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HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 60

48

TH LEGISLATURE

- STATE OF NEW MEXICO -

FIRST SESSION

, 2007

INTRODUCED BY

Luciano "Lucky" Varela

A JOINT MEMORIAL

REQUESTING THE NEW MEXICO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO DIRECT THE

APPROPRIATE INTERIM COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE ON-SITE CHILD CARE FOR

STATE EMPLOYEES.

WHEREAS, there exists in Santa Fe and other metropolitan

areas of the state a lack of adequate daycare facilities,

particularly facilities caring for infants under the age of

two; and

WHEREAS, the employment and retention of women, minorities

and others who may find a lack of adequate child care to be a

detriment to employment is a legislated and continual goal of

the state of New Mexico; and

WHEREAS, throughout the country, on-site, employee-run or

employer-provided daycare centers, in both private and public

organizations, have proved to be a large factor in attracting

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and retaining employees as well as a source of employees'

satisfaction with their employers; and

WHEREAS, on-site child care has been shown to provide

significant cost savings to organizations and can provide cost

savings to the state; and

WHEREAS, throughout the country, on-site, employee-run or

employer-provided daycare centers have proved to provide peace

of mind for parents and quality care for children; and

WHEREAS, the children of New Mexico, including the

children of employees of the state of New Mexico, are the

state's greatest resource;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE

STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the pilot project for on-site child

care at the New Mexico department of transportation run by Kids

Under Konstruction, a nonprofit corporation created and managed

by employees of the department, be recognized as a valuable

project for the state of New Mexico; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the New Mexico legislative

council be requested to direct the appropriate legislative

interim committee to examine the issues of child care as they

relate to state employees and the citizens of New Mexico; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the appropriate legislative

interim committee be requested to examine methods to foster

nonprofit partnerships with state government to provide on-site

child care to state government employees and to the citizens of

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New Mexico in order to relieve the shortage of child care

statewide and to retain qualified and valuable government

employees by providing them with adequate child care options;

and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the appropriate legislative

interim committee examine methods to finance capital projects

designed to create and maintain on-site child care centers at

state government agencies that provide services to state

government employees and the citizens of New Mexico; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be

transmitted to the New Mexico legislative council.

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