1.27.2015 Senate Committee Schedule
State of New Mexico
FIFTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION, 2015
SENATE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS
January 27, 2015
FINANCE COMMITTEE – Senator John Arthur Smith, Chairman
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 – Room 322
1:30
(690) Children, Youth and Families Department (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)
Katherine Freeman, New Mexico Early Childhood Development
Partnership; Dr. Andrew Hsi, Professor of Family and Community
Medicine, UNM; Dr. Rebecca Kilburn, RAND Corporation
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)
TAN (Boerner/Blair)
Other HSD Programs (Boerner/Blair)
Safety Net Care Pool Update
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)
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, January 27, 2015 – 2:00 p.m. or ½ hr. after session – Room 311
Organizational Meeting
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)
