Governor Signs State Broadband ‘Connect New Mexico Act’
STATE News:
SANTA FE House Bill 10: the Connect New Mexico Act, which institutes a centralized fund for the state to deliver broadband internet to communities statewide, was signed into law today by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.
House Bill 10: the Connect New Mexico Act is sponsored by Rep. Christine Chandler (D-Los Alamos), Rep. Natalie Figueroa (D-Albuquerque), Rep. Joy Garratt (D-Albuquerque), Rep. Susan Herrera (D-Embudo), Rep. Candie Sweetser (D-Deming).
The bill creates the Connect New Mexico fund and the Connect New Mexico council, which will ensure that projects prioritize unserved and underserved communities and coordinate with the broadband office established by the Senate companion bill.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Signs Legislation Protecting New Mexico Students From Sexual Abuse
From New Mexico House Democrats:
SANTA FE Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday signed House Bill 128, legislation protecting students in New Mexico from sexual and ethical misconduct by teachers and school employees.
Sponsored by Rep. Debra M. Sariñana (D-Albq.), Rep. Christine Trujillo (D-Albq.), Rep. Susan Herrera (D-Embudo), Rep. Joy Garratt (D-Albq.) and Rep. Marian Matthews (D-Albq.), House Bill 128 enacts an extensive set of both preventative and responsive measures to address ethical and sexual misconduct in New Mexico’s public schools. Under HB 128, abusers who have been employed in the public school system will no longer be able to conceal their misconduct by leaving one job and beginning another.
HOUSE DEMOCRATS NEWS
Today, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed House Bill 128, legislation protecting students in New Mexico from sexual and ethical misconduct by teachers and school employees.
Sponsored by Rep. Debra M. Sariñana (D-Albuquerque), Rep. Christine Trujillo (D-Albuquerque), Rep. Susan Herrera (D-Embudo), Rep. Joy Garratt (D-Albuquerque), and Rep. Marian Matthews (D-Albuquerque), House Bill 128 enacts an extensive set of both preventative and responsive measures to address ethical and sexual misconduct in New Mexico’s public schools. Under HB 128, abusers who have been employed in the public school system will no longer be able to conceal their misconduct by leaving one job and beginning another.
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