0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 59
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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| BARBARA A. PEREA CASEY
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0009| FOR THE LEGISLATIVE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
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0011| A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0012| REQUESTING THE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT TO
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0013| COOPERATE IN THE PRESERVATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE QUALITY CHILD-CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM.
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0015| WHEREAS, children are our most precious resource, and far
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0016| too many of New Mexico's children live in poverty; and
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0017| WHEREAS, quality child-care services of every kind are
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0018| critically necessary if today's young children are to become
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0019| tomorrow's productive healthy citizens; and
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0020| WHEREAS, these same child-care services permit working
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0021| parents to better support their families; and
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0022| WHEREAS, reimbursement rates for child care directly affect
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0023| the quality of care available; and
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0024| WHEREAS, expected cuts in federal block and categorical
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0025| grants seriously threaten continuation of a quality child-care
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0001| delivery system for the working poor; and
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0002| WHEREAS, maintenance of effort in preserving key quality
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0003| assurance components of a comprehensive quality child-care
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0004| delivery system should include before- and after-school care
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0005| programs and early childhood development programs; and
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0006| WHEREAS, a comprehensive quality child-care delivery system
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0007| should include a monitoring section to ensure compliance with
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0008| all appropriate licensing regulations and quality care
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0009| standards; and
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0010| WHEREAS, such a system should also include community-based
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0011| child-care resource and referral programs that provide training
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0012| and technical assistance to both home-based and center-based
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0013| providers; and
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0014| WHEREAS, a comprehensive quality child-care delivery system
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0015| should support the statewide early child-care education and
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0016| family support professional career lattice initiative and
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0017| provide resource and referral services to parents; and
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0018| WHEREAS, New Mexico is committed to preserving a
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0019| comprehensive quality child-care delivery system;
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0020| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0021| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the children, youth and families
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0022| department create and lead a child-care task force to ensure
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0023| preservation of a comprehensive quality child-care delivery
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0024| system; and
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0025| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force include
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0001| representatives from the human services department, the young
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0002| children's continuum, the child development board, service
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0003| providers, parents, early child-care and education professionals
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0004| and organizations and the business community; and
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0005| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force make
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0006| recommendations to ensure the maintenance and expansion of a
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0007| high quality comprehensive child-care delivery system to the
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0008| children, youth and families department, the human services
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0009| department and the interim legislative health and human services
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0010| committee; and
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0011| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the recommendations of the task
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0012| force address before- and after-school care and early childhood
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0013| development programs, monitoring of compliance with regulations
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0014| and quality care standards, community-based child-care and
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0015| resource and referral programs and statewide early child-care
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0016| education and family support; and
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0017| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the secretary of children,
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0018| youth and families make appointments to the task force and
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0019| notify the New Mexico legislative council of those appointees by
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0020| May 1, 1996; and
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0021| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force make progress
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0022| reports to the children, youth and families department and the
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0023| interim legislative health and human services committee by the
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0024| committee's first meeting in July 1996; and
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0025| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force make a report,
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0001| including legislative recommendations, to the interim
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0002| legislative health and human services committee at its first
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0003| meeting in November 1996; and
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0004| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be sent
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0005| to the secretary of children, youth and families and to the New
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0006| Mexico legislative council.
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0007| State of New Mexico
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0008| House of Representatives
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0010| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0011| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0013| February 8, l996
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0015|
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0016| Mr. Speaker:
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0018| Your RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS COMMITTEE, to
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0019| whom has been referred
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0021| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 59
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0023| has had it under consideration and finds same to be
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0024| GERMANE in accordance with constitutional provisions.
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0001| Respectfully submitted,
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0006| Barbara A. Perea Casey,
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0007| Chairperson
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0010| Adopted Not Adopted
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0012| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0014| Date
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0016| The roll call vote was 9 For 0 Against
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0017| Yes: 9
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0018| Excused: Knowles, Lujan, Nicely, Ryan, J. G. Taylor, Wallach
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0019| Absent: None
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0021| HJ059RC1 State of New Mexico
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0022| House of Representatives
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0024| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0025| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0003| February 11, 1996
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0006| Mr. Speaker:
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0008| Your CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to
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0009| whom has been referred
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0011| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 59
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0013| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0014| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0016| Respectfully submitted,
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0021| Gary K. King, Chairman
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0024| Adopted Not Adopted
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0001| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0003| Date
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0005| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against
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0006| Yes: 8
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0007| Excused: Baca, Charley, Vigil
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0008| Absent: None
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0012| HJ059CP1
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