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SB 3 Campos New Mexico Virtual College
SB 9 Campos Capital Projects Act
The purpose of the Capital Projects Act is to create a council of experts to evaluate and prioritize proposed statewide and local capital outlay projects and to monitor and oversee projects authorized by the legislature to ensure that appropriations are expended in the most cost-effective manner.
SB 10 Campos School Health Education & Nutrition Study
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SB 14 Campos

Short-Term Bonds for School Deficiencies
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SB 28 Campos Return to Work for Educational Retirees
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SB 31 Garcia, MJ

Dona Ana Dental Hygienist Education Program
$200,000 to the board of regents of New Mexico state university for the Dona Ana branch community college for expenditure in fiscal year 2006 for the purpose of establishing an accredited dental hygiene educational program to prepare graduates to become licensed dental hygienists.

SB 37 Carraro

Tuition Scholarship Eligibility
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SB 38 Leavell Insurance Product Regulation Compact
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SB 43 Garcia, MJ

NMSU Aerospace Engineering Department
$750,000 for expenditure in fiscal year 2006 and succeeding fiscal years to create an aerospace engineering department.

SB 60 Carraro Standards for Investment of State Funds
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SB 78 Altamirano Manufacturing Extension Services
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SB 79 Altamirano SFCC: Small Business Development Center
SB 84 Papen Increase Nursing Education Options
Provide for $500,000 (GF) to the Board of Regents of New Mexico state university for expenditure in fiscal year 2006 to increase the number of nursing education options in New Mexico. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2006 shall revert to the general fund.
SB 89 Papen NMSU Viticulture
$75,000 for the Viticulture program.
SB 90 Nava Center for Border Educational Leadership
$600,00 for expenditure in fiscal year 2006 to support the center for border and indigenous educational leadership.
SB 93 Nava NMSU Tribal Management Degree Program
$500,00 for expenditure in fiscal year 2006 to establish a tribal management degree program through the college of business administration and economics, the college of extended learning and the southwestern Indian polytechnic institute.
SB 97 Nava NMSU Science, Math & Aerospace Academy
$175,00 for expenditure in fiscal year 2006 to continue the science, engineering, mathematics and aerospace academy at New Mexico State university.
SB 100 Papen Water Management & Education Programs
Provide for $750,000 (GF) to the Board of Regents of NMSU in the following amounts to the following organizations for expenditure in fiscal year 2006 to conduct water management research and education program.
SB 113 Papen Water Resources Research Institute
$200,000 for expenditure in fiscal year 2006 for the water resources research institute to increase research in water conservation, planning and management.
SB 119 Nava Expanded Medication Aide Certification And Training
SB 121 Garcia Second Chance for Some Lottery Scholarships
SB 122 Garcia Lottery Scholarship “Stop Out” Period
SB 125 Nava Funding Formula Study Task Force
SB 127 Nava Public Ed: High School Higher Ed Tuition
SB 130 Nava Higher Ed: Lottery Scholarship Requirement
SB 131 Beffort Distance Education Dental Hygiene and Dental Program (Identical to HB 107)
SB 138 Kernan Charter and Public School Curriculum Funding
SB 152 Garcia NMFA Public Project Revolving Fund Projects
SB 161 Nava Higher Ed: College Course Limit
SB 169 Cisneros Create Technology Research Collaborative
SB 181 Smith Educational Retirement Board Expansion
SB 190  Smith General Appropriation Act of 2005 (Senate Version to HB 2 and HB 7)
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SB 194 Smith Educational Retirement Board Expansion
SB 216 Smith Educational Retirees Returning to Work
SB 231 Griego Employer-Sponsored Insurance Tax Credits
SB 237 Feldman Higher Education Pre-Dental Clubs
SB 238   Campos Statewide Agricultural Education Programs
$537,100 for FFA
SB 248   Papen NMSU Concert Deduction
This gross receipts deduction applies to nonathletic events at a venue on a post-seccondary educational institution within 50 miles of a state border if the venue accommodates at 2,500 people.
SB 249 Papen Pink Bollworm Control Program
Provides $400,00 for the Department of Ag to match pink bollworm control districts’ expenditures pursuant to the Pink Bollworm Control Act.
SB 269 Feldman Health Coverage For Unmarried Dependents
SB 276 McSorley

Promote and Develop Farmers’ Market (Identical to HB 70)
Provides $75,000 for the Department of Ag Program to promote and develop farmers’ markets.

