0001| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 48 | 0002| 43RD LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 1998 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| MARY JANE GARCIA | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0011| REQUESTING THE OBSERVATION OF READ ACROSS AMERICA, A NATIONAL | 0012| CELEBRATION, AND DECLARING MARCH 2, 1998 AS READ ACROSS | 0013| AMERICA DAY. | 0014| | 0015| WHEREAS, the New Mexico legislature stands firmly | 0016| committed to promoting reading as the catalyst for our | 0017| students' future academic success, their preparation for | 0018| America's jobs of the future and their ability to compete in a | 0019| global economy; and | 0020| WHEREAS, this legislature has provided significant | 0021| leadership in the area of community involvement in the | 0022| education of our youth, grounded in the principle that | 0023| educational investment is key to the state's well-being and | 0024| long-term quality of life; and | 0025| WHEREAS, Read Across America is a national celebration of |