/Martinez)
Thursday, January 24, 2013 – 1:30 p.m. – Room 322
(690) Children, Youth and Families Department – Yolanda Berumen-Deines, Secretary (Aledo/Blair)
(624) Aging and Long-Term Services Department – Retta Ward, Secretary (Esquibel/Blair)
Monday, January 28, 2013 – 1:30 p.m. – Room 322
(343) Retiree Health Care Authority – Mark Tyndall, Director
Issues Confronting the Authority (Hanika-Ortiz/Brooks)
(352) Educational Retirement Board – Jan Goodwin, Director
Issues Confronting the Board (Hanika-Ortiz/Jacobson)
(366) Public Employees Retirement Association – Wayne Propst, Director
Issues Confronting the Association (Hanika-Ortiz/Brooks)
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 – 1:30 p.m. – Room 322
Higher Education Department – Jose Garcia, Secretary
Dan Lopez, Council of University Presidents
Kathy Winograd, Independent Community Colleges
Felicia Casados, New Mexico Association of Community Colleges
– Student Pipeline and Outcomes
– Distance Learning and Education Delivery
– Institutional Missions and Measures
– Formula Initiative
(950) Higher Education Department (Hartzler-Toon/Ortiz)
(952-976) Instructional and General Projects (Hartzler-Toon/Ortiz)
(952-976) Research and Public Service (Hartzler-Toon/Ortiz)
(978-980) Special Schools (Hartzler-Toon/Ortiz)
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 – 1:30 p.m. – Room 322
Public Education Department – Hanna Skandera, Secretary Designate
– Reading and Math Proficiency, District Results
– Teacher Evaluation
– Early Childhood Education Initiatives
Public School Funding Formula Issues – Charles Sallee, Deputy Director, LFC
(993) Public School Support (Gudgel/Gallegos)
(924) Public Education Department (Gudgel/Gallegos)
(940) Public School Facilities Authority (Gudgel/Ortiz)
Thursday, January 31, 2013 – 1:30 p.m. – Room 322
Water Litigation Issues – Attorney General/Interstate Stream Commission
(550) State Engineer/Interstate Stream Commission (McCoy/Veseth)
Monday, February 4, 2013 – 1:30 p.m. – Room 322
(264) Administrative Office of the District Attorneys – Henry Valdez, Director (Jorgenson/Roberts)
(251-265) District Attorneys (Jorgenson/Roberts)
(355) Public Defender (Jorgenson/Roberts)
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 – 1:30 p.m. – Room 322
(205-218) Unified Court Budget and State Judicial Agencies (Jorgenson/Roberts)
Honorable Petra Jimenez Maes, Chief Justice
Arthur Pepin, Director, Administrative Office of the Courts
(231-243) District Courts (Jorgenson/Roberts)
(244) Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court (Jorgenson/Roberts)
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 – 1:30 p.m. – Room 322
(770) Corrections Department – Secretary, Gregg Marcantel (Chenier/Blair)
(790) Department of Public Safety – Secretary, Gorden Eden (Chenier/Gallegos)
Thursday, February 7, 2013 – 1:30 p.m. – Room 322
(805) Department of Transportation – Acting Secretary, Tom Church (Soderquist/Salazar)
– Major Investment Projects
– State Transportation Infrastructure Plan
– Pavement Condition and Highway Maintenance
Monday, February 11, 2013 – 1:30 p.m. – Room 322
Capital Outlay Funding Overview and Potential Project Funding, Linda Kehoe, LFC Staff
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 – 1:30 p.m. – Room 322
(430) Public Regulation Commission (Clark/Baird)
(419) Economic Development Department (Clark/Baird)
(333) Taxation and Revenue Department (Boerner/Sanchez)
CORPORATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE – Senator Phil A. Griego, Chairman
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 – 2:00 p.m. – Room 311
SB 42 STATEWIDE CERTIFIED BUSINESS INCUBATORS (LOPEZ/SALAZAR N.)
*SB 51 PROTECTIVE & UNDERCOVER LICENSE PLATES (RUE)
SB 52 MAINSTREET PROGRAMS (BEFFORT)
SB 72 RACEHORSE TESTING STANDARDS (PAPEN)
SB 116 LIQUOR TAX SMALL WINEGROWER VOLUME LIMIT (SMITH)
SENATE/HOUSE JOINT EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 – 8:00 a.m. – Room 317
Senator John M. Sapien – Chairman, Senate Education
Representative Mimi Stewart – Chairman, House Education
Orientation and Organization
Introductions
Committee members
Committee staff
Legislative Education Study Committee (LESC) staff
Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) staff
Public Education Department (PED) staff
Overview of Committee Process
Representative Mimi Stewart – Chair, House Education Committee
9:00 a.m.
Overview of Public School Funding Formula
LESC staff
HB 3 Education Appropriation Act (Stewart)
SENATE/HOUSE JOINT EDUCATION COMMITTEE – (cont’d)
FY 14 Insurance Appropriation requests,
New Mexico Public School Insurance Authority (NMPSIA)
Albuquerque Public Schools (APS)
Mr. Sammy J. Quintana – Executive Director, NMPSIA
Ms. Christy Edwards – Deputy Director-Benefits, NMPSIA
Mr. Don Moya – Chief Financial Officer, APS
Ms. Carrie Menapace – Legislative Liaison, Policy Analyst, APS
Friday, January 25, 2013 – 8:00 a.m. – Room 317
Senator John M. Sapien – Chairman, Senate Education
Representative Mimi Stewart – Chairman, House Education
Pension Fund Solvency Legislation:
Educational Retirement Board (ERB)
Ms. Jan Goodwin, Executive Director, ERB
Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA)
Mr. Wayne Propst, Executive Director, PERA
9:00 a.m.
Education Partners Legislative Package:
New Mexico Coalition of School Administrators
New Mexico School Boards Association
National Education Association – New Mexico
American Federation of Teachers – New Mexico
New Mexico Parent Teachers Association
INDIAN AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – Senator John Pinto, Chairman
Thursday, January 24, 2013 – 8:00 a.m. – Room 303
ORGANIZATION MEETING
PRESENTATIONS:
Arthur Allison – Secretary, Indian Affairs Department
Retta Ward – Secretary, Aging and Long-Term Services Department
Dr. Ferlin Clark – Assistant Secretary, Indian Education Division
Brad McGrath – Interim Secretary, Department of Health
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE – Senator Richard C. Martinez, Chairman
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 – 2:30 p.m. or ½ hr. after session – Room 321
THE JUDICIAL BRANCH
Overview of the Judiciary – Structure and Function:
The Honorable Petra Jimenez Maes – Chief Justice, Supreme Court
Judicial Branch Legislative Initiatives:
Arthur W. Pepin – Director, Administrative Office of the Courts
The Unified Budget – Development and Approval by the Supreme Court:
Judicial Branch Budget Priorities
The Honorable Jerry Ritter – Chair, Twelfth Judicial District Court,
Judiciary Budget Committee
First Judicial District Courthouse Status:
The Honorable Raymond Z. Ortiz – Chief Judge, First Judicial District
Thursday, January 24, 2013 – 2:30 p.m. or ½ hr. after session – Chamber
Update on New Mexico Water Issues:
Scott A. Verhines, P.E. – State Engineer
Secretary, Interstate Stream Commission
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