SB 294 Sharer NMSU-Farmington Enhancement Initiative
$385,000 for Horticulturist and Tech Support Staff.
SB 299 Garcia, MJ NMSU Film, Digital and Creative Arts Institute
Provides 2.1 million to pay for the operations of the Film, Digital, and Creative Arts Institute.
SB 301 Nava NMSU Manufacturing Technology and Engineering Center
Provides $350,000 to support the Manufacturing Technology and Engineering Center.
SB 303 Nava Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE)
Provides $510,000 for graduate assistantships and undergraduate peer mentors for minority students in biomedical sciences in the RISE program.
SB 304 Nava NMSU Regional Educational Technology Assistance
Provides $800,000 for the Regional Educational Technology Assistant Program.
SB 305 Nava NMSU, UNM: Civic Engagement Web Sites
Provides $300,000 to the Public Education Department for continued development of NMSU and UNM’s joint partnership project to develop the Civic Engagement Web Site and 25 community or school Civic Engagement sites.
SB 309 Papen Irrigation Water Tax Credit (Identical to HB 91 WNRC)
$10,000 credit for eligtiible improvements in irrigation or water management systems for taxpayers.
SB 331 Payne Competitive Research in Universities
Provides $5 million to the CHE to support competitive research at NMIMT, NMSU and UNM. The money shall be divided among the three universities at an equal percentage rate up to 1% of a university’s annual aggregate awards for competitive research.
SB 335 Grubesic Part-Time Employee Insurance Coverage
SB 340 Grubesic Domestic Partners Eligible for Retiree Health Care
SB 354 Altamirano NMSU Dental Hygiene Program
Provides $200,000 for the Dona Ana Branch Community College for a two-year dental hygiene program.
SB 355 Altamirano Coordinated Diabetes Education Network
SB 367 Smith NMSU Specialty Crop Program
Provides $250,000 for the Department of Ag to fund the Specialty Crop Program.
SB 382  Rawson NMSU Aeronautics and Space Program (Similar to HB 557)
Provides $475,000 for an aeronautics and space program.
SB 385 Leavell Higher Education: Lottery Scholarship Changes
SB 386 Altamirano Soil & Water Conservation District
Provides $750,000 to match federal money for water conservation and natural resource restoration technical assistance pursuant to agreements with US Department of Ag’s natural resources conservation service.
SB 392 Carraro Uniform Prudent Investor Act Standards for Funds (Identical to HB 389)
SB 394 Beffort Nursing Program Statewide Funds
SB 396 Altamirano Soil & Water Conservation District
Provides for $570,000 for expenditure in fiscal year 2006 to match federal money for water conservation and natural resource restoration technical assistance pursuant to agreements with the United States department of agriculture's natural resources conservation service.
SB 397 Altamirano Dental Distance Education Program
SB 409 Lopez Teen Pregnancy Prevention and Family Strengthening
Provides 2.6 million to fund program, including fatherhood programs.
SB 422 Nava NMSU Creative Media Center (Similar to SB 299)
Provides 2.3 million support a creative media center.
SB 429 Jennings NMSU Food and Agriculture Policy Council
Provides $150,000 to Department of Ag to fund the activities of the Food and Agriculture Policy Council.
SB 446 McSorley Film Business Incubator Program
SB 455 Nava Public School Capital Outlay Amendments
SB 457 Lopez State Employee Transportation Fringe Benefit
SB 471 Garcia, MJ Small Farm Economic Development Initiative
Provides $100,000 to pay for the Department of Ag’s Small Farm Economic Development Initiative.
SB 482 Tsosie Higher Ed: Resident Indian Student Defined
SB 487 Lopez Math, Science and Engineering Expertise Assistance
SB 521 Griego NMSU Mitigation of Exotic Pests
Provides $190,000 to NMSU BOR’s for staffing and related expenses to enhance programs for the mitigation of exotic pests specific to New Mexico specialty crops.
SB 546 Griego Higher Ed: Resident Student Definition
SB 571 Griego Athletic Event Official Gross Receipts
SB 572 Griego Short-Term Bonds for Education
SB 579 Harden Clovis Agricultural Science Center
Provides $362,000 to enhance the ASC at Clovis.
SB 582 Nava Short-Term Bonds for Education
SB 592 Harden Denial of College Benefits to Immigrants
SB 615 Nava NMSU - Math & Science Skills for Disadvantaged Pre-College Students for Entry Into Science & Engineering Majors
Provide $200,000 to improve math and science skills of economically disadvantaged pre-college students for entry into science and engineering majors.
SB 651 Altamirano Higher Ed: Lottery Scholarship Decoupling
SB 669 Sanchez M. Higher Ed: College Affordability Act
SB 671 Ingle Cotton Boll Weevil Monitoring (Identical to HB 752)
