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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

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ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

02/07/08

HB

SHORT TITLE “ENLACE New Mexico Day"

SJM 32

ANALYST Escudero

Duplicate To: HM 20 Related To: SB 58

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Joint Memorial 32 resolves by the House of Representatives of the State of New Mexico

that January 25, 2008 be recognized as “ENLACE New Mexico Day" at the House of

Representatives and that recognition be extended to ENLACE New Mexico for increasing

opportunities for academic achievement, school completion and success in higher education, not

only for Latino students, but for all students in New Mexico. Copies of this Memorial shall be

transmitted to local chapter of ENLACE statewide.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

Senate Joint Memorial 32 proposes the following:

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The State of New Mexico is committed to providing access to quality education for all

students, from pre-kindergarten through graduate and doctoral studies; and

•

New Mexico has a rich multicultural heritage that is rooted in its unique history,

geography and relations among its people with different identities, varying languages and

diverse narratives; and

•

Over the past five years, Engaging in Latino Communities for Education (ENLACE)

New Mexico has established community partnerships, including institutions that prepare

students for careers in law, medicine, and other professions; and

•

ENLACE New Mexico believes in inclusivity and that a Latino-focused educational

initiative will cerate a world-class educational system for all students; and

•

The work of ENLACE recognizes, validates ad embraces the core cultural values of its

stakeholders, namely the strength of familia, the bonds of comunidad and the mutuality of

respeto; and

•

Bottom-up change is needed in this state with students, parents, and communities

themselves defining the programmatic and policy issues necessary to effect systemic

change; and

Senate Joint Memorial 32 – Page

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Elected officials throughout the state have united in a bipartisan effort to support the

continuation and expansion of the ELACE New Mexico mission; and

•

The New Mexico Legislature has shown its commitment to education by demonstrating

its support for improving the New Mexico educational system by funding programs such

as ENLACE.

WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ENACTING THIS BILL

The support for improving New Mexico’s educational system through ELACE New Mexico will

not be recognized on January 25, 2008 by the House of Representatives and the State of New

Mexico. Recognition will not be extended to ENLACE New Mexico for increasing opportunities

for academic achievement, school completion and success in higher education, not only for

Latino students, but for all students in New Mexico.

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