0001|                       HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 61
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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|                          PATSY G. TRUJILLO
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0008|       FOR THE LEGISLATIVE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
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0009|     
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0010|                           A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0011|     REQUESTING THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE LOCAL
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0012|     GOVERNMENT DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
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0013|     ADMINISTRATION TO APPLY FOR AVAILABLE ASSISTANCE FROM
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0014|     FEDERAL HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE FAMILY SELF-
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0015|     SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM
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0016|     
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0017|          WHEREAS, low-income families often encounter barriers
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0018|     to finding affordable housing, accessible transportation,
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0019|     safe and reliable child care and other services and
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0020|     opportunities that lead to economic independence; and
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0021|          WHEREAS, the need for housing, transportation, child
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0022|     care, education and employment are critical to achieving
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0023|     self- sufficiency; and
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0024|          WHEREAS, recipients of payments under the temporary
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0025|     assistance for needy families program will be encouraged
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0001|     to pursue opportunities for achieving economic
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0002|     independence and self-sufficiency under federal and state
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0003|     welfare reform initiatives; and
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0004|          WHEREAS, the housing and urban development department
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0005|     of the federal government has a grant program designed to
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0006|     provide incentives to local and state divisions of
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0007|     government to coordinate rental and voucher assistance
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0008|     with other public and private resources to help low-income
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0009|     families achieve economic independence and self-
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0010|     sufficiency called the "family self-sufficiency program";
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0011|          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF
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0012|     THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the human services department
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0013|     and the local government division of the department of
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0014|     finance and administration to apply for information,
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0015|     technical assistance and funding from the federal housing
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0016|     and urban development department for the family self-
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0017|     sufficiency program; and
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0018|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that they provide information
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0019|     about the family self-sufficiency program incentives and
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0020|     opportunities to recipients of the temporary assistance
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0021|     for needy families program payments; and
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0022|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial
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0023|     be sent to the secretary of human services and the
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0024|     director of the local government division of the
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0025|     department of finance and administration.
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0002|   
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0003|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0004|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0005|   
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0007|                                                  March 20, 1997
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0008|   
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0009|   Mr. President:
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0010|   
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0011|       Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been
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0012|   referred
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0013|   
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0014|                HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 61, as amended
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0015|   
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0016|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0017|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0018|   
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0019|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0023|                                
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0024|   __________________________________
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0025|                                Shannon Robinson, Chairman 
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0004|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0005|   Adopted_______________________
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0006|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0009|                     Date ________________________
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0012|   The roll call vote was <u> 6 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0013|           Yes:    6
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0014|           No:     0
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0015|                Excused:     Vernon, Adair, Boitano
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0016|           Absent: None
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0021|   HJ061PA1
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