0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 92 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| JAMES G. TAYLOR | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0011| REQUESTING THE NEW MEXICO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO PARTICIPATE IN | 0012| THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES' PROJECT CITIZEN. | 0013| | 0014| WHEREAS, the national conference of state legislatures and | 0015| the center for civic education co-sponsor project citizen, a | 0016| project helping teach middle school students how to identify | 0017| and deal with public policy problems in their communities; and | 0018| WHEREAS, project citizen shows students how to gather | 0019| information, conduct interviews, develop action plans and | 0020| encourage elected officials to adopt proposed solutions; and | 0021| WHEREAS, participating students have addressed a wide | 0022| range of issues, including gang prevention, graffiti, school | 0023| overcrowding, censorship and dress codes; and | 0024| WHEREAS, schools in eleven states participated in project | 0025| citizen last year; and | 0001| WHEREAS, negative public attitudes toward legislatures and | 0002| government in general can be positively responded to by support | 0003| for education of and involvement by young people in their | 0004| government; | 0005| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0006| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the New Mexico legislative council | 0007| participate with the national conference of state legislatures | 0008| and the center for civic education in project citizen; and | 0009| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0010| transmitted to the co-chairmen of the New Mexico legislative | 0011| council. | 0012|  | 0013| | 0014| State of New Mexico | 0015| House of Representatives | 0016| | 0017| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0018| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| March 18, 1997 | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| Mr. Speaker: | 0025| | 0001| Your GOVERNMENT AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to | 0002| whom has been referred | 0003| | 0004| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 92 | 0005| | 0006| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0007| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0008| | 0009| Respectfully submitted, | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| Lynda M. Lovejoy, Chairwoman | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| Adopted Not Adopted | 0019| | 0020| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0021| | 0022| Date | 0023| | 0024| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0025| Yes: 6 | 0001| Excused: Pederson, Taylor, JG | 0002| Absent: None | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ092 | 0006| | 0007| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0008| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| March 21, 1997 | 0012| | 0013| Mr. President: | 0014| | 0015| Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been | 0016| referred | 0017| | 0018| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 92 | 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| __________________________________ | 0004| Shannon Robinson, 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 4 For 1 Against | 0017| Yes: 4 | 0018| No: Vernon | 0019| Excused: Adair, Boitano, Ingle, Smith | 0020| Absent: None | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| HJ092PA1 |