0001|                       SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 48
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0002|     43RD LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 1998
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                           MARY JANE GARCIA
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0010|                           A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0011|     REQUESTING THE OBSERVATION OF READ ACROSS AMERICA, A NATIONAL
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0012|     CELEBRATION, AND DECLARING MARCH 2, 1998 AS READ ACROSS
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0013|     AMERICA DAY.
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0014|     
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0015|          WHEREAS, the New Mexico legislature stands firmly
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0016|     committed to promoting reading as the catalyst for our
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0017|     students' future academic success, their preparation for
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0018|     America's jobs of the future and their ability to compete in a
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0019|     global economy; and
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0020|          WHEREAS, this legislature has provided significant
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0021|     leadership in the area of community involvement in the
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0022|     education of our youth, grounded in the principle that
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0023|     educational investment is key to the state's well-being and
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0024|     long-term quality of life; and
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0025|          WHEREAS, Read Across America is a national celebration of
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0001|     Dr. Seuss' birthday on March 2, sponsored by the national
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0002|     education association, promoting reading and adult involvement
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0003|     in the education of our state's students;
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0004|          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0005|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the citizens of New Mexico ensure
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0006|     that every child is in a safe place reading with a caring
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0007|     adult on the evening of March 2, 1998; and
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0008|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the New Mexico legislature
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0009|     declare March 2, 1998 as Read Across America day in New
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0010|     Mexico; and
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0011|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this body enthusiastically
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0012|     endorse Read Across America and recommit itself to engaging in
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0013|     programs and activities to make New Mexico's children the best
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0014|     readers in the world.
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