0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 75 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| GAIL C. BEAM | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0011| REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE TO | 0012| CONSIDER ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERSONNEL CATEGORY OF SCHOOL | 0013| COUNSELORS. | 0014| | 0015| WHEREAS, elementary, middle, junior and high school | 0016| children are being subjected to unprecedented social stresses, | 0017| including fragmentation of families, drug and alcohol abuse, | 0018| child abuse, poverty and violence; and | 0019| WHEREAS, an increasing number of these children are | 0020| exhibiting symptoms of distress such as emotional disorders, | 0021| academic underachievement, disruptive behavior, juvenile | 0022| delinquency and withdrawal; and | 0023| WHEREAS, counseling provided within public schools can | 0024| reduce drug abuse, dropout rates, unemployment and | 0025| incarceration; and | 0001| WHEREAS, the state can help reduce academic, social and | 0002| emotional problems of students by enhancing the availability | 0003| and quality of public school counseling programs; and | 0004| WHEREAS, school dropouts, gang members, pregnant teens and | 0005| substance abusing youth are burdens on the taxpayer and | 0006| contribute to rising crime; and | 0007| WHEREAS, school counselors contribute positively to | 0008| students' progress and development, the school environment, | 0009| student self-discipline, school attendance and academic | 0010| achievement; | 0011| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0012| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the legislative education study | 0013| committee be requested to study the establishment of a | 0014| personnel category of school counselors in the public schools; | 0015| and | 0016| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that school counseling programs be | 0017| studied independently at the elementary, middle, junior and | 0018| high school levels, including national pupil-counselor ratios, | 0019| position statements, student expectations and pay scales; and | 0020| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the legislative education | 0021| study committee make recommendations on school counseling | 0022| programs to the legislature by December 1, 1997; and | 0023| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0024| transmitted to the members of the legislative education study | 0025| committee. State of New Mexico | 0001| House of Representatives | 0002| | 0003| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0004| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| March 10, 1997 | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| Mr. Speaker: | 0011| | 0012| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0013| | 0014| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 75 | 0015| | 0016| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0017| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0018| | 0019| 1. On page 1, line 11, after "THE" insert "STATE DEPARTMENT | 0020| OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND THE". | 0021| | 0022| 2. On page 2, line 11, after "the" insert "state department | 0023| of public education in cooperation with the". | 0024| | 0025| 3. On page 2, line 18, after "the" insert "state department | 0001| of public education report to the". | 0002| | 0003| 4. On page 2, line 19, after "committee" insert "to". | 0004| | 0005| 5. On page 2, line 22, after "of" insert "the state | 0006| department of public education and". | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Respectfully submitted, | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| Samuel F. Vigil, Chairman | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| Adopted Not Adopted | 0019| | 0020| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0021| | 0022| Date | 0023| | 0024| The roll call vote was 11 For 0 Against | 0025| Yes: 11 | 0001| Excused: McSherry, Nicely | 0002| Absent: None | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ075 | 0007| | 0008| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0009| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| March 17, 1997 | 0013| | 0014| Mr. President: | 0015| | 0016| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0017| | 0018| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 75, as amended | 0019| | 0020| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0021| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0022| | 0023| Respectfully submitted, | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| __________________________________ | 0004| Cynthia Nava, Chairman | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0009| Adopted_______________________ | 0010| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| Date ________________________ | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| The roll call vote was 5 For 1 Against | 0018| Yes: 5 | 0019| No: Rawson | 0020| Excused: Boitano, Duran, Garcia, Gorham | 0021| Absent: None | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| HJ075ED1 |