[LWVNM Action] Request for consideration: SB166

[Ed Santiago]

I withdraw my request, with apologies for taking up so much time.

Ed
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Ed Santiago  [he/him]          Toolsmith          ... at edsantiago.com


On Thu, 25 Jan 2024 10:12:52 -0700, Akkana Peck via Action wrote:
>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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