0001| HOUSE BILL 166
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0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003| INTRODUCED BY
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0004| LUCIANO "LUCKY" VARELA
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0010| AN ACT
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0011| RELATING TO FAMILIES; ENACTING THE FAMILY PRESERVATION ACT.
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0013| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0014| Section 1. SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as the
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0015| "Family Preservation Act".
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0016| Section 2. LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE.--The purpose of the
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0017| Family Preservation Act is to confirm the state's policy of
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0018| support for the family and to emphasize the responsibilities of
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0019| parents and the state in the healthy development of children
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0020| and the family as an institution. The Family Preservation Act
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0021| is also intended to serve as a benchmark against which other
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0022| legislation can be measured to assess whether it furthers the
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0023| goals of preserving and enhancing families in New Mexico.
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0024| Section 3. FAMILY PRESERVATION GOALS--STATEMENT OF
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0025| POLICY.--It is the policy of the state that its laws and
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0001| programs should:
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0002| A. support intact, functional families and promote
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0003| each family's ability and responsibility to raise its children;
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0004| B. strengthen families in crisis and at-risk of
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0005| losing their children, so that children can remain safely in
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0006| their own homes and communities;
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0007| C. promote the creation of well-paying, stable jobs
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0008| so that families can provide for their basic needs, including
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0009| health, education, food, clothing and shelter; and
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0010| D. help halt the breakup of the nuclear family,
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0011| stabilize neighborhoods and strengthen communities.
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0012| Section 4. PARENTAL AND STATE RESPONSIBILITIES.--
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0013| A. Parents have joint primary responsibility for
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0014| the well-being of their family. Parents have the primary
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0015| responsibility to:
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0016| (1) ensure that their children have adequate
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0017| food, shelter, medical care and a healthy environment;
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0018| (2) support their children in all ways possible
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0019| to grow up to be responsible, caring members of society;
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0020| (3) ensure that their children receive a
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0021| quality education both in and out of school to prepare them for
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0022| active and productive adult lives;
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0023| (4) protect their children from the serious
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0024| dangers of narcotics, alcohol and other harmful substances; and
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0025| (5) protect their children from all forms of
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0001| exploitation harmful to any aspect of their welfare.
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0002| B. The state has a responsibility to:
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0003| (1) make available to families free, quality
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0004| primary and secondary educational institutions;
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0005| (2) provide public safety services so that
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0006| family members are safe in their homes, schools, workplaces and
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0007| recreational settings;
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0008| (3) make available social service programs
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0009| that support vulnerable families and protect children in danger
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0010| of physical or serious emotional harm;
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0011| (4) develop programs that build on the
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0012| strengths of families and connect them with community
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0013| resources;
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0014| (5) provide parents with access to the
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0015| training and support they need to raise their children, to
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0016| function effectively as parents and to play a key role in
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0017| helping preschool and growing children learn; and
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0018| (6) assist parents in carrying out their
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0019| primary responsibility of providing for the well-being of their
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0020| family.
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0021| State of New Mexico
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0022| House of Representatives
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0024| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0025| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0003| February 20, 1997
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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 BILL 166
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0013| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0014| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0016| 1. On page 2, line 17, strike "medical care" and insert in
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0017| lieu thereof "health care".
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0019| 2. On page 3, line 2, after "to" insert "develop plans
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0020| to".,
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0022| and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE
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0023| COMMITTEE.
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0024|
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0025| Respectfully submitted,
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0006| Gary King, Chairman
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0009| Adopted Not Adopted
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0011| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0013| Date
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0015| The roll call vote was 7 For 1 Against
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0016| Yes: 7
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0017| No: Dana
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0018| Excused: Rios, Vigil
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0019| Absent: None
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0023| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0166 State of New Mexico
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0001| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0002| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0005| March 5, 1997
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0008| Mr. Speaker:
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0010| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to
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0011| whom has been referred
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0013| HOUSE BILL 166, as amended
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0014|
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0015| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0016| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0018| Respectfully submitted,
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0024| Max Coll, Chairman
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0002| Adopted Not Adopted
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0004| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0006| Date
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0008| The roll call vote was 13 For 2 Against
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0009| Yes: 13
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0010| No: Bird, Pearce
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0011| Excused: Wallace, Watchman
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0012| Absent: None
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0017| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0018| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0021| March 21, 1997
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0023| Mr. President:
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0025| Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been
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0003| HOUSE BILL 166, as amended
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0005| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0006| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0008| Respectfully submitted,
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0013| __________________________________
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0014| Shannon Robinson, Chairman
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0018| Adopted_______________________ Not
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0019| Adopted_______________________
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0020| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0023| Date ________________________
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0001| The roll call vote was 4 For 2 Against
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0002| Yes: 4
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0003| No: Adair, Vernon
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0004| Excused: Boitano, Ingle, Smith
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0005| Absent: None
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