0001|                    SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 38
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0002|     42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION,
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0003|     1996
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0004|                         INTRODUCED BY
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0005|                     ELIZABETH T. STEFANICS
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0008|     
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0009|     FOR THE LEGISLATIVE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
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0010|     
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0011|                        A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0012|     REQUESTING THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO ALLOW USE OF BLOCK
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0013|     GRANT MONEY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR RELOCATION
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0014|     ASSISTANCE AND TELEPHONE SERVICE FOR PARENTS WHO RECEIVE
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0015|     ASSISTANCE FROM THE AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN
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0016|     PROGRAM.
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0017|     
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0018|       WHEREAS, the republican contract with America includes
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0019|     conversion of specific categories of assistance for the
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0020|     disadvantaged to block grants to the states; and
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0021|       WHEREAS, the intent of block grants is, among other things,
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0022|     to remove restrictions on the use of money and to provide the
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0023|     state more flexibility; and
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0024|       WHEREAS, both current welfare programs and those proposed
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0025|     by the contract with America envision more able-bodied
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0001|     individuals actively seeking, gaining and retaining employment;
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0002|     and 
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0003|       WHEREAS, unemployed individuals often do not have the means
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0004|     to afford telephone service and therefore cannot easily seek or
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0005|     be available for work or employment-related interviews; and
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0006|       WHEREAS, relocation and telephone expenses are difficult
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0007|     for indigent families to pay, but are frequently necessary and
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0008|     are not allowed by current federal restrictions;
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0009|       NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0010|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the human services department be
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0011|     requested to allow money from block grants to be used for
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0012|     relocation assistance and telephone services for parents who
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0013|     receive assistance from the aid to families with dependent
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0014|     children program; and
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0015|       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be
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0016|     transmitted to the secretary of human services.
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