0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 40 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, | 0003| 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| JAMES G. TAYLOR | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0012| REQUESTING THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION TO CONDUCT A | 0013| FEASIBILITY STUDY TO INVESTIGATE AND EVALUATE THE MERITS OF | 0014| IMPLEMENTING AN ACADEMY PROGRAM IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL OF | 0015| PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ALBUQUERQUE. | 0016| | 0017| WHEREAS, the Albuquerque public schools have successfully | 0018| instituted an academy program at the high school level; and | 0019| WHEREAS, the educational needs of students in New Mexico | 0020| are varied, diverse and unique, as to both the student | 0021| personally and the environment in which the student lives; and | 0022| WHEREAS, education should not and need not be static, | 0023| routine or rote; indeed, education should and needs to be | 0024| dynamic, innovative and creative; and | 0025| WHEREAS, many advantages of the academy program realized | 0001| from its institution in the Albuquerque public schools at the | 0002| high school level appear to be potentially beneficial to younger | 0003| students at the middle school level; and | 0004| WHEREAS, all efforts and possible alternatives available to | 0005| promote achievement of the greatest potential of each of New | 0006| Mexico's students should be explored and, if feasible, adopted; | 0007| and | 0008| WHEREAS, instituting the academy program at the middle | 0009| school level may be an acceptable and advisable educational | 0010| alternative for students at the middle school level; | 0011| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0012| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the state department of public | 0013| education in cooperation with the Albuquerque public school | 0014| district and other educational interests conduct a study into | 0015| the feasibility of implementing the academy program in the | 0016| middle school level of public education and provide its findings | 0017| to the first session of the forty-third legislature; and | 0018| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0019| transmitted to the state department of public education and the | 0020| Albuquerque public school district. | 0021|  State of New Mexico | 0022| House of Representatives | 0023| | 0024| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0025| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0001| | 0002| February 1, l996 | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| Mr. Speaker: | 0006| | 0007| Your RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS COMMITTEE, to | 0008| whom has been referred | 0009| | 0010| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 40 | 0011| | 0012| has had it under consideration and finds same to be | 0013| GERMANE in accordance with constitutional provisions. | 0014| | 0015| Respectfully submitted, | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Barbara A. Perea Casey, | 0021| Chairperson | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| Adopted Not Adopted | 0025| | 0001| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0002| | 0003| Date | 0004| | 0005| The roll call vote was 10 For 0 Against | 0006| Yes: 10 | 0007| Excused: Lujan, Olguin, Rodella, R. G. Sanchez, S. M. Williams | 0008| Absent: None | 0009| | 0010| HJ040RC1 State of New Mexico | 0011| House of Representatives | 0012| | 0013| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0014| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| February 12, 1996 | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Mr. Speaker: | 0021| | 0022| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0023| | 0024| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 40 | 0025| | 0001| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0002| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0003| | 0004| Respectfully submitted, | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Samuel F. Vigil, Chairman | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| Adopted Not Adopted | 0013| | 0014| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0015| | 0016| Date | 0017| | 0018| The roll call vote was 10 For 0 Against | 0019| Yes: 10 | 0020| Excused: Dolliver, Weeks | 0021| Absent: None | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| HJ040EC1 |