0001|                    SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 22
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0002|     42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND
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0003|     SESSION, 1996
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0004|                         INTRODUCED BY
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0005|                     ELIZABETH T. STEFANICS
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0009|     FOR THE LEGISLATIVE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
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0010|     
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0011|                        A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0012|     REQUESTING THAT THE LEGISLATIVE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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0013|     COMMITTEE EVALUATE PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
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0014|     HEALTH, THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND
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0015|     FAMILIES DEPARTMENT, THE STATE AGENCY ON AGING AND OTHER
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0016|     AGENCIES. 
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0017|     
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0018|       WHEREAS, there is a need to continually reexamine the
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0019|     effectiveness, the relative importance and the cost-benefit
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0020|     ratio of health and human services programs; and
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0021|       WHEREAS, current budget proposals by executive branch
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0022|     departments include recommendations for shifts of funds away
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0023|     from ineffective programs into more effective programs; and
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0024|       WHEREAS, the criteria for gauging effectiveness have not
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0025|     been clearly identified; and
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0001|       WHEREAS, there is a need to establish objective and
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0002|     consistent criteria for gauging effectiveness and for making
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0003|     decisions about program funding;
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0004|       NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0005|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the interim legislative health and
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0006|     human services committee study the procedures and criteria for
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0007|     determining program and contract effectiveness used by the
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0008|     department of health, the human services department, the
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0009|     children, youth and families department, the state agency on
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0010|     aging and other health and social service-related agencies; and 
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0011|       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the children, youth and
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0012|     families department, the department of health, the human
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0013|     services department and the state agency on aging provide the
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0014|     interim health and human services committee with written copies
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0015|     of their respective regulations and policies on strategic
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0016|     planning, self-evaluation and assessment of program and contract
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0017|     effectiveness at its meeting in June 1996; and 
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0018|       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be sent
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0019|     to the legislative council, the interim legislative health and
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0020|     human services committee and the heads of the respective
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0021|     agencies named above.
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0022|                                - 2 -  
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0023|   
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0024|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0025|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0003|                                             February 17, 1996
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0004|   
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0005|   Mr. President:
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0006|   
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0007|     Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0008|   
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0009|                    SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 22
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0010|   
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0011|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0012|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0014|                              Respectfully submitted,
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0015|   
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0018|                              __________________________________
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0019|                              Gloria Howes, Chairman 
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0020|   
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0022|   
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0023|   Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0024|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0003|                     Date ________________________
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0004|   
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0006|   The roll call vote was <u> 7 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0007|   Yes:  7
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0008|   No:        0
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0009|   Excused:   EJennings, Wray
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0010|   Absent:    0
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0013|   SJ022RU1
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