1.29.2015 Senate Committee Schedule
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
FIFTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION, 2015
SENATE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS
Thursday, January 29, 2015
FINANCE COMMITTEE – Senator John Arthur Smith, Chairman
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 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
(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
Thursday, January 29, 2015 – 2:00 p.m. or 1/2 hr. after session – Room 311
Presentation: Former U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman
Results from Stanford University Study Surveying State Initiatives to Promote Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy Production
SB 9 ELECTRIC VEHICLE INCOME TAX CREDIT (CISNEROS/GONZALES)
SB 110 RESIDENTIAL ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS (MARTINEZ)
SB 209 NMSU SMART & MICROGRID DEVELOPMENT (SOULES)
INDIAN AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – Senator John Pinto, Chairman
Thursday, January 29, 2015 – 8:30 a.m. – Room 303
Organizational Meeting
Kelly Zunie, Secretary Designate, Indian Affairs Department
New Mexico State Representatives (Native American)
Lynda Lovejoy, Commissioner, Public Regulation Commission
DeAlva Calabaza, Acting Director, State Indian Education Division
PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – Senator Gerald Ortiz y Pino, Chairman
Thursday, January 29, 2015 – 1:30 p.m. or 1/2 hr. after session – Room 321
SB 24 UNM PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER (PADILLA)
*SB40 IN-STATE ADOLESCENT TRANSITIONAL LIVING (ORTIZ y PINO)
*SB45 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WARMLINE & CLEARINGHOUSE (ORTIZ y PINO)
SB 50 REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITIES (PAPEN)
SB 78 PLAN & TRACK COMMUNITY & CAPITAL PROJECTS (MORALES)
SB 88 SUPPORTIVE & RAPID REHOUSING FOR HOMELESS (RODRIGUEZ)
SB 115 SUBSTITUTE CARE REVIEW BOARD ADMINISTRATION (NEVILLE)
SB4 VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER RETIREMENT SVC. CREDIT (LEAVELL)
SB 12 OBESITY & WEIGHT REDUCTION INSURANCE COVERAGE (CANDELARIA)
SB 16 EYEWITNESS ID ACCURACY PROCEDURES (McSORLEY)
SB 23 FOSTER CARE BY OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS (PADILLA)
SB 25 COLONIAS INFRASTRUCTURE ACT DEFINITIONS (PADILLA)
SB 54 NOTARY PUBLIC ALLOWABLE MILEAGE FEES (CANDELARIA)
SB 61 AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACT CHANGES (RUE)
SB 74 LARCENY OF VEHICLE PARTS PENALTIES (COTTER)
*SB 121 VACCINE PURCHASING ACT (O’NEILL/McMILLAN)
RULES COMMITTEE – Senator Linda M. Lopez, Chairman
Monday, February 2, 2015 – 9:00 a.m. – Room 321
ANAYA, ABRAM APPOINTMENT (WIRTH)
Parole Board
DIETZ, SANDRA REAPPOINTMENT (IVEY-SOTO)
Parole Board
JOHNSON, BARBARA REAPPOINTMENT (ORTIZ y PINO)
Parole Board
MORRIS, VERNA REAPPOINTMENT (ORTIZ y PINO)
Parole Board
GALLEGOS, ALBERT REAPPOINTMENT (RODRIGUEZ)
National Hispanic Cultural Center Board of Directors
MARTIN, STACEY APPOINTMENT (INGLE)
Military Base Planning Commission
SB 13 VOTER REGISTRATION & INSURANCE EXCHANGE (CANDELARIA)
SB 41 LEGISLATIVE HEALTH COMMITTEE POWERS & STAFF (ORTIZ y PINO)
