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>> SHELBY IS LIVE RIGHT NOW TO TELL US MORE. SHELBY? >> HOUSE BILL TWO IS HUGE AND LAST NIGHT A PROVISION THAT WOULD HAVE REQUIRED UNN TO REINSTATE FOUR SPORTS WAS TAKEN OUT. TODAY WE SPOKE WITH LAWMAKERS ON ARE WHY THEY MADE THAT DECISION AND PEOPLE WHO SAY THIS WILL HAVE A DEVASTATING AFFECT ON HARD WORKING STUDENT ATHLETES. >> LAST WEEK, UNN STUDE TEAM. AND JOHN GARCIA HELPED RAISE $150,000 ANNUALLY TO HELP FUND THE SKI TEAM. AND SKI NEW MEXICO PROVIDES THE USE OF THE MOUNTAINS FOR FREE. >> THIS IS A HUGE BOOST. >> THAT TEAM AS WELL AS MEN'S SOCCER WERE CUT BY THE SCHOOL TO HELP SAFE MONEY. >> INITIALLY IT PROVIDED $4.6 MILLION. THE SCHOOLS WOULD NOW GET $3.7 MILLION BUT NO STRINGS ATT ATTACHED. >> WE DON'T WANT TO GET TO A POSITION OF DICTATING WHAT THEY NEED TO TEACH AND WHEN. AND HOW MUCH OF THAT. >> GARCIA SA. >> WE RECEIVED A STATEMENT SAYING IN PART IT'S RIGHT HERE ON MY PHONE, HE DIDN'T INITIAL YAT REQUESTS FOR FUNDING TO BEGIN WITH. THIS HAS BEEN DIFFICULT AND PAINFUL TO CUT THE SPORTS. IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO ENSURE TI

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House Bill 2 is the state’s $7 billion budget bill.It was just last week that University of New Mexico student Ricardo Izquierdo Bernier took home the national title for men’s Nordic skiing. The men's team came in sixth overall. That could be the last time UNM ever gets that chance, if HB 2 passes as it stands now. "It’s just not fair to the kids to be treated this way,” said John Garcia.Garcia is on the board of Ski New Mexico and has helped raise $150,000 annually to help fund the ski team. In total, he says the team costs the university $600,000 out of their $34 million budget. Ski New Mexico provides the use of mountains for free."It's a huge boost to New Mexico and the ski team has always been part of that culture," said Garcia. The ski team, men’s soccer and women’s beach volleyball were cut by the school to help save money and comply with Title IX."We are trading mediocrity for excellence," said Garcia.Initially, the bill provided $4.7 million to UNM if they would reinstate those sports. Last night, the Senate Finance Committee removed that language. The school would now get 3.7 million, but with no strings attached. Those on the committee say the change was made to stay neutral."We don't want to get ourselves into a position of dictating to an institute what they need to teach,” said Sen. Carlos Cisneros.Garcia said he is not giving up. "We expect to get these teams back," he said. The bill now heads to the Senate floor. From there, the House will then have to sign off on the changes. If they don’t, the two will enter into a compromise conference.