An amendment to the Cotton Boll Weevil Control Act empowers control districts to monitor boll weevils in addition to their current authorization to suppress or eradicate them.
SB 676 Duran Soil and Water Conservation Districts Elections (Identical to HB 752)
Changes the date for Soil and Water referendums and elections to be held on the first Tuesday in May rather than February.
SB 677 Nava Higher Education Department Created
SB 690 Griego Conservation District Watershed Coordinator (Identical to HB 661)
SWCC is authorized to appoint a watershed coordinator who would establish a clearinghouse for statewide watershed information. In cooperation with the WRRI at NMSU (between landowners, soil & water conservation districts and governmental agencies.
SB 696 Griego NMSU Phreatophyte Removal (Identical to HB 89)
Provides $10 million to NMSU’s BOR through the soil & water conservation districts for a statewide nonnative phreatophyte removal program, including restoration of riparian vegetation, monitoring and long-term maintenance.
SB 700 Sharer NMSU Farmington Agricultural Center (Identical to HB 13)
Provides $385,000 to NMSU’s BOR to enhance teaching and research capacity of the ASC in Farmington.
SB 707   Boitano No Remedial Classes for Scholarships
Shall apply only to full-time resident students who, immediately upon completion of a high school curriculum at a public or accredited private New Mexico high school or upon receiving a graduate equivalent diploma, are accepted for entrance to and attend one of the state educational institutions set forth in this section or one of the branches of those institutions.
SB 709 Pinto NMSU Indian Education & Economic Development
Provides $500,000 to NMSU’s BOR for Cooperative Extension Service programs to develop tribal and Pueblo Indian agriculture and natural resources, family wellness and stability and youth development.
SB 731 Lopez Higher Ed Competitive Research Funds (Identical to HB184)
SB 744 Campos Purchasing From Disabled Persons (Identical to HB 498)
SB 803 Rawson NMSU - Rural Education Division Relocation
Moves the Rural Education Division of the Public Education Department to New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. Specifies that division employees would not be employees of the university.
SB 828 Garcia NM Hay Association Promotion & Development
Provides $350,000 NMSU BOR’s for expenditure in fiscal year 2006 for the New Mexico department of agriculture's promotion and development of the New Mexico hay association.
SB 835 Altamirano NMSU New Mexico-Grown Wheat (Identical to HB542)
Provides $50,000 (GF) to NMSU Department of Agriculture to market New Mexico-grown wheat internationally and domestically.
SB 885 Altamirano NMSU Veterinarian (Identical to HB187)
Provides $200,000 (GF) to NMSU’s BOR to employ a veterinarian for animal health research and education services through the Cooperative Extension Service.
SB 894 Martinez NMSU: Vegetation-Monitoring Studies (Identical to HB866)
Provides $250,000 (GF) to NMSU BORs for the College of Agriculture to assist the livestock industry with vegetation- monitoring studies.
SB 903 Harden NMSU Central Curry SWCD
Provides $74,000 (GF) to NMSU BOR for the Central Curry Soil and Water Conservation District to perform an underground drip study to analyze and promote the most efficient means of irrigating crops.
SB 904 Grubesic NMSU Santa Fe Farmers’ Market (Identical to HB386 and similar to HB278)
Provides $120,000 (GF) to NMSU BORs to support efforts by the Department of Agriculture to plan and establish programming and continue development of an adequate revenue stream for a permanent site in the Santa Fe railyard to operate the Santa Fe.
SB 965 Sanchez, M. GIS Collaborative Water Model
$80,000 (GF) to UNM Board of Regents to acquire a geographic information system for the Valencia Soil and Water Conservation District for geospatial visualization, hosting and data maintenance to enhance the Middle Rio Grande Water Assembly ’ s Collaborative Water Model.
SB 972 Sanchez, B. ENLACE Program Funding
Provides General Fund appropriations to post-secondary educational institutions to support ENLACE Programs: UNM ($400,000); NMSU ($400,000) SFCC ($400,000).
SB 1048 Rawson NMSU Aerospace Engineering Department (Relates to HB 418, HB 609& SB 43)
Provides $750,000 to the board of regents of New Mexico state university for expenditure in fiscal year 2006 and succeeding fiscal years to create an aerospace engineering department.
SB 1063 Rawson NMSU Manufacturing Sector Development Program
Provides $184,000 (GF) to NMSU Board of Regents to maintain and expand the Manufacturing Sector Development Program.
     
