0001| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 6 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND | 0003| SESSION, 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| GLORIA HOWES | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0012| REQUESTING THAT THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION STUDY | 0013| ESTABLISHMENT OF A FOUR-YEAR EARLY CHILDHOOD MULTICULTURAL | 0014| EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-GALLUP | 0015| BRANCH. | 0016| | 0017| WHEREAS, research indicates that the first years of a | 0018| child's formal education are the most crucial in determining | 0019| success as a student and as an adult; and | 0020| WHEREAS, providing an appropriate program for young | 0021| children through the primary grades requires that personnel be | 0022| appropriately trained; and | 0023| WHEREAS, because New Mexico is experiencing a shortage of | 0024| certified early childhood educators, particularly in rural | 0025| areas, school districts must recruit qualified early childhood | 0001| educators from other states; and | 0002| WHEREAS, the state board of education in 1995 adopted a | 0003| regulation specifying requirements for early childhood education | 0004| licensure, including training in the education of children from | 0005| birth to age eight; and | 0006| WHEREAS, this newly adopted regulation requires special | 0007| preparation for persons seeking licensure in early childhood | 0008| education; and | 0009| WHEREAS, for the past eight years, the university of New | 0010| Mexico-Gallup branch has offered a child development associate | 0011| certificate for headstart teachers, private child care providers | 0012| and other interested parties; and | 0013| WHEREAS, the university of New Mexico-Gallup branch cannot | 0014| offer upper division courses in early childhood education; and | 0015| WHEREAS, many headstart teachers and educational assistants | 0016| in the Gallup area are single parents with limited financial | 0017| resources unable to relocate in order to take upper division | 0018| classes in early childhood education; and | 0019| WHEREAS, the Navajo nation and the Zuni pueblo have | 0020| indicated the desire that their respective headstart teachers | 0021| have the opportunity to earn associate or bachelor of arts | 0022| degrees in early childhood education; and | 0023| WHEREAS, a survey conducted in the fall of 1995 among | 0024| headstart teachers, primary grade teachers and educational | 0025| assistants in the Gallup-McKinley county area indicated that | 0001| more than one hundred fifty persons are interested in pursuing | 0002| licensure in early childhood multicultural education; and | 0003| WHEREAS, the university of New Mexico-Gallup branch already | 0004| offers bachelor of arts degrees in elementary and secondary | 0005| education; | 0006| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0007| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the commission on higher education | 0008| conduct a feasibility study to consider the establishment of a | 0009| four-year early childhood multicultural education program at the | 0010| university of New Mexico-Gallup branch; and | 0011| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the commission on higher | 0012| education reports its findings to the legislative education | 0013| study committee by December 1, 1996; and | 0014| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be | 0015| transmitted to the commission on higher education and the | 0016| director of the legislative education study committee for | 0017| appropriate distribution. | 0018| - 3 - | 0019| | 0020| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0021| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| January 23, 1996 | 0025| | 0001| Mr. President: | 0002| | 0003| Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0004| | 0005| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 6 | 0006| | 0007| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0008| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0009| EDUCATION COMMITTEE. | 0010| | 0011| Respectfully submitted, | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| __________________________________ | 0016| Gloria Howes, Chairman | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0021| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| Date ________________________ | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0004| Yes: 7 | 0005| No: 0 | 0006| Excused: EJennings | 0007| Absent: None | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| SJ006RU1 | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0014| SECOND SESSION, 1996 SJM 6/a | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| February 6, 1996 | 0018| | 0019| Mr. President: | 0020| | 0021| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0022| | 0023| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 6 | 0024| | 0025| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0001| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0002| | 0003| 1. On page 1, line 11, strike "COMMISSION ON HIGHER | 0004| EDUCATION" and insert in lieu thereof "UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO". | 0005| | 0006| 2. On page 3, line 6, strike "commission on higher education" | 0007| and insert in lieu thereof "university of New Mexico". | 0008| | 0009| 3. On page 3, lines 10 and 11, strike "commission on higher | 0010| education" and insert in lieu thereof "university of New Mexico". | 0011| | 0012| 4. On page 3, line 14, strike "commission on higher | 0013| education" and insert in lieu thereof "university of New Mexico", | 0014| | 0015| Respectfully submitted, | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| __________________________________ | 0020| Carlos R. Cisneros, Chairman | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0025| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| Date ________________________ | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0007| Yes: 6 | 0008| No: 0 | 0009| Excused: Benavides, Duran, Lyons, Scott | 0010| Absent: None | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| SJ006ED1 .111153.1 | 0014| | 0015| State of New Mexico | 0016| House of Representatives | 0017| | 0018| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0019| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| February 14, 1996 | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| Mr. Speaker: | 0001| | 0002| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0003| | 0004| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 6, as amended | 0005| | 0006| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0007| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0008| | 0009| Respectfully submitted, | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| Samuel F. Vigil, Chairman | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| Adopted Not Adopted | 0018| | 0019| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0020| | 0021| Date | 0022| | 0023| The roll call vote was 9 For 0 Against | 0024| Yes: 9 | 0025| Excused: Trujillo, Weeks, SM Williams | 0001| Absent: None | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| SJ006EC1 |