0001|                       HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 74
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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|                          DELORES C. WRIGHT
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0010|                           A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0011|     REQUESTING THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION
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0012|     CONDUCT A STUDY TO DETERMINE HOW TO ADDRESS THE STUDENT DROPOUT
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0013|     PROBLEM AND TO OBJECTIVELY DEFINE ZERO TOLERANCE.
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0014|     
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0015|          WHEREAS, students who drop out of school do not have
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0016|     alternative educational opportunities available to them; and
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0017|          WHEREAS, school districts should direct money towards
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0018|     creating alternative educational opportunities for student
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0019|     dropouts; and
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0020|          WHEREAS, students are expelled or suspended pursuant to a
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0021|     subjective definition of zero tolerance; and
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0022|          WHEREAS, a student has the right to understand clearly the
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0023|     basis for expulsion or suspension;
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0024|          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0025|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the state department of public
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0001|     education study options to keep students from dropping out of
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0002|     the public school system; and
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0003|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the state department of public
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0004|     education shall define zero tolerance; and
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0005|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
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0006|     transmitted to the state department of public education and to
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0007|     the state board of education.
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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 10, 1997
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0018|   Mr. Speaker:
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0020|        Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0021|   
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0022|                   HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 74
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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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<u></u>0008| <u>                                </u>                             Samuel F. Vigil, Chairman
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0011|   Adopted <u>                    </u>     Not Adopted <u>                    
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0013|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0015|                        Date <u>            </u>
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0017|   The roll call vote was<u> 11 </u> For<u> 0 </u> Against
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0018|   Yes:      11
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0019|             Excused:  McSherry, Nicely
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0020|   Absent:   None
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0025|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE           HJM 74/a
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0001|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0004|                                                  March 17, 1997
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0005|   
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0006|   Mr. President:
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0007|   
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0008|       Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0009|   
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0010|                      HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 74
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0011|   
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0012|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0013|   recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0014|   
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0015|       1.  On page 2, strike lines 3 and 4 in their entirety.
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0017|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0022|   __________________________________
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0023|                                Cynthia Nava, Chairman 
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0002|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0003|   Adopted_______________________
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0004|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0008|                     Date ________________________
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0011|   The roll call vote was <u> 6 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0012|           Yes:    6
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0013|           No:     0
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0014|                Excused:     Boitano, Duran, Garcia, Gorham
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0015|           Absent: None
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0018|   HJ074ED1
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