Contact: Erika Martinez
(505) 986-4819
Erika.Martinez@nmlegis.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 10, 2014
Jobs Council Meeting Wednesday, November 12
Santa Fe, NM – The Jobs Council will meet on Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 307 of the State Capitol in Santa Fe.
Committee members will discuss the Forest Restoration Economic Development Assistance Program; New Mexico State University (NMSU) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) training, entrepreneurship and diversity; an update on the regional data-gathering process and the online jobs-data repository; growth potential for the aviation/aerospace industry; the Tourism Department’s fiscal year 2016 budget request; workers’ compensation system challenges; the Solo Work Program; the Staff Augmentation Program; and the WorkKeys High School Graduation Test Option Program.
Committee Co-Chairs Senator Mary Kay Papen (D-38-Dona Ana) and Representative W. Ken Martinez (D-69- Bernalillo, Cibola, McKinley, Socorro, San Juan & Valencia) will preside at the meeting.
Complete meeting details and agenda items can be accessed through the following link: http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/agendas/JOBSageNov12.14.pdf. Committee meetings are open to the public and a live webcast is available at: http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/webcast/default.aspx.
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