[LWVNM Action] Request for consideration: SB166

[Akkana Peck]

One line of the bill includes "improving health and human services outcomes for people who experience homelessness" which definitely falls under our healthcare position. But the rest of the bill isn't healthcare related. Can we advocate for a bill because we have a position covering only a small part of it? (I think the answer is no but I don't know for sure.)

Do we have a position on homelessness? I don't find "homeless" anywhere in https://www.lwvnm.org/positions.html
but one of our other positions might cover it. Or is there a LWVUS position?

If not, maybe we should have a position on homelessness. Maybe another state has a position with which we could concur.

We do need a position in order to advocate on a bill.

        ...Akkana

Ed Santiago via Action writes:
> Hi Hannah,
> 
> From my perspective SB166/Homelessness falls under Health, but your
> latest tracking list has SB7 (Housing) and SB46 (Food Banks) under Other.
> 
> Thank you for your consideration and thank you for being down there today.
> 
> Ed
> -- 
> Ed Santiago  [he/him]          Toolsmith          ... at edsantiago.com
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 25 Jan 2024 08:03:45 -0700, Hannah Burling via Action wrote:
> >Hi Ed,
> >
> >Could you tell me which League position would support this bill?  Then we
> >can review it.
> >
> >My apologies for the late response but we are on the floor of the sausage
> >factory now.
> >
> >Best,
> >
> >Hannah Burling
> >
> >On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 2:25 PM Ed Santiago via Action <
> >action at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I'm watching today's filings roll in and SB166 caught my eye:
> >>
> >>    https://nmlegis.edsantiago.com/bills/SB166.html
> >>       AN ACT RELATING TO STATE GOVERNMENT; AMENDING AND ENACTING
> >>       SECTIONS OF THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY DEPARTMENT ACT;
> >>       CREATING THE HOMELESSNESS REDUCTION DIVISION; ESTABLISHING
> >>       THE INTERAGENCY HOMELESSNESS REDUCTION TASK FORCE AND THE
> >>       HOMELESSNESS REDUCTION ADVISORY COUNCIL; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
> >>
> >>       Introduced by Harold Pope and Eleanor Chávez
> >>
> >> Is it acceptable for a lurker on this list to request that the League
> >> review this bill and, should they find it acceptable, support it?
> >>
> >> Thank you.
> >> Ed
> >> --
> >> Ed Santiago  [he/him]          Toolsmith          ... at edsantiago.com
> >>
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