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0002|                           SENATE BILL 688
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0003|     43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0004|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0005|                          NANCY E. RODRIGUEZ
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0011|                                AN ACT
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0012|     RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION; AMENDING SECTION 22-2-8.3 NMSA
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0013|     1978 (BEING LAWS 1986, CHAPTER 33, SECTION 4, AS AMENDED) TO
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0014|     REQUIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO OFFER SIGN LANGUAGE AS AN ELECTIVE.
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0015|     
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0016|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0017|          Section 1.  Section 22-2-8.3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1986,
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0018|     Chapter 33, Section 4, as amended) is amended to read:
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0019|          "22-2-8.3.  SUBJECT AREAS--MINIMUM INSTRUCTIONAL AREAS
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0020|     REQUIRED--ACCREDITATION.--
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0021|               A.  The state board shall require instruction in
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0022|     specific subject areas as provided in Subsections B through F
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0023|     of this section.  Any public school or school district failing
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0024|     to meet these minimum requirements shall not be accredited by
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0025|     the state board.
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0001|               B.  All first and second grade classes shall provide
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0002|     daily instruction in language arts skills, including phonics,
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0003|     and mathematics.
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0004|               C.  All third grade classes shall provide daily
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0005|     instruction in language arts skills and mathematics.
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0006|               D.  All fourth, fifth and sixth grade classes shall
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0007|     provide instruction in language arts skills, with an emphasis
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0008|     on writing and editing; mathematics; science; and social
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0009|     studies, including geography.  The following subject areas
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0010|     shall be offered in the remaining instructional time:  art;
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0011|     music; physical education; health; and computer literacy,
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0012|     including a general familiarization with computers and support
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0013|     in the areas of mathematics and writing through word
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0014|     processing.
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0015|               E.  All seventh grade classes shall provide
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0016|     instruction in English, with an emphasis on grammar and
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0017|     writing; communication skills or science; New Mexico history
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0018|     and geography; mathematics; and physical fitness.  Remaining
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0019|     instructional time may be used for electives listed in
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0020|     Subsection G of this section.
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0021|               F.  All eighth grade classes shall provide
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0022|     instruction in English, mathematics, United States history and
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0023|     science.  Remaining instructional time may be used for
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0024|     electives listed in Subsection G of this section.
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0025|               G.  The electives authorized in Subsections E and F
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0001|     of this section are art, industrial arts, chorus, band, home
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0002|     economics, typing, creative writing, speech, drama, Spanish,
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0003|     computer literacy, <u>sign language</u> and other electives approved
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0004|     by the state board.
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0005|               <u>H.  Sign language shall be an elective course
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<u></u>0006| <u>    offered by high schools.</u>"
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0007|                                    
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0008|   
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0009|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE           SB 688/a
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0010|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0012|   
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0013|                                                   March 5, 1997
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0014|   
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0015|   Mr. President:
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0016|   
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0017|       Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0018|   
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0019|                          SENATE BILL 688
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0020|   
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0021|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0022|   recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0023|   
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0024|       1.  On page 3, line 1, after the comma insert "American".
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0025|   
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0001|       2.  On page 3, lines 3 and 4, strike Subsection H in its
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0002|   entirety and insert in lieu thereof the following new section:
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0004|       "Section 2.  Section 22-2-8.4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1986,
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0005|   Chapter 33, Section 5, as amended by Laws 1995, Chapter 174,
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0006|   Section 1 and also by Laws 1995, Chapter 180, Section 1) is
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0007|   amended to read:
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0008|   
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0009|       "22-2-8.4.  GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS.--
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0011|           A.  At the end of the eighth grade or during the ninth
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0012|   grade, each student shall prepare an individual program of study
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0013|   for grades nine through twelve.  The program of study shall be
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0014|   signed by a student's parent or guardian.
