TENTATIVE AGENDA Legislative Finance Committee State Capitol - Room 307 - Santa Fe, New Mexico November 13 - 16, 2018

Tuesday, November 13th

8:30 -- Staff Briefings (Executive Session)

9:00 -- Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (521) -- Ken McQueen, Secretary, Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department

10:00 -- General Services Department (350) -- Ned Fuller, Acting Secretary, General Services Department

11:00 -- Office of Superintendent of Insurance (440) -- John Franchini, Superintendent of Insurance; Status of Transfer of Premium Tax Collection to the Taxation and Revenue Department

12:00 -- Lunch

1:00 -- Public Defender Department (280) -- Bennett Baur, Chief Public Defender, Public Defender Department

2:00 -- Aging and Long-Term Services Department (624) -- KyKy Knowles, Acting Secretary Aging and Long-Term Services Department

3:00 -- Department of Public Safety (790) -- Scott Weaver, Secretary, Department of Public Safety

4:30 -- New Mexico Lottery Authority -- David Barden, Chief Executive Officer, New Mexico Lottery Authority

5:30 -- Adjourn

Wednesday, November 14th

8:30 -- Staff Briefings (Executive Session)

9:00 -- Department of Information Technology (361) -- Estevan Lujan, Acting Secretary, Department of Information Technology (Invited)

10:30 -- Department of Finance and Administration (341) and Special DFA-Appropriations (344) -- Duffy Rodriguez, Secretary, Department of Finance and Administration

12:00 -- Lunch

1:00 -- Department of Cultural Affairs (505) -- Veronica Gonzales, Secretary, Department of Cultural Affairs

2:00 -- Attorney General (305) -- Hector Balderas, Attorney General

3:00 -- Staff Reports

1) Regulation and Licensing Department (420) -- Blair

2) State Treasurer’s Office (394) -- Clark

3) Commission of Public Lands (539) -- Amacher

5:15 -- Miscellaneous Committee Business

Action Items 1) Approval of October Subcommittee Reports 2) Approval of Contracts

Review of Monthly Financial Reports & Information Items 3) LFC FY19 Budget Status 4) BAR Report 5) Cash Balance Report 6) Full Time Employees by Agency 7) LFC Program Evaluation Status Report

5:30 -- Adjourn

Thursday, November 15th

8:00 -- Staff Briefings (Executive Session)

8:30 -- District Attorneys/Administrative Office of the District Attorneys (251-265) -- Dianna Luce, District Attorney, 5th Judicial District, and President, District Attorney’s Association; Henry Valdez, Director, Administrative Office of the District Attorney’s

11:30 -- Workforce Solutions Department (631) -- David Robbins, Director, Administrative Services Division, Workforce Solutions Department

12:30 -- Lunch

1:30 -- Economic Development Department (419) -- Matthew Geisel, Secretary Designee, Economic Development Department

2:30 -- Tourism Department (418) -- Rebecca Latham, Secretary, Tourism Department

3:15 -- Public Regulation Commission (430) -- Ernest Archuleta, Chief of Staff, Public Regulation

Commission

4:00 -- Staff Reports

1) Secretary of State (370) -- Blair 2) State Auditor (308) -- Blair

5:00 -- Adjourn

Friday, November 16th

8:00 -- Administrative Office of the Courts (218) -- Artie Pepin, Director, Administrative Office of the Courts

Magistrate Judges: Pat Casados, President, Magistrate Judges Association

9:00 -- District Courts (231-243) -- District Court Chief Judges or Court Executive Officers

11:00 -- Metropolitan Court (244) -- Edward Benavidez, Chief Judge; Robert Padilla, Chief Executive Officer

11:30 -- Adjourn

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