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SJM 2 Campos Youth Obesity and Health Improvement
SJM 13 Carraro Creating the State Investment Funds Task Forces
SJM 17 Altamirano Study Changing Educational Retirement System
SJM 31 Rodriguez Study Chimayo Chile and History
SJM 32 Garcia,MJ Coach Lou Henson, In Recognition
SJM 44 Ryan NMSU Extension Day (February 17, 2005)
     
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 Senate Capital Outlay Return to top
SCO 69
Garcia, MJ
Hygienist Classroom at Dona Ana Branch Community College of NMSU
$150,000
 SCO 70 Garcia, MJ NMSU Native American Cultural Center Planning and Design
$345,650
SCO 71 Garcia, MJ Capital Projects at the Creative Media Institute of NMSU
$5,000,000
SCO 181 Nava Renovations and Equipment for the Creative Media Institute at NMSU
$5,000,000
SCO 193 Jennings Capital Improvements in Otero County
Provides $105,000 to Interstate Stream Commission, $950,000 to Local Government Division of DFA, $1,500,000 to NMSU BOR, $600,000 to PED for capital improvements in Otero County.
SCO 283 Rawson Improvements for Baseball and Softball Complexes at NMSU
$100,000
SCO 286 Rawson NMSU Athletic Improvements - Change to Sam Graff Park
Severance Tax Bonds
SCO 321 Altamirano Improvements for the Aggie Memorial Stadium Press Box at NMSU
$100,000
SCO 365 Asbill Capital Improvements in Otero County
$398,600 to NMSU BOR
SCO 367 Asbill Capital Improvements in Otero County
$1,500,000 to NMSU BOR
SCO 460   Nava NMSU Dona Ana Branch Community College Dental Clinic Improvements
Provides $150,000 to NMSU BOR for Dona Ana Branch Community College Dental Improvements.
SCO 461   Papen NMSU Gardiner Hall Renovation and Expansion
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SCO 466 Asbill A Comprehensive Hydrogeologic Study of the Sacramento Mountains
Provides $1,500,000 for Sacramento Mountains study.
SCO 467 Asbill Improvements to the Penasco Soil and Water Distribution District Building in Artesia
Provides $50,000 for Penasco District Building.
SCO 535 Nava Intramural Field Lights at NMSU
Provides $150,000 for Intramural Field Lights.
SCO 545 Komadina Public Wetland & Conservation Education Facility for the Valencia Soil and Water Conservation District
Provides $400,000 to NMSU BOR’s for Valencia soil and water.
SCO 549 Garcia, MJ Caballo Soil & Water Conservation District Building Purchase in Hatch
Provides $129,000 to NMSU BOR’s to purchase building.
SCO 587 Papen Educational Technology Laboratory Installation for the Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management Department
$500,000
SCO 588 Jennings Penasco Soil & Water Conservation District Building Improvements
$50,000
SCO 647 Smith Capital Improvements in Truth or Consequences
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SCO 656 Smith Roller Chopper for the Deming Soil & Water Conservation District
$25,000
SCO 767 Papen Capital Improvements in Las Cruces
$325,000 to Cultural Affairs, $50,000 to BOR/NMSU, and $50,000 to PED.
SCO 975 Fidel Lava SWCD Windbreak Project
$ 25,000) to purchase and install windbreak plantings for conservation along interstate 40 in Milan in Cibola county
SCO 1017 Martinez NMSU FFA/State Ag Offices Info Tech/Equip
$20,000 to purchase and install information technology and equipment at the state agriculture and FFA offices for use statewide.
SCO 1024 Jennings NMSU FFA/State Ag Offices Info Tech/Equip
$20,000 to purchase and install information technology and equipment at the state agriculture and FFA offices for use statewide.
SCO 1026 Rawlings NMSU FFA/State Ag Offices Info Tech/Equip
