SENATE BILL 242 57TH LEGISLATURE -STATEOFNEWMEXICO- SECOND SESSIONSESSION, , 2026 INTRODUCED BY Shannon D.

Pinto 6 8 10 AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT FOR THE OFFICE OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS TO CONTRACT FOR A FIELD LIAISON TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE INDIAN FAMILY PROTECTION ACT AND THE FEDERAL INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT OF 1978.

e t 17 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

w l n d 18 SECTION 1.

APPROPRIATION.--Three million dollars = = 19 a l ($3,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the i a e r 20 children, youth and families department for expenditure in a t m m 21 fiscal year 2027 for the office of tribal affairs to contract d r e 22 for a field liaison to ensure compliance with the Indian Family c e s k 23 Protection Act and the federal Indian Child Welfare Act of e a n b 24 1978.

Any unexpended balance remaining at the end of fiscal u [ year 2027 shall revert to the general fund.

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