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