2.3.2015 Senate Committee Schedule
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
FIFTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION, 2015
SENATE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
FINANCE COMMITTEE – Senator John Arthur Smith, Chairman
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 – Room 322
1:30 p.m.
Public Education Department – Hanna Skandera, Secretary Designate
Reading and Math Proficiency, District Results
Teacher Evaluation
Early Childhood Education Initiatives
3:30 p.m.
(933) Public School Support (Gudgel/Martinez)
(924) Public Education Department (Gudgel/Martinez)
(940) Public School Facilities Authority (Chavez/Martinez)
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 – Room 322
1:30 p.m.
Higher Education Department – Dr. Barbara Damron, Secretary Designate
Dr. Dan Lopez, Council of University Presidents
Dr. Becky Rowley, Independent Community Colleges
Dr. John Madden, New Mexico Association of Community Colleges
Higher Education Funding Formula
Student Enrollments, Performance, Completion
Institutional Missions and Measures
Legislative Lottery Scholarship Program Update
(950) Higher Education Department (Hartzler/Ortiz)
(952-976) Instructional and General Formula (Hartzler/Ortiz)
(952-976) Research and Public Service Projects (Hartzler/Ortiz)
(978-980) Special Schools (Chavez/Ortiz)
Paul B. Roth, MD, MS, Chancellor for Health Sciences Center, CEO, UNM Health System, Dean, UNM School of Medicine
Thursday, February 5, 2015 – Room 322
1:30 p.m.
Economic Development in New Mexico
Beverlee McClure, Association of Commerce and Industry
Jeff Mitchell, Bureau of Business and Economic Research
Dr. Jim Peach, New Mexico State University
Jon Barela, Secretary, Economic Development Department
Terry Brunner, Director, USDA New Mexico Rural Development
Monday, February 9, 2015 – Room 322
1:30 p.m.
(205-218) Unified Court Budget and State Judicial Agencies (Sanchez/Frazier)
Barbara Vigil, Chief Justice
Arthur Pepin, Director, Administrative Office of the Courts
(231-243) District Courts (Sanchez/Frazier)
(244) Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court (Sanchez/Frazier)
Tuesday, February 10, 2015 – Room 322
1:30 p.m.
(355) Public Defender Department (Jorgenson/Miner)
(264) Administrative Office of the District Attorneys (Jorgenson/Frazier)
Henry Valdez, Director
(251-265) District Attorneys (Jorgenson/Frazier)
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 – Room 322
1:30 p.m.
Water Litigation Update
Hector Balderas, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General
Amy Haas, Acting Director, Interstate Stream Commission
Celina Jones, Administrative Office of the Courts
Jonas Armstrong, Fiscal Analyst, Legislative Finance Committee
3:00 p.m.
(550) State Engineer/Interstate Stream Commission (Armstrong/Veseth)
Water Adjudication Reform and Progress
Arizona Water Settlement Act Implementation
Thursday, February 12, 2015 – Room 322
1:30 p.m.
(770) Corrections Department (Chenier/Smith)
Gregg Marcantel, Secretary Designate
(790) Department of Public Safety (Chenier/Smith)
Greg Fouratt, Secretary Designate
Monday, February 16, 2015 – Room 322
3:00 p.m.
(667) Department of Environment (Armstrong/Veseth)
Ryan Flynn, Secretary
4:00 p.m.
Update on Racing Regulation, Enforcement, and Proposed Legislation
Clint Elkins, Fiscal Analyst, Legislative Finance Committee
Vince Mares, Executive Director, State Racing Commission
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 – Room 322
1:30 p.m.
