0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 25
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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| GAIL C. BEAM
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0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0011| CREATING AN INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE TO IMPROVE THE INTEGRATION
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0012| OF AND ACCESS TO SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN IN
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0013| NEW MEXICO.
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0015| WHEREAS, New Mexico wants to support the academic needs
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0016| and educational success of our children; and
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0017| WHEREAS, children in schools face multiple barriers to
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0018| successful learning, including learning problems, personal and
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0019| family issues, a lack of coordinated and accessible school and
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0020| community assessment programs and a lack of teacher training
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0021| and resources; and
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0022| WHEREAS, New Mexico ranks in the top fifteen states for
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0023| the highest rates of alcoholism, public school dropouts,
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0024| domestic violence, poverty and teenage violent deaths; and
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0025| WHEREAS, children in our schools have needs for multiple
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0001| mental health supports, as documented by state and national
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0002| data indicating that more than one-third of all children seen
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0003| in school-based health centers have needs for primary mental
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0004| health care services; and
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0005| WHEREAS, well over fifty percent of all children detained
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0006| in the juvenile justice system meet criteria for at least one
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0007| mental health diagnosis; and
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0008| WHEREAS, school children face multiple life stresses, have
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0009| multiple mental health needs and therefore require coordinated
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0010| school and community services to overcome barriers to
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0011| educational achievement;
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0012| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0013| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that a task force be formed to study
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0014| programs relevant to school mental health throughout the state
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0015| and to propose options for improvement and coordination of such
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0016| programs; and
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0017| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the office of school health in
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0018| the public health division of the department of health be the
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0019| lead agency of the task force; and
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0020| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force include
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0021| participation from the state department of public education,
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0022| the children, youth and families department, the human services
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0023| department, the corrections department, a statewide
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0024| developmental disabilities planning organization, providers,
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0025| advocates, consumers and family members of consumers of mental
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0001| health programs and school personnel; and
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0002| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force include in its
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0003| study a clarification of each agency's responsibilities and
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0004| authority to provide programs relevant to school mental health
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0005| and include data collected by the various agencies that may
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0006| assist in improving school mental health programs; and
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0007| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force study include
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0008| all sources of financial support and recommend whether those
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0009| resources can be used more effectively and efficiently to
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0010| deliver improved school mental health programs; and
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0011| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force report its
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0012| findings and legislative recommendations by October 15, 1997 to
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0013| the legislative education study committee and the legislative
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0014| health and human services committee; and
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0015| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be
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0016| sent to the heads of each department named to participate in
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0017| the work of the task force and to the various statewide
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0018| organizations.
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0019| State of New Mexico
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0020| House of Representatives
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0022| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0023| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0001| February 26, 1997
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0004| Mr. Speaker:
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0006| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0008| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 25
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0010| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0011| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0013| Respectfully submitted,
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0019| Samuel F. Vigil, Chairman
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0022| Adopted Not Adopted
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0024| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0001| Date
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0003| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against
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0004| Yes: 8
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0005| Excused: Miera, Nicely, Trujillo, Weeks, Wright
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0006| Absent: None
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0011| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0012| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0015| March 11, 1997
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0017| Mr. President:
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0019| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0021| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 25
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0023| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0024| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0001| Respectfully submitted,
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0007| Cynthia Nava, Chairman
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0011| Adopted_______________________ Not
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0012| Adopted_______________________
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0013| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0017| Date ________________________
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0020| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against
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0021| Yes: 6
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0022| No: 0
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0023| Excused: Duran, Garcia, Gorham, Pinto
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0024| Absent: None
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