0001|                       HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 45
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0002|     43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                            DANICE PICRAUX
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0010|                           A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0011|     REQUESTING NEW MEXICO STATE LAND OFFICE TO CONTINUE TO PARTNER
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0012|     WITH PRIVATE, PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT ENTITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF
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0013|     FURTHERING THE STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN
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0014|     KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE IN NEW MEXICO.
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0015|     
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0016|          WHEREAS, New Mexico's abundant environmental resources
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0017|     have prompted many New Mexico educators to develop and
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0018|     incorporate environmental education projects in their course
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0019|     curricula; and
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0020|          WHEREAS, the state land office has a program offering
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0021|     educational easements for schools to have the opportunity to
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0022|     incorporate outdoor learning with their existing curricula; and
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0023|          WHEREAS, the New Mexico state land office has completed
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0024|     phase one of a statewide assessment of environmental education
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0025|     in grades kindergarten through twelve; and
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0001|          WHEREAS, the New Mexico state land office environmental
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0002|     education advisory group was represented by the New Mexico
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0003|     museum of natural history, the environmental education
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0004|     association of New Mexico, the New Mexico oil and gas
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0005|     association, the New Mexico department of agriculture, Rio
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0006|     Grande nature park, the United States department of energy, the
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0007|     northern New Mexico community college environmental student
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0008|     association, the public service company of New Mexico, the New
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0009|     Mexico mining association, BHP minerals, the state department
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0010|     of public education, New Mexico's state engineer, Phelps Dodge,
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0011|     Los Alamos national laboratory, the New Mexico farm and
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0012|     livestock bureau and the New Mexico department of game and
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0013|     fish; and
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0014|          WHEREAS, the recommendations rendered encourage continued
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0015|     cooperation and partnership to support schools and communities
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0016|     to explore multidisciplinary options for teaching environmental
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0017|     education; and
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0018|          WHEREAS, the state department of public education and
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0019|     national math, science and social studies standards and
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0020|     benchmarks support incorporating environmental education; and
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0021|          WHEREAS, the educational plans for student success
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0022|     recognizes the importance of incorporating environmental
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0023|     education to emphasize the awareness of New Mexico's
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0024|     environmental resources; and
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0025|          WHEREAS, examples of these efforts include:
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0001|               A.  in Cedar Crest, the New Mexico museum of natural
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0002|     history and science's environmental classroom;
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0003|               B.  in Farmington, McKinley elementary teachers Judy
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0004|     Johnson and Judy Gonzales' teamwork to teach students about
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0005|     life zones;
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0006|               C.  in Shiprock, Mesa elementary teacher Della Begay
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0007|     and her students' research to discover what resources the earth
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0008|     provides;
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0009|               D.  in Silver City, Stout elementary teachers Ms.
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0010|     Wakeland and Ms. Von Tress and students writing about a
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0011|     composting project;
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0012|               E.  in Cobre, San Lorenzo elementary teachers'
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0013|     planning of the annual campout;
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0014|               F.  in Carlsbad, early childhood development center
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0015|     teacher Sidnia Gardner and students' creation of seven habitat
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0016|     areas at the center;
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0017|               G.  in Roswell, Missouri elementary teacher Glenda
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0018|     Sutton's partnership with Yates petroleum through the partners
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0019|     in education program;
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0020|               H.  in Las Cruces, Mesilla Park elementary teacher
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0021|     Cathy Kinzer's work with agriculture in the classroom sponsored
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0022|     by the farm and livestock bureau;
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0023|               I.  in Farmington, Heights junior high teacher Becky
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0024|     Wing's partnership with BHP minerals to teach life and earth
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0025|     science in an outdoor setting;
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0001|               J.  the city of Farmington department of parks and
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0002|     recreation and cultural affairs' plan to construct an
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0003|     environmental education center on the Animas river; and
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0004|               K.  Los Padillas school teacher Dolores Varela-
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0005|     Phillips' successful development of an outdoor environmental
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0006|     education program;
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0007|          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0008|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the state land office and the
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0009|     environmental education task force continue its efforts to work
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0010|     with private and public entities to further explore the
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0011|     opportunities available for teachers to improve environmental
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0012|     literacy to foster understanding of New Mexico's environmental
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0013|     resources; and
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0014|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be
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0015|     transmitted to the state land commissioner.
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0016|                                                         State of New Mexico
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0017|                      House of Representatives
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0018|   
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0019|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0020|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0021|   
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0022|   
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0023|                                               February 28, 1997
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0001|   Mr. Speaker:
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0002|   
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0003|        Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0004|   
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0005|                   HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 45
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0006|                               
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0007|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0008|   recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0009|   
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0010|        1.  On page 4, line 13, after the word "commissioner" insert
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0011|   "and the state department of education".
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0012|   
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0013|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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0019|                                                               Samuel F. Vigil, Chairman
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0022|   Adopted                          Not Adopted                     
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0024|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0003|   The roll call vote was 10  For 0  Against
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0004|   Yes:      10
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0005|             Excused:  Miera, Nicely, Wright
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0006|             Absent:   None
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0012|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0013|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0016|                                                  March 14, 1997
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0018|   Mr. President:
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0020|       Your CONSERVATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0021|   
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0022|                HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 45, 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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0002|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0007|   __________________________________
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0008|                                Michael S. Sanchez, Chairman 
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0012|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0013|   Adopted_______________________
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0014|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0018|                     Date ________________________
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0021|   The roll call vote was  7  For   Against
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0022|           Yes:    7
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0023|           No:     None
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0024|                Excused:     Kysar, Macias, Tsosie
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0025|           Absent: None
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