SB 242

                                1  SENATE BILL 242
                                2      57TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2026
                                3  INTRODUCED BY
                                4  Shannon D. Pinto
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                                10  AN ACT
                                11   MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES
                                12   DEPARTMENT FOR THE OFFICE OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS TO CONTRACT FOR A
                                13   FIELD LIAISON TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE INDIAN FAMILY
                                14   PROTECTION ACT AND THE FEDERAL INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT OF
                                15   1978.
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                                17   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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                                18  SECTION 1.   APPROPRIATION.--Three million dollars
                                19   ($3,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the
                                20   children, youth and families department for expenditure in
                                21   fiscal year 2027 for the office of tribal affairs to contract
                                22   for a field liaison to ensure compliance with the Indian Family
                                23   Protection Act and the federal Indian Child Welfare Act of
                                24   1978.    Any unexpended balance remaining at the end of fiscal
                                25   year 2027 shall revert to the general fund.
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