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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 Content |
| SB 14 | Campos | Short-Term
Bonds for School Deficiencies
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| SB 28 | Campos | Return
to Work for Educational Retirees
Content |
| SB 31 | Garcia, MJ | Dona
Ana Dental Hygienist Education Program |
| SB 37 | Carraro | Tuition Scholarship Eligibility |
| SB 38 | Leavell | Insurance
Product Regulation Compact Content |
| SB 43 | Garcia, MJ | NMSU
Aerospace Engineering Department |
| SB 60 | Carraro | Standards
for Investment of State Funds
Content |
| SB 78 | Altamirano | Manufacturing
Extension Services
Content |
| 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) Content |
| 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) |
| 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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| 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 Content |
| 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 Content |
| 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. |