0001| SENATE MEMORIAL 2 | 0002| 43RD LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SPECIAL SESSION, 1998 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| Nancy E. Rodriguez | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| A MEMORIAL | 0011| REQUESTING THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION | 0012| ENDORSE AND COORDINATE WITH THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS A FEDERAL, | 0013| STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT-SCHOOL TEACHER | 0014| SUBSTITUTE PILOT PROGRAM. | 0015| | 0016| WHEREAS, a chronic shortage of qualified substitute | 0017| teachers exists in the public school system; and | 0018| WHEREAS, it is difficult for public schools to attract | 0019| qualified substitute teachers when the schools cannot provide | 0020| high pay, job security or benefits to substitute teachers; and | 0021| WHEREAS, the lack of substitute teachers frequently | 0022| requires classes to be combined or to be taught by unqualified | 0023| people; and | 0024| WHEREAS, government employees and retired employees | 0025| comprise a large pool of highly qualified potential substitute | - 1 - 0001| teachers; and | 0002| WHEREAS, the national governor's association has endorsed | 0003| public-private partnerships to foster a renewed national | 0004| commitment to community service and volunteerism; | 0005| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE | 0006| OF NEW MEXICO that it encourage and request the state | 0007| department of public education to study the potential for | 0008| using state, federal, city and county public employees and | 0009| retired employees as volunteer substitute teachers; and | 0010| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the state department of | 0011| public education develop and coordinate with the public | 0012| schools a pilot program to utilize such volunteers; and | 0013| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0014| transmitted to the state board of education, the state | 0015| superintendent of public instruction, the local public school | 0016| boards and the local superintendents of public education. | 0017|  |