(805) Department of Transportation (Jorgenson/Martinez)
Tom Church, Secretary
Major Investment Projects
State Transportation Infrastructure Plan
Pavement Condition and Highway Maintenance
CONSERVATION COMMITTEE – Senator Peter Wirth, Chairman
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 – 2:00 p.m. or 1/2 hr. after session – Room 311
Presentation
Alexandra Sandoval, Director
Overview of Department of Game and Fish
SB 82 NO USE OF DRONES FOR HUNTING (MORALES)
SB 253 PROHIBIT & DEFINE COYOTE KILLING CONTEST (MOORES/STEINBORN)
SB 73 LANDOWNER TAKING OR KILLING ANIMALS ON LAND (SOULES)
SB 215 NARROW LANDOWNER ANIMAL TAKING OR KILLING (SOULES)
SB 123 CLARIFY LIVESTOCK DEFINITION (WOODS)
SB 211 ANIMAL RESCUE STERILIZATION DEPOSIT WAIVER (CANDELARIA)
SB 254 MAJOR GAME & FISH VIOLATION PENALTIES (SANCHEZ, C.)
EDUCATION COMMITTEE – Senator John M. Sapien, Chairman
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 – 8:30 a.m. – Room 311
SB 8 CHARTER SCHOOL EDUCATION TECH EQUIPMENT (CISNEROS/GONZALES)
SB 11 SCHOLARSHIP FOR NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS (CANDELARIA)
SB 47 PROHIBIT CERTAIN PUBLIC ED FEES (BRANDT)
SB 89 UNM BRAIN SAFE PROGRAM (MOORES)
SB 127 DEVELOPMENT OF END-OF-COURSE TESTS BY TEACHER (STEWART)
SB 64 UNM & NMSU STUDENT GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS (McSORLEY)
SB 126 LEVEL 3-B SCHOOL ADMIN LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS (STEWART)
SB 153 STREAMLINE TEACHER ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSURE (BEFFORT)
INDIAN AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – Senator John Pinto, Chairman
Thursday, February 5, 2015 – 8:30 a.m. – Room 303
SB 17 FT. SILL APACHE TRIBE COOP AGREEMENTS (SOULES)
SB 18 FT. SILL APACHE TRIBE ON CERTAIN COUNCILS (SOULES)
SB 79 ID & ADDRESS LOCAL & TRIBAL HEALTH NEEDS (MORALES)
SB 108 SERVICES FOR URBAN INDIANS (MARTINEZ)
PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – Senator Gerald Ortiz y Pino, Chairman
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 – 1:30 p.m. or 1/2 hr. after session – Room 321
SB 109 MFA VETERAN HOME REHABILITATION (MARTINEZ)
SB 133 PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT SERVICES (LOPEZ)
SB 135 STATEWIDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMMING (LOPEZ)
SB 136 SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION & SERVICES (LOPEZ)
SB 155 MEDICAL, DENTAL & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RECRUITS (BEFFORT)
SB 177 STATEWIDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES (RODRIGUEZ)
SB 178 CARE FOR ANIMALS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS (RODRIGUEZ)
SB 84 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE APPEALS (CANDELARIA)
SB 97 NM AMIGOS LICENSE PLATES (NEVILLE)
SB 53 ASSISTED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT ACT (PAPEN/PACHECO)
Thursday, February 5, 2015 – 1:30 p.m. or 1/2 hr. after session – Room 321
*SB 121 VACCINE PURCHASING ACT (O’NEILL/McMILLAN)
SB 6 DENTAL THERAPIST LICENSURE & REGULATION (SHENDO/ROCH)
SB 22 DRUG OVERPRESCRIBING HOTLINE (PADILLA)
*SB 38 ENTERPRISE ZONE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING (ORTIZ y PINO)
SB 55 CLARIFY DEFINITION OF MEDICAID FRAUD (PAPEN)
SB 59 UNIFORM FIDUCIARY ACCESS TO DIGITAL ASSETS (WIRTH)
SB 83 CRIMINAL SENTENCING ACT TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS (CANDELARIA)
SB 90 REMOVAL FROM OFFICE FOR FELONY CONVICTION (MOORES)
SB 107 COURT CIVIL JUDGMENT ACTION LANGUAGE (MARTINEZ)
SB 118 CONCEALED CARRY FINGERPRINTS & REFRESHERS (NEVILLE)
