Upcoming Legislative Interim Committee Meetings Nov. 6-9, 2017

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Published: 04 November 2017 04 November 2017

SANTA FE, NM – The following legislative interim committees are meeting the week of November 6 through November 9, 2017

November 6 – 7, 2017 @ 9:00 a.m. – Economic and Rural Development Committee (ERD), State Capitol, Room 307, Santa Fe, NM
Agenda Items: Broadband Expansion in Rural New Mexico; Small Cell Technology and the Wireless Consumer Advanced Infrastructure Investment Act; Jobs Council Initiatives and Legislative Recommendations – Employability Soft Skills Programs – Department of Information Technology (DOIT) Office of Broadband and Geospatial Initiatives: Broadband for Business Study – Solo-Worker Program Update; Taxation and Regulation of Recreational Cannabis; State Apprenticeship Council (SAC); Public Regulation Commission: Regulation of Renewable Energies; Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine; Public Comment

November 7, 2017 @ 9:00 a.m. – ERD, State Capitol, Room 307, Santa Fe, NM
Agenda Items: The Escalante Generating Station: House Memorial 72 (2017) Report; Workforce Solutions Department (WSD) Current and Proposed Programs; Status Update on the Rapid Workforce Development Fund; Consideration of Proposed Legislation for Committee Endorsement; Public Comment

November 6, 2017 @ 10:00 a.m. – Mortgage Finance Authority Act Oversight Committee (MFA), New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority Office, 344 Fourth St. SW, Albuquerque, NM
Agenda Items: Update on Federal Housing Policy and Budget; MFA Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Budget; MFA Strategic Plans; Proposed MFA 2018 Legislative Agenda

November 8 – 9, 2017 @ 9:00 a.m. – Courts, Corrections and Justice Committee (CCJ), State Capitol, Room 322, Santa Fe, NM
Agenda Items: Judiciary’s Unified Budget and Proposed Legislation; Law Enforcement Recruitment, Hiring and Retention; Legislative Priorities of the New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (NMCDLA); Legislative Priority – Drug Policy Alliance – Defelonization of Certain Drugs; Legislative Priority – Blood Tests and DWI – "Birchfield v. North Dakota Fix"; Legislative Proposals – Appropriations – Study Shelters for Human Trafficking Victims – Services for Human Trafficking Victims; Appropriation for Civil Legal Services; Public Comment

November 9, 2017 @ 9:00 a.m. – CCJ, State Capitol, Room 322, Santa Fe, NM
Agenda Items: Report from Criminal Justice Reform Subcommittee (CJRS); Legislative Proposals – Uniform Laws; Legislative Proposal – Bernalillo County – Public Records; Legislative Proposal – Bail – Presumption of Flight Risk – Violation of Section 66-7-201 NMSA 1978; Legislative Proposal – Memorial in Support of Dreamers; Legislative Proposal – Campaign Donations by Credit or Debit Card – Proposed Requirements; Secretary of State’s Legislative Priorities; Why Election Reform?; Public Comment

November 8, 2017 @ 10:00 a.m. – Science, Technology and Telecommunications Committee (STTC), State Capitol, Room 307, Santa Fe, NM
Agenda Items: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) Update; Secretary of State’s Update Regarding the Campaign Finance Information System; Small Cell Technology and the Wireless Consumer Advanced Infrastructure Investment Act; Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Update; Virgin Galactic Space Flight Operations Status Update

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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Joseph Martinez
Leadership Assistant for Speaker Egolf
Joseph.Martinez@nmlegis.gov
(505) 986-4782
Fax # (505) 986447

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