SENATE MEMORIAL 23
47th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2006
INTRODUCED BY
Rod Adair
A MEMORIAL
REQUESTING THE NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY AS A VARSITY SPORT.
WHEREAS, Title 9 of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 USC, Sections 1681-1688, has caused disparities between men's and women's collegiate athletic programs; and
WHEREAS, women's ice hockey is gaining popularity throughout the country; and
WHEREAS, women's ice hockey has been an Olympic sport since the eighteenth winter Olympic games in Nagano, Japan, in 1998; and
WHEREAS, there are currently limited opportunities for women attending New Mexico state university to play ice hockey; and
WHEREAS, the Pan American center at New Mexico state university may provide a possible venue for ice hockey games; and
WHEREAS, the addition of women's sports in a timely manner can reduce the likelihood of forcing the termination of other sports programs at a university; and
WHEREAS, the proportion of women students at New Mexico state university continues to be approximately fifty-six percent of the student body, and the feasibility of adding women's sports programs should be studied continually;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the board of regents of New Mexico state university be requested to study the feasibility of adapting the Pan American center to accommodate ice hockey games and to study the cost of establishing a division one women's ice hockey program, including a budget for the start-up and annual operating expenses of such a program, including recurring scholarships; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the board of regents of New Mexico state university report the results of this study no later than October 31, 2006 to the chief clerk of the senate; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be transmitted to the president and board of regents of New Mexico state university.