0001|                        HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 3
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0002|     43RD LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SPECIAL SESSION, 1998
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                              Rick Miera
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0010|                           A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0011|     REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE, THE
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0012|     LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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0013|     SERVICE, THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION AND THE
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0014|     TAXATION AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT AND COOPERATE WITH
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0015|     THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE STUDY OF
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0016|     CAPITAL OUTLAY NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN NEW MEXICO.
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0017|     
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0018|          WHEREAS, during the past five legislative sessions the
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0019|     legislature has demonstrated interest in or support of a study
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0020|     of capital outlay needs in the public schools; and
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0021|          WHEREAS, funds appropriated by the legislature for a
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0022|     capital outlay study during the 1995, 1997 and 1998 regular
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0023|     sessions were vetoed by the governor; and
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0024|          WHEREAS, a comprehensive study of the capital outlay
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0025|     needs of the public schools in New Mexico is essential to
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0001|     identify specific needs and to ensure the equitable
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0002|     distribution of capital outlay funds; and
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0003|          WHEREAS, a comprehensive study of capital outlay needs
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0004|     would include development of guidelines and standards, an
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0005|     inventory and assessment of school facilities and
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0006|     infrastructure, cost estimates for repair, renovation and
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0007|     modernization of existing facilities, an estimate of future
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0008|     facility needs and sources of revenues and would cost
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0009|     approximately six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000); and
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0010|          WHEREAS, using two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) in
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0011|     special projects funds, the state board of education has begun
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0012|     a study of limited scope that can serve as a preliminary in-
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0013|     depth study of a representative sample of school districts in
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0014|     the state;
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0015|          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0016|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the legislative education study
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0017|     committee, the legislative finance committee, the legislative
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0018|     council service, the department of finance and administration
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0019|     and the taxation and revenue department be requested to
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0020|     support the state department of public education and each
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0021|     contribute resources equal to approximately one-fifth of the
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0022|     estimated costs of the project in the study of capital outlay
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0023|     needs of the school districts in New Mexico to ensure that
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0024|     sufficient information is provided to complete the study; and 
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0025|          BE IF FURTHER RESOLVED that the superintendent of public
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0001|     instruction and the secretaries of finance and administration
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0002|     and taxation and revenue report to the legislative finance
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0003|     committee and the legislative education study committee
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0004|     results of the study by December 1, 1998; and
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0005|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
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0006|     transmitted to the directors of the legislative education
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0007|     study committee, the legislative finance committee and the
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0008|     legislative council service; the secretaries of finance and
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0009|     administration and taxation and revenue; and to the
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0010|     superintendent of public instruction.
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