April 8, 1999

The Honorable Raymond G. Sanchez and

Members of the House of Representatives

Executive-Legislative Building

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503

Honorable Speaker and Members of the House:

I have this day VETOED and am returning HOUSE BILL 61

enacted by the Forty-Fourth Legislature, First Session, 1999.

This legislation would have created a state-level Family Involvement Council that would oversee mandated family involvement programs in each school district. This legislation is an excellent example of state micromangement of local school districts and the proposed evolution of public education into full-blown social programs, which should be avoided at all costs.

Sincerely,

Gary E. Johnson

Governor