0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 45
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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| DANICE PICRAUX
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0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0011| REQUESTING NEW MEXICO STATE LAND OFFICE TO CONTINUE TO PARTNER
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0012| WITH PRIVATE, PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT ENTITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF
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0013| FURTHERING THE STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN
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0014| KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE IN NEW MEXICO.
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0016| WHEREAS, New Mexico's abundant environmental resources
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0017| have prompted many New Mexico educators to develop and
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0018| incorporate environmental education projects in their course
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0019| curricula; and
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0020| WHEREAS, the state land office has a program offering
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0021| educational easements for schools to have the opportunity to
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0022| incorporate outdoor learning with their existing curricula; and
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0023| WHEREAS, the New Mexico state land office has completed
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0024| phase one of a statewide assessment of environmental education
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0025| in grades kindergarten through twelve; and
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0001| WHEREAS, the New Mexico state land office environmental
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0002| education advisory group was represented by the New Mexico
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0003| museum of natural history, the environmental education
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0004| association of New Mexico, the New Mexico oil and gas
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0005| association, the New Mexico department of agriculture, Rio
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0006| Grande nature park, the United States department of energy, the
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0007| northern New Mexico community college environmental student
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0008| association, the public service company of New Mexico, the New
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0009| Mexico mining association, BHP minerals, the state department
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0010| of public education, New Mexico's state engineer, Phelps Dodge,
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0011| Los Alamos national laboratory, the New Mexico farm and
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0012| livestock bureau and the New Mexico department of game and
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0013| fish; and
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0014| WHEREAS, the recommendations rendered encourage continued
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0015| cooperation and partnership to support schools and communities
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0016| to explore multidisciplinary options for teaching environmental
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0017| education; and
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0018| WHEREAS, the state department of public education and
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0019| national math, science and social studies standards and
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0020| benchmarks support incorporating environmental education; and
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0021| WHEREAS, the educational plans for student success
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0022| recognizes the importance of incorporating environmental
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0023| education to emphasize the awareness of New Mexico's
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0024| environmental resources; and
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0025| WHEREAS, examples of these efforts include:
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0001| A. in Cedar Crest, the New Mexico museum of natural
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0002| history and science's environmental classroom;
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0003| B. in Farmington, McKinley elementary teachers Judy
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0004| Johnson and Judy Gonzales' teamwork to teach students about
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0005| life zones;
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0006| C. in Shiprock, Mesa elementary teacher Della Begay
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0007| and her students' research to discover what resources the earth
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0008| provides;
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0009| D. in Silver City, Stout elementary teachers Ms.
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0010| Wakeland and Ms. Von Tress and students writing about a
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0011| composting project;
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0012| E. in Cobre, San Lorenzo elementary teachers'
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0013| planning of the annual campout;
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0014| F. in Carlsbad, early childhood development center
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0015| teacher Sidnia Gardner and students' creation of seven habitat
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0016| areas at the center;
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0017| G. in Roswell, Missouri elementary teacher Glenda
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0018| Sutton's partnership with Yates petroleum through the partners
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0019| in education program;
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0020| H. in Las Cruces, Mesilla Park elementary teacher
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0021| Cathy Kinzer's work with agriculture in the classroom sponsored
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0022| by the farm and livestock bureau;
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0023| I. in Farmington, Heights junior high teacher Becky
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0024| Wing's partnership with BHP minerals to teach life and earth
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0025| science in an outdoor setting;
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0001| J. the city of Farmington department of parks and
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0002| recreation and cultural affairs' plan to construct an
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0003| environmental education center on the Animas river; and
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0004| K. Los Padillas school teacher Dolores Varela-
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0005| Phillips' successful development of an outdoor environmental
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0006| education program;
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0007| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0008| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the state land office and the
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0009| environmental education task force continue its efforts to work
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0010| with private and public entities to further explore the
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0011| opportunities available for teachers to improve environmental
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0012| literacy to foster understanding of New Mexico's environmental
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0013| resources; and
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0014| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be
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0015| transmitted to the state land commissioner.
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0016| State of New Mexico
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0017| House of Representatives
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0019| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0020| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0023| February 28, 1997
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0001| Mr. Speaker:
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0003| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0005| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 45
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0007| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0008| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0010| 1. On page 4, line 13, after the word "commissioner" insert
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0011| "and the state department of education".
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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 10 For 0 Against
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0004| Yes: 10
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0005| Excused: Miera, Nicely, Wright
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0006| Absent: None
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0012| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0013| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0016| March 14, 1997
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0018| Mr. President:
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0020| Your CONSERVATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0022| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 45, as amended
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0024| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0025| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0002| Respectfully submitted,
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0008| Michael S. Sanchez, Chairman
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0012| Adopted_______________________ Not
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0013| Adopted_______________________
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0014| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0018| Date ________________________
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0021| The roll call vote was 7 For Against
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0022| Yes: 7
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0023| No: None
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0024| Excused: Kysar, Macias, Tsosie
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0025| Absent: None
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