0001| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 76 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, | 0003| 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| PATRICK H. LYONS | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0012| REQUESTING THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION TO STUDY THE | 0013| POTENTIAL FOR PROVIDING RESIDENT TUITION STATUS TO STUDENTS FROM | 0014| STATES WITH RECIPROCAL PROVISIONS. | 0015| | 0016| WHEREAS, the Texas legislature lowered nonresident tuition | 0017| for students who reside in a state with a common border with | 0018| Texas and reside within one hundred thirty-five miles of the | 0019| Texas border; and | 0020| WHEREAS, Texas provides for a nonresident to pay resident | 0021| tuition if the neighboring state reciprocates; and | 0022| WHEREAS, many New Mexico residents live closer to Texas | 0023| post-secondary institutions than to New Mexico post-secondary | 0024| institutions; and | 0025| WHEREAS, New Mexico post-secondary institutions may gain | 0001| students from such a provision; | 0002| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0003| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the commission on higher education be | 0004| requested to study the potential for providing lower tuition for | 0005| nonresident students from Texas or other neighboring states that | 0006| provide reciprocal agreements and to report to the legislative | 0007| education study committee with its recommendations by December | 0008| 1, 1996; and | 0009| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0010| transmitted to the commission on higher education and to the | 0011| legislative education study committee. | 0012|  | 0013| | 0014| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0015| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| February 6, 1996 | 0019| | 0020| Mr. President: | 0021| | 0022| Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0023| | 0024| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 76 | 0025| | 0001| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0002| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0003| | 0004| Respectfully submitted, | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| __________________________________ | 0009| Gloria Howes, Chairman | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0014| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| Date ________________________ | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0022| Yes: 6 | 0023| No: 0 | 0024| Excused: EJennings, Aragon, Rutherford | 0025| Absent: 0 | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| SJ076RU1 | 0004| State of New Mexico | 0005| House of Representatives | 0006| | 0007| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0008| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| February 14, 1996 | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| Mr. Speaker: | 0015| | 0016| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0017| | 0018| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 76 | 0019| | 0020| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0021| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0022| | 0023| Respectfully submitted, | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| Samuel F. Vigil, Chairman | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| Adopted Not Adopted | 0007| | 0008| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0009| | 0010| Date | 0011| | 0012| The roll call vote was 9 For 0 Against | 0013| Yes: 9 | 0014| Excused: Trujillo, Weeks, SM Williams | 0015| Absent: None | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| SJ076EC1 |