0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 7
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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| G. X. MCSHERRY
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0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0011| REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR AND THE NEW MEXICO STATE DEPARTMENT OF
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0012| PUBLIC EDUCATION TO ENDORSE MEANS AND METHODS OF IMPROVING THE
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0013| TEACHING OF NATURAL RESOURCE, ENVIRONMENTAL AND AGRICULTURAL
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0014| EDUCATION IN NEW MEXICO CLASSROOMS AND RECOGNIZING THE
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0015| IMPORTANCE OF A PRIVATELY FUNDED EFFORT.
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0017| WHEREAS, New Mexico is a rural state that possesses great
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0018| natural resources and is a major producer of a wide variety of
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0019| agricultural products and services; and
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0020| WHEREAS, many New Mexico students and teachers are
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0021| becoming removed from an understanding of the basics of water
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0022| resources and land preservation in an arid environment and are
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0023| losing sight of the importance of natural resources in the
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0024| state's economy and culture; and
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0025| WHEREAS, there is a great need for the creation of an
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0001| environmental and agricultural curriculum and associated
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0002| resource library for New Mexico students and teachers; and
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0003| WHEREAS, the New Mexico farm and livestock bureau, the
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0004| state's largest and oldest private agricultural organization,
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0005| is currently committing funding, staff and resources to such a
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0006| statewide education program to the benefit of all New Mexicans;
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0007| and
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0008| WHEREAS, the New Mexico farm and livestock bureau is also
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0009| funding a statewide environmental camp and providing
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0010| scholarships for all its participants;
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0011| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0012| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the governor and the state department
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0013| of public education be urged to endorse the efforts of the
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0014| numerous organizations involved in a program to expand and
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0015| improve on natural resource, environmental and agricultural
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0016| education in New Mexico public schools.
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0017| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the governor and the state
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0018| department of public education be urged to provide assistance
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0019| where needed from the department of agriculture, the natural
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0020| resources conservation service, the state land office, the
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0021| water resources institute, the New Mexico state university
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0022| college of agriculture and home economics, the cooperative
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0023| extension service or other appropriate state agencies in an
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0024| effort to improve educational opportunities for New Mexico
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0025| students and teachers.
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0001| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
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0002| transmitted to the governor, the superintendent of public
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0003| instruction, the director of the department of agriculture and
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0004| to the other state agencies listed herein.
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0005| State of New Mexico
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0006| House of Representatives
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0008| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0009| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0012| February 21, 1997
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0015| Mr. Speaker:
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0017| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0019| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 7
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0021| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0022| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0024| 1. On page 2, line 16, strike the period and insert in lieu
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0025| thereof "; and".
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0002| 2. On page 2, line 25, strike the period and insert in lieu
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0003| thereof "; and".
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0005| 3. On page 3, before line 1, insert the following:
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0007| "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the governor and the state
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0008| department of public education report their findings and
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0009| recommendations to the legislative education study committee by
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0010| December 1, 1997; and".,
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0012| and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE
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0013| COMMITTEE.
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0014|
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0015| Respectfully submitted,
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0020|
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0021| Samuel F. Vigil, Chairman
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0023|
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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 7 For 0 Against
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0006| Yes: 7
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0007| Excused: Garnenez, Mallory, Nicely, Weeks, W.C. Williams,
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0008| Wright
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0009| Absent: None
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0015| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0016| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0019| March 15, 1997
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0021| Mr. President:
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0023| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0025| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 7, as amended
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0002| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0003| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0004| CONSERVATION COMMITTEE.
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0006| Respectfully submitted,
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0011| __________________________________
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0012| Cynthia Nava, Chairman
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0016| Adopted_______________________ Not
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0017| Adopted_______________________
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0018| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0021| Date ________________________
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0024| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against
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0025| Yes: 6
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0001| No: 0
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0002| Excused: Boitano, Duran, Gorham, Rawson
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0003| Absent: None
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0010| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0011| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0014| March 18, 1997
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0016| Mr. President:
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0018| Your CONSERVATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0020| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 7, as amended
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0022| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0023| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0024|
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0025| Respectfully submitted,
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0005| __________________________________
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0006| Michael S. Sanchez, Chairman
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0010| Adopted_______________________ Not
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0011| Adopted_______________________
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0012| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0016| Date ________________________
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0019| The roll call vote was 7 For 1 Against
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0020| Yes: 7
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0021| No: Davis
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0022| Excused: Eisenstadt, Lyons
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0023| Absent: None
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