A PLAN TO DIVERT MORE MONEY FROM NEW MEXICO’S LAND GRANT PERMANENT FUND TO BOOST EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION HAS CLEARED ITS FIRST LEGISLATIVE HURDLE. THE HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE NARROWLY APPROVED THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ON MONDAY. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE BILL MUST PASS TWO MORE COMMITTEES BEFORE MAKING IT TO THE HOUSE FLOOR.
IF GIVEN FINAL APPROVAL IN THE LEGISLATURE, IT WOULD GO TO VOTERS IN 2018…BYPASSING A POTENTIAL VETO FROM GOVERNOR MARTINEZ.
