Legislative Interim Committee Meetings for the Week of August 22, 2016

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Published: 22 August 2016 22 August 2016

SANTA FE, NM - The following legislative interim committees are meeting the week of August 22 through August 26, 2016.

August 22-24, 2016 @ 1:00 p.m. - Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Taos County Commission Chambers, 105 Albright Road, Taos, NM
Agenda Items:
August 22: Update on Medical Cannabis; Public Comment;
August 23: PAX Good Behavior Game; Proposed Changes to Local DWI Programs; Analysis of Proposal to Increase Liquor Excise Tax; Local Behavioral Health Update - Judicial & Law Enforcement Panel; Local Behavioral Health Update - Provider Panel; Public Comment;
August 24: All-Payer Claims Database; Health Care Costs & Quality Case Study - Hip & Knee Replacements; Cardiac Calcium Scans; Licensure for Doctors of Naturopathic Medicine; Public Comment

August 22-23, 2016 @ 10:00 a.m. - Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, 118 Cruz Alta Road, Taos, NM
Agenda Items:
August 22: Kit Carson Electric Cooperative Broadband Deployment; Department of Information Technology Project Spreadsheet Update; One-Stop Business Portal Status Report; Policy Issues for Remote Piloted Aircraft;
August 23: Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure Development; Education networks of America; New Mexico Business Climate for Technology Enterprise

August 24-26, 2016 @ 8:30 a.m. -Legislative Finance Committee
Red River Conference Center, 101 W. River Street, Red River, NM
Agenda Items:
August 24: Preliminary FY16 General Fund Revenues, FY17 Revenue Update, FY18 Outlook and General Fund Financial Summary; Status of General Fund Solvency Efforts; Fourth Quarter Performance Report Pursuant to the Accountability in Government Act and FY18 Performance Reporting; Program Evaluation - Effectiveness of Juvenile Justice Facilities & Community-Based Services; Early Childhood Accountability Report; Miscellaneous Committee Business;
August 25: Update from UNM; Quarterly Capital Outlay Report; FY18 Risk Insurance Rates for Schools & State Agencies; FY18 Group Health Premiums for Schools & State Agencies; Review of State Employee & Teacher Compensation;
August 26: Update from Local Governments; Time on Task & Improving Outcomes

August 24, 2016 @ 10:00 a.m. - Mortgage Finance Authority Act Oversight Committee
NM Mortgage Finance Authority Office, 344 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM
Agenda Items:
Regional Housing Authority Update; New Mexico Energy$mart Program Update; Supportive Housing Update; Preview of New Mexico Housing Summit; Tour of Imperial Building Project

August 25, 2016 @ 9:00 a.m. - Disabilities Concerns Subcommittee
State Capitol, Room 322, Santa Fe, NM
Agenda Items:
Update on New Mexico's Developmental Disability Community Providers; Report from Developmental Disability Case Managers; Update on Special Needs Planning; Public Comment; Autism Flexible Services Program; Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis, Assessment & Services; Public Comment

August 25-26, 2016 @ 10:00 a.m. - Water & Natural Resources Committee
Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis, NM
Tucumcari Convention Center, 1500 Route 66, Tucumcari, NM
Agenda Items:
August 25: Water Conversation Summit Report; NM Beef Council Assessment on Livestock Sales (SB65 2016); Broadview Wind Power Facility Project; Report on Soil & Water Conservation Districts; Water Infrastructure Team & Funding Subgroup Report & Construction Programs Bureau Infrastructure Development Report; Federal Clean Water Act Regulations on Waters of the United States Status;
August 26: New Mexico Acequia Association Briefing; Rural Water Association Update; Mesalands Community College Wind Energy Program; Committee Tour

All interested persons are welcome and encouraged to attend any of the interim committee public meetings. For more information and detailed agendas, please go to the legislative website at http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/. All meetings held at the Capitol are webcast at http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/webcast/default.aspx.

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