SM 22 — STUDY CYFD FUNDS & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

SENATEA MEMORIAL 22REQUESTING 57THTHE LEGISLATURE-LEGISLATIVE STATEFINANCE OFCOMMITTEE NEWMEXICOTO -CONVENE SECONDA SESSION,WORKING 2026GROUP INTRODUCEDTO STUDY STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS ADMINISTERED BY AngelTHE M.CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES IN NEW MEXICO.

Charley7 6WHEREAS, 8domestic 10violence, Aalso MEMORIALreferred REQUESTINGto THEas LEGISLATIVEintimate FINANCEpartner COMMITTEEviolence, TOremains CONVENEa Asignificant WORKINGpublic GROUPsafety TOand STUDYpublic STATEhealth ANDissue FEDERALin FUNDSNew ADMINISTEREDMexico, BYand THEthe CHILDREN,children, YOUTHyouth ANDand FAMILIESfamilies DEPARTMENTdepartment TOadministers SUPPORTand DOMESTICdistributes VIOLENCEstate SERVICESand INfederal NEWfunds MEXICO.intended to support domestic violence services across the state;

16and WHEREAS, domestictransparency violence, also referred to as intimate e t 17 partner violence, remains a significant public safety and waccountability l n d 18 public health issue in New Mexico, and the children,use youthof andpublic =funds =requires 19 a lclear familiesunderstanding departmentof administershow andsuch distributesfunds stateare administered and idistributed, aincluding ewho rreceives 20the federal funds intendedand tofor supportwhat domesticpurposes; violence services a t m m 21 across the state;

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the legislative finance committee be requested to convene a working group, including representation from the department of finance and .233795.1administration, WHEREAS,the legislative finance committee, domestic violence providers acrossfrom around New Mexico continueand the New Mexico SM 22 Page 1 coalition against domestic violence, to reportstudy unmetall needsstate and insufficientfederal resourcesfunds toadministered meetby survivors'the children, youth and families department for the purpose of supporting domestic violence services demands;in New Mexico;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the legislative finance committee be requested to convene a working group, including representation from the department of finance and administration, the legislative finance committee, domestic violence providers from around New Mexico and the New Mexico coalition against domestic violence, to study all state and federal funds administered by the children, youth and families department for the purpose of supporting domestic violence services in New Mexico;

an accounting of the state and federal domestic-domestic-violence-related violence-related funds administered by the children, youth and e t 17 families department;

w l n d 18 B.

an examination of how those funds are = = 19 a l administered and distributed, including administrative i a e r 20 structures, pass-through arrangements and time lines;

a t m m 21 C.

identification of entities that receive such d r e 22 funds and the amounts each entity receives;

and c e s k 23 D.

a recommendation regarding what level of funding e a n b 24 is needed to fully fund domestic violence support services u [ statewide with a focus on funding support being directed to .233795.1 - 2 - domestic violence providers;

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