$20,000 to purchase and install information technology and equipment at the state agriculture and FFA offices for use statewide.
SCO 1051 Leavell NMSU FFA/State Ag Offices Info Tech/Equip
$20,000 to purchase and install information technology and equipment at the state agriculture and FFA offices for use statewide.
SCO 1059 Beffort NMSU FFA/State Ag Offices Info Tech/Equip
$20,000 to purchase and install information technology and equipment at the state agriculture and FFA offices for use statewide.
SCO 1062 Adair NMSU FFA/State Ag Offices Info Tech/Equip
$20,000 to purchase and install information technology and equipment at the state agriculture and FFA offices for use statewide.
SCO 1077 Sanchez, M. NMSUCapital Improvements in the Valencia Soil and Water Conservation District
SCO 1080 Altamirano NMSU FFA/ State Ag Offices Info Tech/Equip
$20,000 to purchase and install information technology and equipment at the State Agriculture Education and FFA offices for use statewide.
SCO 1205 Duran NMSU FFA/ State Ag Offices Info Tech/Equip
$20,000 to purchase and install information technology and equipment at the State Agriculture Education and FFA offices for use statewide.
SCO 1213 Campos NMSU FFA/ State Ag Offices Info Tech/Equip
$20,000 to purchase and install information technology and equipment at the State Agriculture Education and FFA offices for use statewide.
SCO 1281 Cisneros Santa Fe-Pojoaque SWCD Flood Control Dam Rehabilitation
$500,000 to Office of the State Engineer for Flood Control Dam Rehabilitation in the Santa Fe-Pojoaque Soil and Water Conservation District.
SCO 1283 Cisneros NMSU FFA/ State Ag Offices Info Tech/Equip
$20,000 to purchase and install information technology and equipment at the State Agriculture Education and FFA offices for use statewide.
SCO 1311 Taylor , JG NMSU Improvements to the Football Complex
$2,200,000 to NMSU BOR’s for Improvements to the Football Complex at New Mexico State University.
SCO 1359 Ingle NMSU FFA/ State Ag Offices Info Tech/Equip
$20,000 to purchase and install information technology and equipment at the State Agriculture Education and FFA offices for use statewide.
SCO 1385 Fidel NMSU FFA/ State Ag Offices Info Tech/Equip
$20,000 to purchase and install information technology and equipment at the State Agriculture Education and FFA offices for use statewide.
SCO 1530 Campos , P. NMSU Tierra Y Monte SWCD
$30,000 to NMSU BORs for Vehicle Purchase
SCO 1536 Campos , P. NMSU Valencia County
$400,000 to NMSU BORs for Construction of a Public Wetland and Conservation Education Facility in Valencia County.
SCO 1538 Campos , P. NMSU Tierra Y Monte SWCD (Identical to SCO 1530)
$30,000 to NMSU BORs for Vehicle Purchase for the Tierra Y Monte Soil and Water Conservation District.
SCO 1539 Campos , P. NMSU Edgewood
$180,000 to NMSU BORs for Watershed Restoration Equipment in Edgewood.
SCO 1540 Campos , P. NMSU Estancia Valley
200,000 to NMSU BORs for Management Facility for the Estancia Valley Watershed.
SCO 1575 Garcia, MJ NMSU Newspaper
25,000 to NMSU BORs for Equipping the Roundup Newspaper at New Mexico State University.
SCO 1621 Altamirano NMSU Dona Ana Branch Community College
$150,000 to NMSU BORs to purchase Equipment for the Dental Clinic at Dona Ana Branch Community College.
SCO 1688 Taylor, J. NMSU Football Turf
$300,000 to NMSU BORs for Football Stadium Turf at New Mexico State University.
SCO 1708 Lopez NMSU Urban Farming
$100,000 to NMSU BORs for Urban Farming and Science Education Center in the South Valley of Bernalillo County.