0001|                   SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 22
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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|                        TOM R. BENAVIDES
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0010|     
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0011|                       A JOINT RESOLUTION
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0012|     PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 20 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF NEW
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0013|     MEXICO TO ADD A NEW SECTION MAKING SPANISH THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
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0014|     OF NEW MEXICO.
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0015|     
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0016|     BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0017|       Section 1.  It is proposed to amend Article 20 of the
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0018|     constitution of New Mexico by adding a new section to read:
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0019|            "A.  Spanish is the historic language of the people
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0020|     of the state of New Mexico.  This section is intended to
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0021|     preserve, protect and strengthen the Spanish language and not to
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0022|     supersede any of the rights guaranteed to the people by this
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0023|     constitution.
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0024|            B.  Spanish is the official language of the state of
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0025|     New Mexico.
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0001|            C.  The legislature shall enforce this section by
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0002|     appropriate legislation.  The legislature and officials of the
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0003|     state of New Mexico shall take all steps necessary to ensure
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0004|     that the role of Spanish as the common language of the state of
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0005|     New Mexico is preserved and enhanced.  The legislature shall
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0006|     make no law that diminishes or ignores the role of Spanish as
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0007|     the common language of the state of New Mexico.
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0008|            D.  Any person who is a resident or who is doing
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0009|     business in the state of New Mexico shall have standing to sue
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0010|     the state of New Mexico to enforce this section, and the
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0011|     district courts shall have jurisdiction to hear cases brought to
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0012|     enforce this section.  The legislature may provide for
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0013|     reasonable and appropriate limitations on the time and manner of
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0014|     suits brought under this section."
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0015|       Section 2.  The amendment proposed by this resolution shall
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0016|     be submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at
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0017|     the next general election or at any special election prior to
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0018|     that date which may be called for that purpose.
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0019|                                    
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0020|   
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0021|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0022|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0023|   
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0024|   
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0025|                                              February 3, 1996
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0002|   Mr. President:
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0003|   
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0004|     Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0005|   
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0006|                   SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 22
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0007|   
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0008|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0009|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0010|   PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.
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0011|   
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0012|                              Respectfully submitted,
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0016|                              __________________________________
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0017|                              Gloria Howes, Chairman 
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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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0023|   
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0025|                     Date ________________________
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0003|   The roll call vote was <u> 5 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0004|   Yes:  5
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0005|   No:        0
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0006|   Excused:   EJennings, Altamirano,Aragon,Rutherford
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0007|   Absent:    0
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0010|   SR022RU1
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