0001| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 40 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| LEONARD TSOSIE | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0011| REQUESTING THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, THE OFFICE | 0012| OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVES | 0013| TO WORK JOINTLY IN DEVELOPING A PLAN TO OBTAIN AND COORDINATE | 0014| EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND | 0015| LIBRARIES LOCATED IN NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBAL DISTRICTS AND | 0016| COMMUNITIES. | 0017| | 0018| WHEREAS, the availability of educational technology | 0019| resources in public schools and libraries is an important | 0020| component in any student's educational growth and development; | 0021| and | 0022| WHEREAS, most students who are currently benefiting from | 0023| educational technology resources are in public schools and | 0024| libraries that are located in non-Native American districts and | 0025| communities; and | 0001| WHEREAS, the availability of educational technology | 0002| resources in public schools and libraries in Native American | 0003| tribal districts and communities has fallen far below that in | 0004| non-Native American districts and communities; and | 0005| WHEREAS, there has been little effort undertaken by the | 0006| state department of public education and the office of cultural | 0007| affairs to determine what educational technology resources | 0008| should be made available to students in Native American schools | 0009| and libraries; and | 0010| WHEREAS, there is little question that Native American | 0011| students need and deserve these educational technology | 0012| resources in their schools and libraries; | 0013| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0014| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the state department of public | 0015| education, the office of cultural affairs and Native American | 0016| tribal representatives work jointly in developing a plan that | 0017| will obtain and coordinate educational technology resources for | 0018| public schools and libraries located in Native American tribal | 0019| districts and communities; and | 0020| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the state department of public | 0021| education, the office of cultural affairs and Native American | 0022| tribal representatives report their findings to the legislative | 0023| education study committee by September 30, 1997; and | 0024| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0025| transmitted to the superintendent of public instruction, the | 0001| state cultural affairs officer, Native American tribal | 0002| representatives and the director of the legislative education | 0003| study committee staff. | 0004|  | 0005| | 0006| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0007| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| March 6, 1997 | 0011| | 0012| Mr. President: | 0013| | 0014| Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0015| | 0016| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 40 | 0017| | 0018| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0019| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0020| | 0021| Respectfully submitted, | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| __________________________________ | 0002| Gloria Howes, Chairman | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0007| Adopted_______________________ | 0008| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| Date ________________________ | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0016| Yes: 6 | 0017| No: 0 | 0018| Excused: Altamirano, Gorham | 0019| Absent: None | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| SJ040RU1 | 0023| State of New Mexico | 0024| House of Representatives | 0025| | 0001| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0002| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| March 19, 1997 | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Mr. Speaker: | 0009| | 0010| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0011| | 0012| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 40 | 0013| | 0014| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0015| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0016| | 0017| Respectfully submitted, | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| Samuel F. Vigil, Chairman | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| Adopted Not Adopted | 0001| | 0002| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0003| | 0004| Date | 0005| | 0006| The roll call vote was 9 For 0 Against | 0007| Yes: 9 | 0008| Excused: Miera, Nicely, S.M. Williams, Wright | 0009| Absent: None | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\SJ040 |