State of New Mexico FIFTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE FIRST SESSION, 2021 SENATE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS Friday, January 29, 2021

FINANCE COMMITTEE – Senator George Muñoz, Chairman Meetings may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov

Friday, January 29, 2021 – 1:30 p.m.

(950) NM Higher Education Department     (Valenzuela/Macias)

          Instructional and General Funding, Research and Public Service Projects

               Stephanie Rodriguez, Acting Secretary

Monday, February 1, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting

(418) Tourism Department     (Martinez, J./Perea)

          Jen Schroer, Secretary

(419) Economic Development Department     (Martinez, J./Perea)

          Alicia Keyes, Secretary

(505) Cultural Affairs Department     (Martinez, J./Perea)

          Debra Garcia y Griego, Secretary

Tuesday, February 2, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting

Capital Outlay

     Review of 2021 Capital Outlay Requests and LFC Staff Framework

     Status of Outstanding Capital Funds and Projects

          Steve Olson, Fiscal Analyst, LFC

          Linda Kehoe, LFC Consultant

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting

(350) General Services Department     (Jorgensen/Miller)

          Ken Ortiz, Secretary

(341) Department of Finance and Administration (Nichols/Macias)

          Debbie Romero, Acting Secretary

(280) Public Defender Department     (Dick-Peddie/Chavez)

          Ben Baur, Chief Defender

(333) Taxation and Revenue Department     (Nichols/Montoya)

          Stephanie Schardin Clarke, Secretary

Thursday, February 4, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting

Overview of Judiciary Appropriations

     Michael Vigil, Chief Justice

     Arthur Pepin, Administrative Office of the Courts

(231-243) District Courts     (Dick-Peddie/Chavez)

(244) Bernalillo County Metro Court     (Dick-Peddie/Chavez)

(251-265) District Attorneys     (Dick-Peddie/Chavez)

               Diana Luce, 5th District Attorney and President of District Attorneys’ Association

               Henry Valdez, Director, Administrative Office of the District Attorneys

Monday, February 8, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting

(790) Department of Public Safety     (Rabin/Jimenez)

          Tim Q. Johnson, Acting Secretary

(770) Corrections Department     (Rabin/Jimenez)

          Alisha Tafoya, Secretary

Tuesday, February 9, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting

(550) Office of the State Engineer and Interstate Stream Commission (Wan/Miner)

          John R. D’Antonio Jr., State Engineer

(521) Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department    (Wan/Miner)

          Sarah Cottrell Propst, Secretary

(667) Department of Environment     (Wan/Miner)

          James Kenny, Secretary

Wednesday, February 10, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting

(631) Workforce Solutions Department     (Bachechi/Miller)

          Bill McCamley, Secretary

(624) Aging and Long-Term Services Department     (Klundt/Densmore)

          Katrina Hotrum Lopez, Secretary

(805) Department of Transportation     (Jorgensen/Jimenez)

          Michael Sandoval, Secretary

Friday, February 12, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting

Special Supplemental Deficiency and Information Technology Request and Appropriations (DFA/LFC Staff)

EDUCATION COMMITTEE – Senator William Soules, Chair Meetings may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov

Friday, January 29, 2021 – 9:00 a.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting

SB 29     COST OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS     (SOULES)

SB 30     ANNA, AGE EIGHT INSTITUTE     (SOULES)

SB 44     RESEARCH GRANTS CLOSING FUND     (SOULES)

SB 43     FUNDING OF DEMOLITION OF ABANDONED SCHOOLS     (SOULES)

SB 54     PUBLIC SCHOOLS FACILITIES AUTHORITY FUNCTIONS     (SOULES)

SB 63     PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS IN NEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS     (SOULES)

SB 94     STUDENT ATHLETE ENDORSEMENT ACT    (MOORES/MAESTAS)

SB 107     CAREER READINESS SYSTEMS STATEWIDE     (GONZALES)

SB 31     FULL TIME SCHOOL NURSE    (STEFANICS)

SB 110     INCREASING EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION     (STEWART)

SB 131     DISCRETIONARY PROGRAM UNITS    (STEWART)

SB 51     CHARTER SCHOOL ENROLLMENT PREFERENCE     (HEMPHILL)

SB 77     TWO PLUS TWO PILOT PROJECT     (KERNAN)

SB 80     NO SCHOOL DISCRIMINATION FOR HAIR     (POPE, JR.)

For public participation send an email to SEC@nmlegis.gov with your Name, Entity Represented, Bill #, For or Against and indicate if you wish to speak. The deadline to respond is Thursday, January 28 at 3:00 p.m. You will be contacted by our Zoom Operator with the virtual meeting instructions. 

HEALTH AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – Senator Gerald Ortiz y Pino, Chair Meeting may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov

Friday, January 29, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting

*SB 27     PRESERVATION OF HOUSING     (RODRIGUEZ)

SB 64     FEDERALLY INSURED OBLIGATIONS     (RODRIGUEZ)

SB 35     MINIMUM WAGE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS     (STEINBORN)

SB 49     USES OF LOCAL ECON DEVELOPMENT FUNDING     (WOODS/CROWDER)

SB 57     STATE EMPLOYEE WAGE DEDUCTED FOR LOANS    (TALLMAN)

SB 69     CRIMES AGAINST A CHILD WITH A DISABILITY    (LOPEZ)

*SB 60     PHYSICAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT     (HEMPHILL)

SB 76     SIERRA COUNTY SPECIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT     (DIAMOND)

SB 87     NO RETALIATION FOR IPRA     (CANDELARIA)

SB 90    CERTAIN OVERTIME PAY AS SALARY IN PERA     (MUÑOZ)

SB 92     STATUS OF SOME FOUND MISSING PERSONS     (LOPEZ)

SB 95     LOCAL GOV’T TOBACCO PRODUCT SALE ORDINANCES     (LOPEZ)

For public participation send an email to SPAC@nmlegis.gov with your Name, Entity Represented, Bill #, For or Against and indicate if you wish to speak. The deadline to respond is Friday, January 29 at 8:00 a.m. You will be contacted by our Zoom Operator with the virtual meeting instructions. 

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE – Senator Joseph Cervantes, Chair Meetings may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov

Friday, January 29, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting

SB 7     DRIVER’S LICENSE SUSPENSION PENALTIES     (WIRTH)

SB 36     ALLOW REMOTE COURT TESTIMONY     (PADILLA)

For public participation send an email to SJC@nmlegis.gov with your Name, Entity Represented, Bill #, For or Against and indicate if you wish to speak. The deadline to respond is Thursday, January 28 at 5:00 p.m. You will be contacted by our Zoom Operator with the virtual meeting instructions. 

LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE

     Overview of Funding Recommendations: Courts, Criminal Justice and Public Safety Agencies

          Charles Sallee, Deputy Director for Budgets

          Amanda Dick-Peddie, Fiscal Analyst

RULES COMMITTEE – Senator Daniel A. Ivey-Soto, Chair Meetings may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov

Friday, January 29, 2021 – 9:00 a.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting

SJR 7     NOMINATING COMMITTEES OF BOARD OF REGENTS, CA     (STEINBORN)

SJR 4     REVIEW OF SALARIES EVERY TWO YEARS     (IVEY-SOTO)

For public participation send an email to SRC@nmlegis.gov with your Name, Entity Represented, Bill #, For or Against and indicate if you wish to speak. The deadline to respond is Thursday, January 28 at 4:00 p.m. You will be contacted by our Zoom Operator with the virtual meeting instructions. 

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