0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 31 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, | 0003| 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| RAYMOND G. SANCHEZ | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| FOR THE LEGISLATIVE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE | 0010| | 0011| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0012| REQUESTING CONTINUATION OF THE TASK FORCE APPOINTED TO STUDY AND | 0013| MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CONTINUUM OF | 0014| SERVICES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. | 0015| | 0016| WHEREAS, every decent and successful society protects and | 0017| nurtures its children and understands that such a philosophy is | 0018| the basis for its preservation; and | 0019| WHEREAS, all of New Mexico's children and their families | 0020| should be able to find within their communities the help and | 0021| support they need to lead full and productive lives; and | 0022| WHEREAS, New Mexico's population is comparatively small and | 0023| poor and cannot expect to compete and prosper unless New | 0024| Mexico's children become healthy, productive adults; and | 0025| WHEREAS, one in every three New Mexican children lives in | 0001| poverty; and | 0002| WHEREAS, five in every ten preschool-age children in New | 0003| Mexico have working parents; and | 0004| WHEREAS, six in every ten New Mexican children are | 0005| minorities; and | 0006| WHEREAS, one in every four children in New Mexico lives in | 0007| a single-parent home; and | 0008| WHEREAS, one in every four homeless families in New Mexico | 0009| has children; and | 0010| WHEREAS, the needs of New Mexico's children are still being | 0011| assessed; and | 0012| WHEREAS, compared to other children across the nation, New | 0013| Mexico's children experience needs for health and social | 0014| services at levels greater than what has been available to them; | 0015| and | 0016| WHEREAS, Senate Memorial 40, which passed during the first | 0017| session of the forty-first legislature, requested that a task | 0018| force be established to consider children and family issues | 0019| carefully and thoroughly and to provide helpful information and | 0020| recommendations to the interim legislative health and human | 0021| services committee; and | 0022| WHEREAS, the task force has been in effect since 1989, and | 0023| it is important to continue the work of that task force, | 0024| particularly to identify urgent, critical needs of New Mexico's | 0025| young children and to identify gaps in services and duplication | 0001| of efforts; | 0002| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0003| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the task force appointed after the | 0004| first session of the forty-first legislature to study and make | 0005| recommendations for the development of a continuum of services | 0006| for young children and their families be continued, effective | 0007| immediately, and that the task force consult with and report its | 0008| findings and recommendations at the October 1996 meeting of the | 0009| interim legislative health and human services committee and | 0010| report to the first session of the forty-third legislature; and | 0011| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force continue with | 0012| the same members, with members replaced as necessary, to ensure | 0013| that the task force shall consist of five members appointed by | 0014| the governor, five members appointed by the speaker of the house | 0015| of representatives and five members appointed by the president | 0016| pro tempore of the senate and that those members shall represent | 0017| the ethnic, economic and geographic diversity in the state and | 0018| shall have knowledge of and experience in health, education and | 0019| social needs of children and their families; and | 0020| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force, in making its | 0021| recommendations regarding a continuum of services: | 0022| A. identify the urgent needs of young children and | 0023| families; | 0024| B. establish an inventory of services for children | 0025| and families; | 0001| C. determine how health, education and social | 0002| services offered by public and private institutions, agencies | 0003| and programs can be delivered in a coordinated manner within the | 0004| various communities; | 0005| D. consider a family-centered system with a full | 0006| range of services, including prevention, timely intervention and | 0007| appropriate treatment; | 0008| E. develop a strategic plan for the development of | 0009| such a system that imposes order on funding, eliminates gaps in | 0010| services and duplication of efforts and provides indicators and | 0011| standards for demonstrating and evaluating the success of | 0012| programs for children and families; | 0013| F. work closely with other children and youth | 0014| planning groups and with state agencies responsible for children | 0015| and youth programs; and | 0016| G. work closely with community groups and advocates | 0017| to encourage their participation in the determination of local | 0018| needs and problems; and | 0019| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0020| transmitted to the governor, the New Mexico legislative council | 0021| and the chairman of the interim legislative health and human | 0022| services committee. | 0023| - 4 - | 0024| State of New Mexico | 0025| House of Representatives | 0001| | 0002| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0003| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0004| | 0005| February 1, l996 | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Mr. Speaker: | 0009| | 0010| Your RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS COMMITTEE, to | 0011| whom has been referred | 0012| | 0013| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 31 | 0014| | 0015| has had it under consideration and finds same to be | 0016| GERMANE in accordance with constitutional provisions. | 0017| | 0018| Respectfully submitted, | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| Barbara A. Perea Casey, | 0024| Chairperson | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| Adopted Not Adopted | 0003| | 0004| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0005| | 0006| Date | 0007| | 0008| The roll call vote was 10 For 0 Against | 0009| Yes: 10 | 0010| Excused: Lujan, Olguin, Rodella, R. G. Sanchez, S. M. Williams | 0011| Absent: None | 0012| | 0013| HJ031RC1 State of New Mexico | 0014| House of Representatives | 0015| | 0016| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0017| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| February 10, 1996 | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| Mr. Speaker: | 0024| | 0025| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to | 0001| whom has been referred | 0002| | 0003| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 31 | 0004| | 0005| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0006| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0007| | 0008| Respectfully submitted, | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| Max Coll, Chairman | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| Adopted Not Adopted | 0017| | 0018| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0019| | 0020| Date | 0021| | 0022| The roll call vote was 10 For 0 Against | 0023| Yes: 10 | 0024| Excused: Abeyta, Casey, Gentry, Martinez, Picraux, Salazar, | 0025| Wallace, Watchman | 0001| Absent: none | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| HJ031AF1 |