SB 210 — HEALTH CARE FUND PURPOSE FUNDING

SENATE BILL 210 56TH LEGISLATURE -STATEOFNEWMEXICO- SECOND SESSION , 2024 INTRODUCED BY Michael Padilla 6 8 10 AN ACT MAKINGRELATING APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THEMILITARY DEPARTMENTAFFAIRS; OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION FOR THE NEW MEXICO FINANCE AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CAPITAL FUND, PRIMARY CARE CAPITAL FUND AND CHILD CARE FACILITY REVOLVING LOAN FUND.

eENACTING t 17 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURENATIONAL OFGUARD THEDEATH STATEBENEFIT OFACT; NEW MEXICO:

wCREATING lTHE nNATIONAL dGUARD 18DEATH SECTIONBENEFIT 1.FUND;

APPROPRIATIONS.--DECLARING =AN =EMERGENCY. 19 a l A.

The6 followingBE amountsIT areENACTED appropriatedBY fromTHE theLEGISLATURE iOF aTHE eSTATE rOF 20NEW generalMEXICO: fund to the department of finance and administration a t m m 21 for expenditure in fiscal year 2025 and subsequent fiscal d r e 22 years:

cSECTION e1. s k 23 (1) twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) e a n b 24 for the New Mexico finance authority to carry out the purposes u [ of the Behavioral Health Capital Funding Act;

.226679.2SHORT (2)TITLE.--This twenty-fiveact millionmay dollarsbe ($25,000,000)cited foras the New"National MexicoGuard financeDeath authorityBenefit toAct". carry out the purposes of the Primary Care Capital Funding Act;

andSECTION (3)2. ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for the New Mexico finance authority to carry out the purposes of the Child Care Facility Loan Act.

FUND CREATED.--The "national guard death benefit fund" is created in the state treasury and shall be administered by the department of military affairs.

The fund shall consist of all gifts, donations and bequests of money to the fund as well as any appropriations made to the fund.

Earnings from investment of the fund shall be credited to the fund.

Money in the fund is appropriated to the department of military affairs for the purpose of paying death benefits pursuant to the National Guard Death Benefit Act and shall be paid out only upon warrants issued by the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the adjutant general.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert.

SECTION 3.

NATIONAL GUARD DEATH BENEFITS-- DETERMINATION--PAYMENT.-- A.

The adjutant general shall determine whether a SB 210 Page 1 member of the national guard or a member of the state defense force division of the department of military affairs has been killed while on state active duty.

In addition to any other death benefits provided by law, the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by the service member on a form provided by the department of military affairs shall be paid five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) as supplemental death benefits whenever a member of the national guard or a member of the state defense force division is killed while on state active duty.

The benefits shall be paid from the national guard death benefit fund.

AnyThe unexpendedbenefits orshall unencumberedbe balancespaid remainingto ata thebeneficiary endor ofbeneficiaries adesignated fiscalby yearthe shallservice notmember reverton toa form provided by the generaldepartment fund.of military affairs.

-SECTION 24. - 12 14 16 e t 17 w l n d 18 = = 19 a l i a e r 20 a t m m 21 d r e 22 c e s k 23 e a n b 24 u [ .226679.2

EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.

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