0001|                    SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 33
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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|                       CARLOS R. CISNEROS
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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 STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MAKE
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0013|     RECOMMENDATIONS ON STATEWIDE EXPULSION AND RE-ADMISSION POLICIES
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0014|     TO ENCOURAGE YOUTHS TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION.
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0015|     
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0016|       WHEREAS, a small percentage of students is expelled after
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0017|     episodes justifying serious measures on the part of public
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0018|     schools; and
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0019|       WHEREAS, many more students are dropped for non-attendance;
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0020|     and
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0021|       WHEREAS, the interim legislative health and human services
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0022|     committee recognizes that the rise in juvenile crime and
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0023|     delinquency is a major problem facing New Mexico; and
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0024|       WHEREAS, the interim legislative health and human services
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0025|     committee continues to pursue and support prevention and early
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0001|     intervention measures; and 
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0002|       WHEREAS, each school district sets its own expulsion and
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0003|     re-admission policies; and
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0004|       WHEREAS, such policies include provisions to respect other
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0005|     school districts' edicts prohibiting re-admission for up to
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0006|     three years; and
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0007|       WHEREAS, such policies effectively close public schools to
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0008|     some students, putting them at high risk of gang and criminal
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0009|     activity; and
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0010|       WHEREAS, school boards need to consider the effect their
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0011|     policies have on the behavior of students not permitted to
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0012|     attend classes; and
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0013|       WHEREAS, keeping youths in an educational environment
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0014|     offers them important structure and role modeling necessary for
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0015|     becoming responsible adults;
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0016|       NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0017|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the state board of education review and
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0018|     make recommendations to the interim legislative health and human
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0019|     services committee at its October 1996 meeting on statewide
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0020|     attendance, expulsion and re-admission policies; and
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0021|       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
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0022|     transmitted to each member of the state board of education, the
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0023|     superintendent of public instruction and each local school
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0024|     board.
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0025|                                - 2 -  
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0002|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0003|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0004|   
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0005|   
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0006|                                             February 10, 1996
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0007|   
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0008|   Mr. President:
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0009|   
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0010|     Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0011|   
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0012|                    SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 33
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0013|   
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0014|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0015|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0016|   EDUCATION.
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0017|   
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0018|                              Respectfully submitted,
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0019|   
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0020|   
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0021|   
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0022|                              __________________________________
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0023|                              Gloria Howes, Chairman 
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0024|   
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0025|   
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0002|   Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0003|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0007|                     Date ________________________
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0008|   
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0010|   The roll call vote was <u> 7 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0011|   Yes:  7
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0012|   No:        0
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0013|   Excused:   EJennings, Wray
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0014|   Absent:   0
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0015|   
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0016|   SJ033RU1
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0020|       
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0021|   
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0022|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0023|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0025|   
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0001|                                             February 13, 1996
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0002|   
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0003|   Mr. President:
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0004|   
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0005|     Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0006|   
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0007|                    SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 33
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0008|   
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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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0011|   
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0012|                              Respectfully submitted,
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0013|   
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0014|   
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0016|                              __________________________________
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0017|                              Carlos R. Cisneros, Chairman 
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0018|   
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0019|   
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0020|   
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0021|   Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0022|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0001|                     Date ________________________
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0002|   
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0003|   
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0004|   The roll call vote was <u> 6 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0005|   Yes:  6
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0006|   No:        0
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0007|   Excused:   Carraro, Duran, Lyons, Scott
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0008|   Absent:    None
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0011|   SJ033ED1
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0012|     
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