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Senate Committee Schedule: January 26, 2015

1.26.2015 Senate Committee Schedule

 

 

State of New Mexico

FIFTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2015

 

 

SENATE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS

MONDAY, January 26, 2015

 

 

FINANCE COMMITTEE – Senator John Arthur Smith, Chairman

 

Monday, January 26, 2015 – Room 322

1:30 p.m.

Update on Financial Reporting

Tom Clifford, Secretary, Department of Finance and Administration

Tim Eichenberg, State Treasurer, Office of the Treasurer

Tim Keller, State Auditor, Office of State Auditor

Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) Update

Status of FY14 General Fund Audit

General Fund Cash Reconciliation

Medicaid Financial Reconciliation

General Fund Summary/Fund Balances

“At-Risk” Designations for Agencies and Local Public Bodies

 

Tuesday, January 27, 2015 – Room 322

1:30 p.m.

(690) Children, Youth and Families    (Klundt/Blair)

Monique Jacobson, Secretary Designate

4:00 p.m.

Update on Opportunities to Strengthen Early Childhood Services, Programs, and Systems in New Mexico (Department of Health)

Kay Johnson, Johnson Group Consulting; Dr. Michael Weinberg, Thornburg Foundation

 

Wednesday, January 28, 2015 – Room 322

1:30 p.m.

(665) Department of Health     (Lucero and Fernandez/Martinez)

Retta Ward, Secretary

3:00 p.m.

(624) Aging and Long-Term Services Department (Boerner and Fernandez/Blair)

Gino Rinaldi, Secretary

 

Thursday, January 29, 2015 – Room 322

1:30 p.m.

Capital Outlay Funding Overview and Potential Project Funding

Linda Kehoe, Principal Analyst, Legislative Finance Committee

Tom Clifford, Secretary, Department of Finance and Administration

3:30 p.m.

New Mexico Finance Authority     (Kehoe/McGrail)

Robert Coalter, Chief Executive Officer

 

Monday, February 2, 2015 – Room 322

1:30 p.m.

(630) Human Services Department – Brent Earnest, Secretary Designate

Medicaid     (Boerner/Blair)

TANF     (Boerner/Blair)

Other HSD Programs     (Boerner/Blair)

Safety Net Care Pool Update

 

Tuesday, February 3, 2015 – Room 322

1:30 p.m.

Public Education – 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/Marti

 

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)

 

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 Director

 

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) 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, January 27, 2015, 2:00 p.m. or ½ hr. after session – Room 311

Organizational Meeting

Speaker: Alexandra Sandoval – Director, Department of Game and Fish

 

 

CORPORATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE – Senator Phil A. Griego, Chairman

 

Monday, January 26, 2015 – 2:00 p.m. or ½ hr. after session – Room 311

Organizational Meeting

 

 

EDUCATION COMMITTEEB Senator John M. Sapien, Chairman

 

Monday, January 26, 2015 – 8:30 a.m. – Room 311

Organizational Meeting

 

 

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE – Senator Richard C. Martinez, Chairman

 

Monday, January 26, 2015 – 2:30 p.m. or ½ after session – Room 321

Organizational Meeting

Presentations:

Senator Lisa Torraco, Co-Chair

Criminal Justice Reform Subcommittee

Status of Subcommittee Progress

SB 36      ELDER & DISABILITY COURT     (PADILLA)

SB 46     HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIM SUPPORT SERVICES     (ORTIZ y PINO)

SB 179     SANTA FE LAW ENFORCEMENT-ASSISTED DIVERSION     (RODRIGUEZ)

SB 181     CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FUND     (RODRIGUEZ)

 

 

PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEEB Senator Gerald Ortiz y Pino, Chairman

 

Tuesday, January 27, 2015 – 1:30 p.m. or ½ hr. after session – Room 321

Organizational Meeting

Presentations and Discussion Regarding:

Foster Care Citizens Review Board System Functioning and Operations

SB 115     SUBSTITUTE CARE REVIEW BOARD ADMINISTRATION     (NEVILLE)