New Mexico House of Representatives Brian Egolf, House Democratic Leader Sheryl Williams Stapleton, House Democratic Whip Patricia Roybal Caballero, House Democratic Caucus Chair FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ADVISORY Contact: Omar Hamid Cell: (505) 463-7653 Email: [email protected] Upcoming Legislative Interim Committee Meetings September 12-16, 2016 SANTA FE, NM – The following legislative interim committees are meeting the week of September 12-16, 2016. September 12-13, 2016 @ 8:30 a.m. – Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee State Capitol, Room 322, Santa Fe, NM Agenda Items: September 12: Effectiveness of Juvenile Justice Facilities & Community-Based Services; New Mexico Sentencing Commission Prison Population Forecast; Adult Visitation & Guardianship; Domestic Violence, Orders of Protection & Possession of Firearms; Link Between Animal Abuse & Domestic Violence; Considering Pregnancy & Incarceration in the New Mexico Prison System; September 13: Judiciary’s Unified Budget & Proposed Legislation; Update from the Public Defender Department; Update from the Corrections Department; Human Trafficking and Runaway Children; Process for Replacement of Recused Public Regulation Commissioners September 12-13, 2016 @ 9:00 a.m. – Jobs Council Carpenters Local Union Hall, 3900 Pan American Freeway NE, Albuquerque, NM Agenda Items: September 12: Report on Updated Regional Job-Creating Data; New Mexico Oil & Gas Report; Next Steps for the Job Council; Jobs Council Program Development Initiatives – Retirement, Federal Government, Solo Work; Update on Roundtable Discussion – Local Economic Development Act & Job Training Incentive Programs; Making State and Local Job-Creating Efforts More Accountable – Review of Tax Expenditures, Incentives & Program Efforts; Roundtable Discussion – Jobs Council Strategy on Public-Private Partnerships, Broadband, Rural Solo Work & the October Meeting; September 13: Workforce Needs & Solutions – Educational & Workforce Development Programs; Workforce Needs & Solutions – Employer Perspectives; Need for “Soft Skills” in the Workforce; Issues in Workers’ Compensation; Roundtable Discussion – Workforce Needs & Solutions September 14-16, 2016 @ 9:00 a.m. –Legislative Education Study Committee State Capitol, Room 307, Santa Fe, NM Agenda Items: September 14: Strategic Initiatives of Select Regional Charter Schools; Substitute Teachers as Educational Retirement Fund Members – Proposed Education Retirement Board Rule Change; FY18 Group Insurance Premiums for Schools & Funding Requests; Every Student Succeeds Act – State Tile I Plan; Director’s Report; September 15: Overview of New Mexico Dual Credit Program; Use of 2 Percent State Equalization Guarantee Set-Aside for State-Chartered Charter Schools; Charter School Lease Purchase Agreements; Virtual Charter Schools – Funding & Accountability; Superintendent & Community Input; September 16: PARCC Scores; School Grades September 14-15, 2016 @ 9:00 a.m. – Revenue Stabilization & Tax Policy Committee The Rotunda, UNM Science & Technology Park, Albuquerque, NM Agenda Items: September 14: Gross Receipts Tax – Overview, Administrative Issues & Suggestions for Improvement; Local Option Gross Receipts Taxes – History of the 1.225%, Impact of Hold Harmless, Unused Increments & Other Issues Affecting Local Governments; New Mexico Tax Code Simulator & Discussion on Tax Reform; Whiteboard Session; September 15: Property Tax Overview; Overview of Industrial Revenue Bonds in new Mexico; Whiteboard Session All interested persons are welcome and encouraged to attend any of the interim committee public meetings. For more information and detailed agendas, please go to the legislative website at http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/. All meetings held at the Capitol are webcast at http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/webcast/default.aspx. ### .