0001| SENATE BILL 256 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| DON KIDD | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PROVIDE ADULT LITERACY SERVICES | 0012| THROUGHOUT THE STATE. | 0013| | 0014| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0015| Section 1. APPROPRIATION.--One hundred thousand dollars | 0016| ($100,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the library | 0017| division of the office of cultural affairs for expenditure in | 0018| fiscal year 1998 for the purpose of contracting with a | 0019| statewide nonprofit adult literacy organization to promote, | 0020| coordinate and enhance adult and intergenerational literacy | 0021| opportunities and services throughout the state. This | 0022| appropriation is designated for training, technical assistance | 0023| and operating support for volunteer-based literacy programs | 0024| statewide, emphasizing activities designed to interrupt | 0025| intergenerational cycles of illiteracy and to promote public | 0001| and private partnerships to address the challenge of illiteracy | 0002| in New Mexico. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance | 0003| remaining at the end of fiscal year 1998 shall revert to the | 0004| general fund. | 0005| - 2 - | 0006| | 0007| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0008| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| February 12, 1997 | 0012| | 0013| Mr. President: | 0014| | 0015| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0016| | 0017| SENATE BILL 256 | 0018| | 0019| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0020| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0021| FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0022| | 0023| Respectfully submitted, | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| __________________________________ | 0004| Cynthia Nava, Chairman | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0009| Adopted_______________________ | 0010| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| Date ________________________ | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0017| Yes: 7 | 0018| No: 0 | 0019| Excused: Boitano, Duran, Rodriguez | 0020| Absent: None | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| S0256ED1 | 0024| |