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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Forwarded on Behalf of</span></b><b>:</b> Joe Sabatini <jsabatini423@gmail.com>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 8, 2022 9:27 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> NMLA 2022 Legislative Bulletin # 11<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Legislative Bulletin # 11 February 6, 2022<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">COMMITTEE HEARINGS - HB 88<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The following is edited from a communication from the Tribal Education Alliance.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The House Appropriations and Finance Committee will hear four Tribal Remedy Framework bills today, February 8, at 1:30 pm, HB 60, 87, 88, and 89, all sponsored by Rep. Derrick Lente. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The hearing will start at or after 1:30 pm on Tuesday (delays are possible if the House Floor session takes longer). Tribal Remedy Framework bills are first on the schedule. You can also call or email the committee members (see the list
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<p class="MsoNormal">Among the bills is HB 88, which will fund tribal community-based education programs, including $5,750,000 for tribal libraries' educational operations.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Zoom link is: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F86709842182&data=04%7C01%7Cpatricia.moore%40state.nm.us%7C30ba37bd50da496317e208d9eb1fd067%7C04aa6bf4d436426fbfa404b7a70e60ff%7C0%7C0%7C637799344895530771%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=g6nbetNRoHzkXJVBBk%2BdXigL2N0U6SGec8Nqv4133e8%3D&reserved=0">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86709842182</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The committee will be taking public comment, although the time allotted may be shorter than previously. Please be very brief! HB 60 is scheduled first, followed by HB 87, 88, and 90. The chair will announce the bill and ask who supports
the bill. At that time, use the Zoom reaction button to "raise your hand". The Chair will call your name and unmute you when it's your turn to speak. Please state your name and where you're from, keep your remarks brief.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">House Appropriations & Finance Committee Members<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You can call or email committee members. This will be most effective if you are a constituent in their district. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Chair: Patricia A. Lundstrom (D). District 9 (McKinley and San Juan). Room 304B, (505) 986-4316. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:patricia.lundstrom@nmlegis.gov">patricia.lundstrom@nmlegis.gov</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Vice Chair: Nathan P. Small (D). District 36 (Doņa Ana). Room 304C, (505) 986-4319. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:nathan.small@nmlegis.gov">nathan.small@nmlegis.gov</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Member: Anthony Allison (D). District 4 (San Juan). Room 413C, (505) 986-4436. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:anthony.allison@nmlegis.gov">anthony.allison@nmlegis.gov</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Member: Phelps Anderson (DTS). District 66 (Chaves, Lea & Roosevelt). Room 200, (505) 986-4709. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:phelps.anderson@nmlegis.gov">phelps.anderson@nmlegis.gov</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Member: Gail Armstrong (R). District 49 (Catron, Socorro & Valencia). Room 203A, (505) 986-4227. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:gail@gailfornewmexico.com">gail@gailfornewmexico.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Member: Cathrynn N. Brown (R). District 55 (Eddy). Room 203A, (505) 986-4227. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:c.brown.nm55@gmail.com">c.brown.nm55@gmail.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Member: Ambrose Castellano (D). District 70 (San Miguel, Santa Fe & Torrance). Room 413E, (505) 986-4236. Email:
<a href="mailto:ambrose.castellano@nmlegis.gov">ambrose.castellano@nmlegis.gov</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Member: Jack Chatfield (R). District 67 (Colfax, Curry, Harding, Quay, Roosevelt, San Miguel and Union). Room 203FN, (505) 986-4467. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:jack.chatfield@nmlegis.gov">jack.chatfield@nmlegis.gov</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Member: Randal S. Crowder (R). District 64 (Curry). Room 201A, (505) 986-4215. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:randal.crowder@nmlegis.gov">randal.crowder@nmlegis.gov</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Member: Meredith A. Dixon (D). District 20 (Bernalillo). Room 204B, (505) 986-4210. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:meredith.dixon@nmlegis.gov">meredith.dixon@nmlegis.gov</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Member: Candy Spence Ezzell (R). District 58 (Chaves). Room 203IN, (505) 986-4454. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:csecows@aol.com">csecows@aol.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Member: Harry Garcia (D). District 69 (Bernalillo, Cibola, McKinley, Socorro, San Juan & Valencia). Room 204A, (505) 986-4233. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:hgarciad69@gmail.com">hgarciad69@gmail.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Member: Dayan Hochman-Vigil (D). District 15 (Bernalillo). Room 413F, (505) 986-4432. