2018 HB 208 Study Workforce Training & Education

CVNM Position:

Support

Year:

2018

Sponsors:

Eliseo Lee Alcon
Harry Garcia
D. Wonda Johnson
Patricia A. Lundstrom
Elizabeth Thomson

Topics:

Air Quality
Land
Water

Legislative Info:

HB 208 on nmlegis.gov »

Description

HB 208 would have appropriated $250K to study the education and training programs necessary to build a workforce to meet the demand for uranium site clean-up. While this bill did not pass, the budget that passed contained funding for this item at a level of $200K, ensuring that this important training component is sufficiently studied. Unfortunately, Gov. Martinez line item vetoed this funding.

Outcome

HB 208 died in the House Appropriation and Finance Committee.