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0015|   
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0016|           B.  Beginning with students entering the ninth grade in
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0017|   the 1986-87 school year, successful completion of a minimum of
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0018|   twenty-three units shall be required for graduation.  These units
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0019|   shall be as follows:
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0020|   
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0021|                (1)  four units in English, with major emphasis on
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0022|   grammar and literature;
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0023|   
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0024|                (2)  three units in mathematics;
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0025|   
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0001|                (3)  two units in science, one of which shall have
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0002|   a laboratory component;
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0008|                (4)  three units in social science, which shall
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0009|   include United States history and geography, world history and
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0010|   geography, and government and economics;
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0011|   
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0012|                (5)  one unit in physical fitness;
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0013|   
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0014|                (6)  one unit in communication skills, with major
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0015|   emphasis on writing and speaking, which may include a language
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0016|   other than English; and
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0017|   
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0018|                (7)  nine elective units.  Only the following
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0019|   elective units shall be counted toward meeting the requirements
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0020|   for graduation:  fine arts, i.e., music, band, chorus and art;
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0021|   practical arts; physical education; languages other than English;
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0022|   speech; drama; vocational education; mathematics; science;
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0023|   English; R.O.T.C.; social science; computer science; health
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0024|   education; <u>American sign language</u>; and other electives approved
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0025|   by the state board.
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0002|       With the approval of the local school board, participation
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0003|   on an athletic team or in an athletic sport during the school day
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0004|   may count toward fulfillment of the physical education required
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0005|   unit.
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0006|   
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0007|           C.  Final examinations shall be administered to all
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0008|   students in all classes offered for credit.
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0009|   
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0010|           D.  Beginning with students entering the ninth grade in
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0011|   the 1986-87 school year, no student shall receive a high school
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0012|   diploma who has not passed a state competency examination in the
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0013|   subject areas of reading, English, math, science and social
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0014|   science. <u>Beginning with the 1996-97 school year, the state
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<u></u>0015| <u>  competency examinations on social science shall include a section
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<u></u>0016| <u>  on the constitution of the United States and the constitution of
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<u></u>0017| <u>  New Mexico.</u>  If a student exits from the school system at the
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0018|   end of grade twelve without having passed a state competency
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0019|   examination, he shall receive an appropriate state certificate
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0020|   indicating the number of credits earned and the grade completed. 
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0021|   If within five years after a student exits from the school system
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0022|   he takes and passes the state competency examination, he may
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0023|   receive a high school diploma.
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0004|           E.  The state board may establish a policy to provide
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0005|   for administrative interpretations to clarify curricular and
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0006|   testing provisions of the Public School Code."".,
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0007|   
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0008|   and thence referred to the PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. 
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0009|                
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0010|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0015|   __________________________________
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0016|                                Cynthia Nava, Chairman 
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0017|   
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0018|   
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0020|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0021|   Adopted_______________________
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0022|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0023|   
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0024|   
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0025|                     Date ________________________
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0002|   
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0003|   The roll call vote was <u> 9 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0004|           Yes:    9
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0005|           No:     0
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0006|                Excused:     Pinto
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0007|           Absent: None
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0013|   S0688ED1                                          .117942.1/a  
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0014|   
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0015|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0016|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0019|                                                  March 15, 1997
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0020|   
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0021|   Mr. President:
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0022|   
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0023|       Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been
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0024|   referred
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0025|   
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0001|                    SENATE BILL 688, as amended
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0002|   
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0003|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0004|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0005|   
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0006|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0011|   __________________________________
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0012|                                Shannon Robinson, Chairman 
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0013|   
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0014|   
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0015|   
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0016|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0017|   Adopted_______________________
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0018|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0019|   
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0020|   
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0021|   
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0022|                     Date ________________________
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0023|   
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0024|   
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0025|   The roll call vote was <u> 5 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0001|           Yes:    5
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0002|           No:     0
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0003|                Excused:     Adair, Garcia, Vernon, Smith
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0004|           Absent: None
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0007|   S0688PA1
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0008|                          State of New Mexico
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0009|                      House of Representatives
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0010|   
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0011|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0012|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0015|                                                  March 21, 1997
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0016|   
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0017|   
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0018|   Mr. Speaker:
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0019|   
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0020|       Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0021|   
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0022|                 SENATE BILL 688, as amended
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0023|                               
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0024|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0025|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0001|   
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0002|                            Respectfully submitted,
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0006|                            <u>                                 
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<u></u>0007| <u>                           </u>                        Samuel F. Vigil, Chairman
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0010|   Adopted <u>                    </u>   Not Adopted <u>                     
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<u></u>0011| <u>  </u>
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0012|           (Chief Clerk)                      (Chief Clerk)
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0013|   
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0014|                        Date <u>            </u>
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0015|   
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0016|   The roll call vote was<u> 8 </u> For<u> 0 </u> Against
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0017|   Yes:         8
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0018|                Excused:     Mallory, McSherry, Nicely, Trujillo, W.C. Williams
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0019|           Absent: None
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