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:dayan.hochman-vigil@nmlegis.gov">dayan.hochman-vigil@nmlegis.gov</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Member: T. Ryan Lane (R). District 3 (San Juan). Room 202A, (505) 986-4221. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:RYAN@LANEFORLIBERTY.COM">RYAN@LANEFORLIBERTY.COM</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Member: Raymundo Lara (D). District 34 (Dona Ana). Room 204A, (505) 986-4233. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:raymundo.lara@nmlegis.gov">raymundo.lara@nmlegis.gov</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Member: Debra M. Sariņana (D). District 21 (Bernalillo). Room 413B, (505) 986-4436. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:debbie.sarinana@nmlegis.gov">debbie.sarinana@nmlegis.gov</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Member: Candie G. Sweetser (D). District 32 (Grant, Hidalgo & Luna). Room 203AN, (505) 986-4255. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:candie.sweetser@nmlegis.gov">candie.sweetser@nmlegis.gov</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Member: Christine Trujillo (D). District 25 (Bernalillo). Room 413A, (505) 986-4435. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:christine.trujillo@nmlegis.gov">christine.trujillo@nmlegis.gov</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">TRIBAL LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION FUNDING - HB 89<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Rep. Derrick Lente's Tribal Remedy Framework bill on tribal library construction, HB 89, was tabled in the House Appropriations and Finance Committee. It provided "$66,682,942 to plan, design, renovate, expand, construct, equip and furnish
libraries and education centers statewide for Indian nations, tribes and pueblos..."<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Watch the discussion at: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsg001-harmony.sliq.net%2F00293%2FHarmony%2Fen%2FPowerBrowser%2FPowerBrowserV2%2F20220206%2F-1%2F68591&data=04%7C01%7Cpatricia.moore%40state.nm.us%7C30ba37bd50da496317e208d9eb1fd067%7C04aa6bf4d436426fbfa404b7a70e60ff%7C0%7C0%7C637799344895530771%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=Q2sGZG3z9ufalrBdYRvWe3bWf3bRNB4EK7DC8Q1O08I%3D&reserved=0">https://sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00293/Harmony/en/PowerBrowser/PowerBrowserV2/20220206/-1/68591</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">beginning at 12:27 pm. Rep. Small's comments are garbled, but it is clear that the committee tabled the bill at Rep. Lente's request. Committee Chair Patricia Lundstrom noted that there was money in HB 2, the General Appropriations Act
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<p class="MsoNormal">HB 2 Section (111) PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT $2 million "for planning, design and construction of tribal libraries through fiscal year 2024. Any unexpended balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2024 shall revert to the general
fund...." HB 2 has passed the House, and is now in the Senate Finance Committee. HB 2 also appropriates $10 million for the Rural Libraries Endowment Fund.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There is a detailed analysis of the status of tribal libraries in the Fiscal Impact Report on HB 89.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nmlegis.gov%2FSessions%2F22%2520Regular%2Ffirs%2FHB0089.PDF&data=04%7C01%7Cpatricia.moore%40state.nm.us%7C30ba37bd50da496317e208d9eb1fd067%7C04aa6bf4d436426fbfa404b7a70e60ff%7C0%7C0%7C637799344895530771%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=bDFQGTuD%2B2jAhurnFlmQETi2nwEyRYcPxxGS3z0aXQc%3D&reserved=0">https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/22%20Regular/firs/HB0089.PDF</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">BILLS INTRODUCED<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">SB 212 CAPITAL OUTLAY PROJECTS<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sponsor: Nancy Rodriguez<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Current Location: Senate Finance Committee<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The bill text is at:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnmlegis.gov%2FLegislation%2FLegislation%3Fchamber%3DS%26legType%3DB%26legNo%3D212%26year%3D22&data=04%7C01%7Cpatricia.moore%40state.nm.us%7C30ba37bd50da496317e208d9eb1fd067%7C04aa6bf4d436426fbfa404b7a70e60ff%7C0%7C0%7C637799344895530771%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=rLqgHwAYmE5eaNHlKPXcxxBSLjWMBfHJVlKi5Ju9H9s%3D&reserved=0">https://nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=S&legType=B&legNo=212&year=22</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Currently, there are only a few projects in this "dummy bill". The Senate Finance Committee is reviewing the 1,500 projects submitted by individual legislators and will decide which projects to include in the final draft of the bill. Library
projects proposed by various legislators were summarized in Legislative Bulletin #9. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Correction of Error on Committee Vote<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">SB 195 - STATEWIDE MEDIA LITERACY SCHOOL PROGRAM<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sponsor: Roberto "Bobby" J. Gonzales<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">SB 195 was heard Friday in the Senate Education Committee and given a Do Pass recommendation on a vote of 5-1, with Senator Craig Brandt opposed. <o:p></o:p></p>
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