SANTA FE, NM – The following legislative interim committees are meeting the week of November 27 through December 1, 2017

November 27 - December 1, 2017 @ 10:00 a.m. - Indian Affairs Committee (IAC), Pueblo of San Ildefonso, Visitors Center, 74 Povi Kaa Dr., San Ildefonso Pueblo, NM 87506
Agenda Items: Status Update; REDI Net and the Rural Broadband Special Audit; Standards for Certifying Families and Homes for Foster Care and the Federal Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978; Public Comment

November 28, 2017 @ 10:00 a.m. - IAC, Ohkay Owingeh, Ohkay Owingeh Conference Center, 68 NM-291, Ohkay Owingeh, NM 87576
Agenda Items: Status Update; Tribal Jurisdiction and Cross-Deputization of Law Enforcement; Indian Water Settlements; Public Comment

November 29, 2017 @ 10:00 a.m. - IAC, State Capitol, Room 322, Santa Fe, NM
Agenda Items: Update on the Small Lending Industry and Preparation for a Statewide Interest Rate Cap; Update on Indian Gaming; Introduction to the Native American Voting Task Force (NAVTF)

November 30, 2017 @ 10 a.m. - Tobacco Settlement Revenue Oversight Committee (TSROC), State Capitol, Room 311, Santa Fe
Agenda Items: House Memorial 64 - Prosperity Kids Working Group Report; Update: Status of Tobacco Settlement Permanent and Program Funds; Review of Funding Requests and Recommendations to the Legislature for Fiscal Year 2019; Consideration of Endorsement of Proposed Legislation for the 2018 Session; Public Comment

December 1, 2017 @ 8:30 a.m. - New Mexico Finance Authority (NMFA), State Capitol Room 311, Santa Fe
Agenda Items: New Mexico Finance Authority (NMFA) Board Report; Project Infrastructure Financing; Authorization of Projects for Funding from the Public Project; Update on Economic Development Revolving Fund; Water Trust Board (WYB) Presentation of Water Projects for Legislative Approval; NMFA 2017 Interim Summary Recap; Public Comment

December 1, 2017 @ TBD - Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force (PSCOOTF)- State Capitol, Santa Fe
Agenda Items: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Committee/Interim_Committee?CommitteeCode=PSCO

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.

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