REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE SAMBRANO AGREEMENT.

WHEREAS, the United States justice department entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Albuquerque public school district and parents of the Rio Grande high cluster schools in the south valley on October 5, 1987; and

WHEREAS, the memorandum of understanding is known as the Sambrano agreement; and

WHEREAS, the living document has been used as a plan to improve the south valley schools in Bernalillo county; and

WHEREAS, an addendum to the Sambrano agreement was signed by the Albuquerque public school district and the south valley community on August 21, 1996; and

WHEREAS, the Albuquerque public school district has failed to adhere to the United States justice department's directives in the Sambrano agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the legislative education study committee be requested to review the Sambrano agreement and work with the superintendent of public instruction, the state board of education, the superintendent of the Albuquerque public school district and the south valley community to resolve existing issues so that adherence to the Sambrano agreement is ensured; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be transmitted to the legislative education study committee members, the superintendent of public instruction, the members of the state board of education and the superintendent of the Albuquerque public school district.