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ORIGINAL DATE
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01-31-08
HM 20
SHORT TITLE “ENLACE New Mexico Day"
SB
ANALYST Padilla
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Memorial 20 (HM 20) resolves by the House of Representatives of the State of New
Mexico that January 25, 2008 be recognized as “ENLACE New Mexico Day" at the House of
Representatives and that recognition be extended to ENLACE New Mexico for increasing
opportunities for academic achievement, school completion and success in higher education, not
only for Latino students, but for all students in New Mexico. Copies of this Memorial shall be
transmitted to local chapter of ENLACE statewide.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
HM 20 proposes the following:
The State of New Mexico is committed to providing access to quality education for all
students, from pre-kindergarten through graduate and doctoral studies; and
New Mexico has a rich multicultural heritage that is rooted in its unique history,
geography and relations among its people with different identities, varying languages and
diverse narratives; and
Over the past five years, Engaging in Latino Communities for Education (ENLACE)
New Mexico has established community partnerships, including institutions that prepare
students for careers in law, medicine, and other professions; and
ENLACE New Mexico believes in inclusivity and that a Latino-focused educational
initiative will cerate a world-class educational system for all students; and
The work of ENLACE recognizes, validates ad embraces the core cultural values of its
stakeholders, namely the strength of familia, the bonds of comunidad and the mutuality of
respeto; and
Bottom-up change is needed in this state with students, parents, and communities
themselves defining the programmatic and policy issues necessary to effect systemic
change; and
Elected officials throughout the state have united in a bipartisan effort to support the
continuation and expansion of the ELACE New Mexico mission; and
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The New Mexico Legislature has shown its commitment to education by demonstrating
its support for improving the New Mexico educational system by funding programs such
as ENLACE.
WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ENACTING THIS BILL
The support for improving New Mexico’s educational system through ELACE New Mexico will
not be recognized on January 25, 2008 by the House of Representatives and the State of New
Mexico. Recognition will not be extended to ENLACE New Mexico for increasing opportunities
for academic achievement, school completion and success in higher education, not only for
Latino students, but for all students in New Mexico.
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