0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 50
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0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION,
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0003| 1996
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0004| INTRODUCED BY
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0005| SHERYL M. WILLIAMS
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0011| A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0012| REQUESTING THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA TASK FORCE TO
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0013| CONSIDER ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERSONNEL CATEGORY OF SCHOOL
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0014| COUNSELORS.
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0016| WHEREAS, elementary, middle, junior and high school
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0017| children are being subjected to unprecedented social stresses,
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0018| including fragmentation of families, drug and alcohol abuse,
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0019| child abuse, poverty and violence; and
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0020| WHEREAS, an increasing number of these children are
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0021| exhibiting symptoms of distress such as emotional disorders,
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0022| academic underachievement, disruptive behavior, juvenile
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0023| delinquency and withdrawal; and
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0024| WHEREAS, counseling provided within public schools can
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0025| reduce drug abuse, dropout rates, unemployment and
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0001| incarceration; and
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0002| WHEREAS, the state can help reduce academic, social and
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0003| emotional problems of students by enhancing the availability and
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0004| quality of public school counseling programs; and
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0005| WHEREAS, successful students contribute significantly more
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0006| to the tax base; and
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0007| WHEREAS, school dropouts, gang members, pregnant teens and
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0008| substance abusing youth are burdens on the taxpayer and
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0009| contribute to rising crime; and
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0010| WHEREAS, school counselors contribute positively to
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0011| students' progress and development, the school environment,
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0012| student self-discipline, school attendance and academic
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0013| achievement;
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0014| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0015| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the public school funding formula task
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0016| force be requested to study the establishment of a personnel
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0017| category of school counselors in the public schools; and
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0018| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that school counseling programs be
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0019| studied independently at the elementary, middle, junior and high
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0020| school levels, including national pupil-counselor ratios,
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0021| position statements, student expectations and pay scales; and
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0022| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the public school funding
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0023| formula task force make recommendations on school counseling
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0024| programs to the legislative education study committee by
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0025| December 1, 1996; and
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0001| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
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0002| transmitted to the members of the public school funding formula
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0003| task force and the legislative education study committee.
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0004| State of New Mexico
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0005| House of Representatives
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0007| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0008| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0010| February 8, l996
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0013| Mr. Speaker:
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0015| Your RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS COMMITTEE, to
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0016| whom has been referred
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0018| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 50
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0020| has had it under consideration and finds same to be
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0021| GERMANE in accordance with constitutional provisions.
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0022|
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0023| Respectfully submitted,
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0003| Barbara A. Perea Casey,
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0004| Chairperson
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0007| Adopted Not Adopted
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0009| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0011| Date
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0013| The roll call vote was 9 For 0 Against
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0014| Yes: 9
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0015| Excused: Knowles, Lujan, Nicely, Ryan, J. G. Taylor, Wallach
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0016| Absent: None
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0018| HJ050RC1 State of New Mexico
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0019| House of Representatives
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0021| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0022| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0025| February 14, 1996
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0003| Mr. Speaker:
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0005| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0007| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 50
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0009| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0010| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0012| Respectfully submitted,
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0017| Samuel F. Vigil, Chairman
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0020| Adopted Not Adopted
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0022| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0024| Date
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0001| The roll call vote was 9 For 0 Against
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0002| Yes: 9
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0003| Excused: Trujillo, Weeks, SM Williams
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0004| Absent: None
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0007| HJ050EC1
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0009| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0010| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0013| February 15, 1996
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0015| Mr. President:
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0017| Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0019| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 50
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0020|
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0021| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0022| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0023|
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0024| Respectfully submitted,
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0003| __________________________________
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0004| Gloria Howes, Chairman
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0008| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0009| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0013| Date ________________________
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0016| The roll call vote was 5 For 0 Against
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0017| Yes: 5
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0018| No: 0
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0019| Excused: Aragon, Jennings, Wray
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0020| Absent: 0
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0023| HJ050RU1
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