HB 16 — RURAL OPPORTUNITIES INTERIM COMMITTEE

HOUSE BILL 16 55TH LEGISLATURE -STATEOFNEWMEXICO-- STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2021 INTRODUCED BY Roger Montoya and Ambrose Castellano and Candie G.

Lujan and Linda Serrato 7This 9document ANmay ACTincorporate RELATINGamendments TOproposed THEby LEGISLATURE;a committee, but not yet adopted, as well as amendments that have been adopted during the current legislative session.

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h AN ACT g o RELATING TO THE LEGISLATURE;

CREATING THE RURAL OPPORTUNITY t hr g e i k COMMITTEE;

REQUIRING h r i s REPORTS;

15h , t, e u g e b l e e h BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

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TEMPORARY PROVISION--RURAL OPPORTUNITY el t] 17b ,d i a º e COMMITTEE--CREATED--TERMINATION.--There is created a joint wr li n= r t e w d 18m a n o interim legislative committee that shall be known as the "rural =d =m 19: a l opportunity committee".

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dThe rcommittee eshall 22function SECTIONfrom 2.the date of its appointment until the first day of December prior to the first session of the fifty-sixth legislature.

TEMPORARYSECTION PROVISION--MEMBERSHIP--2. c e s k 23 APPOINTMENTS.-- e a n b 24 A.

TheTEMPORARY ruralPROVISION--MEMBERSHIP-- opportunityAPPOINTMENTS.-- committeeA. shall be u [ composed of fourteen members.

EightThe membersrural ofopportunity thecommittee house of .218683.3 representatives shall be appointedcomposed by the speaker of thefourteen housemembers. of representatives, and six members of the senate shall be appointed by the committees' committee of the senate or, if the senate appointments are made in the interim, by the president pro tempore of the senate after consultation with and agreement of a majority of the members of the committees' committee.

Eight members of the house of representatives shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and six members of the senate shall be appointed by the committees' committee of the senate or, if the senate appointments are made in the interim, by the president pro tempore of the senate after consultation with and agreement of a majority of the members of the committees' committee.

(1) the two major political parties in each h house the same proportional representation on the committee as g o t hr prevails in each house;

however, in no event shall either party g e i k have less than one member from each house on the committee;

andh (2)r representationi tos theHSEICº membershipand»HSEIC ofh each, oft, theHSEICº(2) followingequitable interimrepresentation committees,from torural bee madeu ing consultatione withb thel appropriatee chaire ofh thatareas committeein toeach ensurequadrant accountability:of the state;

and»HSEIC n d d i = = o h HSEICº(2)»HSEIC HSEICº(3)»HSEIC l ] b ,d i a º e representation HLLCºto»HLLC HLLCºfrom»HLLC the membership of r i = r t 17e (a)w d m a n o each of the legislativefollowing financeinterim committee;committees, to be made in d m :

wb le d s º o t n d= 18.218683.3AIC (b)March the2, legislative2021 education(10:32am) studys =k =m 19e - 2 - e a n e d r e l committee;u [ A d consultation with the appropriate chair of that committee to ensure accountability:

i(a) a e r 20 (c) the legislative healthfinance and human a t m m 21 services committee;

d(b) r e 22 (d) the revenuelegislative stabilizationeducation andstudy tax c e s k 23 policy committee;

e(c) a n b 24 (e) the Newlegislative Mexicohealth financeand authorityhuman uservices [ oversight committee;

and(d) .218683.3 - 2 - (f) the appropriaterevenue interimstabilization committeesand ortax subcommitteespolicy thatcommittee; deal with:

(e) the New Mexico finance authority oversight committee;

and (f) the appropriate interim committees or subcommittees that deal with:

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Vacancies on the committee shall be filled by g o t hr appointment in the same manner as the original appointments.

g e i k At the request of the committee chair, members may be removed h r i s from the committee by the New Mexico legislative council for h , t, nonattendance according to council policy.

For the interim e u g e b l e e h occurring during the 2021 calendar year, the speaker of the n d d i = = o h house of representatives shall appoint the chair of the l ] b ,d i a º e committee, and the president pro tempore of the senate shall r i = r t e w d m a n o appoint the vice chair of the committee.

For the interim occurring during the 2022 calendar year, the president pro tempore of the senate shall appoint the chair of the committee, e t 17 and the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint w l n d 18m the: vice chair of the committee.

=b e d s º o t n = 19.218683.3AIC March 2, 2021 (10:32am) s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l D.u [ A d occurring during the 2022 calendar year, the president pro tempore of the senate shall appoint the chair of the committee, and the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint the vice chair of the committee.

NoD. action shall be taken by the committee if a i a e r 20 majority of the total membership from either house on the a t m m 21 committee rejects such action.

dNo raction eshall 22be SECTIONtaken 3.by the committee if a majority of the total membership from either house on the committee rejects such action.

TEMPORARYSECTION PROVISION--DUTIES.--After3. its c e s k 23 appointment, the rural opportunity committee shall hold one e a n b 24 organizational meeting to develop a work plan and budget for u [ the ensuing interim.

TheTEMPORARY workPROVISION--DUTIES.--After planits andappointment, budgetthe shallrural beopportunity .218683.3committee -shall 3hold -one submittedorganizational meeting to thedevelop Newa Mexicowork legislativeplan counciland budget for approval.the ensuing interim.

The work plan and budget shall be submitted to the New Mexico legislative council for approval.

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identify barriers to economic and educational u » r opportunities in rural areas of the state and propose policies t h g e l i to reduce or eliminate those barriers;

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