0001|                           HOUSE MEMORIAL 1
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0002|     43RD LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SPECIAL SESSION, 1998
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                              Ben Lujan
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0009|     
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0010|                              A MEMORIAL
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0011|     REQUESTING THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION
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0012|     ENDORSE AND COORDINATE WITH THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS A FEDERAL,
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0013|     STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT-SCHOOL PILOT PROGRAM.
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0014|     
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0015|          WHEREAS, a chronic shortage of qualified substitute
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0016|     teachers exists in the public school system; and
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0017|          WHEREAS, it is difficult for public schools to attract
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0018|     qualified substitute teachers when the schools cannot provide
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0019|     high pay, job security or benefits to substitute teachers; and
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0020|          WHEREAS, the lack of substitute teachers frequently
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0021|     requires classes to be combined or to be put in the charge of
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0022|     unqualified people; and
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0023|          WHEREAS, government employees and retired employees
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0024|     comprise a large pool of highly qualified potential substitute
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0025|     teachers; and
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0001|          WHEREAS, the national governor's association has endorsed
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0002|     public-private partnerships to foster a renewed national
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0003|     commitment to community service and volunteerism;
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0004|          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the house of
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0005|     representatives encourage and request the state department of
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0006|     public education to study the potential for using state,
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0007|     federal, city and county public employees and retired
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0008|     employees as volunteer substitute teachers; and
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0009|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the state department of
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0010|     public education develop and coordinate with the public
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0011|     schools a pilot program; and
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0012|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
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0013|     transmitted to the state board of education, the state
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0014|     superintendent of public instruction, the public school boards
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0015|     and their superintendents.
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