HM 22 — PURPLE STAR SCHOOL PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 22REQUESTING 56THTHAT LEGISLATURETHE -PUBLIC STATEEDUCATION DEPARTMENT ASSESS THE PROGRESS OF NEWMEXICODEVELOPMENT -OF FIRSTTHE SESSIONPURPLE 2023STAR INTRODUCEDPUBLIC BYSCHOOLS DebraPROGRAM M.AND REPORT ON THE STATUS AND EFFECTIVENESS WHERE THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN NEW MEXICO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Sariñana7 andWHEREAS, Eliseothe Leechildren Alconof andmilitary Harryfamilies Garciaserving in the state are highly valued and Alandeeply T.respected by the people of New Mexico;

Martinezand WHEREAS, in 2021, the legislature passed, and Haroldthe Popegovernor 7signed, 9a Alaw MEMORIALdirecting REQUESTINGthe THATpublic THEeducation PUBLICdepartment EDUCATIONto DEPARTMENTdevelop ASSESSa THE"purple PROGRESSstar OFpublic DEVELOPMENTschools OFprogram" THEto PURPLEprovide STARa PUBLICmechanism SCHOOLSfor PROGRAMpublic ANDschools REPORTto ONease THEthe STATUStransition ANDof EFFECTIVENESSstudents WHEREof THEmilitary PROGRAMfamilies HASinto BEENnew IMPLEMENTEDschools INby NEWproviding MEXICOacademic, PUBLICsocial SCHOOLS.and emotional support to those students;

16and WHEREAS, the childrenpublic ofeducation militarydepartment familieswas servingfurther indirected theto edevelop ta 17related stateprogram arefor highlypublic valuedschools not located near a military installation and deeplyfor respectedthose byschools thethat peoplewant ofto wrecognize land ncelebrate dmilitary 18service Newand Mexico;the accomplishments of active military and veterans;

and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, in 2021, the legislature passed, and the governor i a e r 20 signed, a law directing the public education department to a t m m 21 develop a "purple star public schools program" to provide a d r e 22 mechanism for public schools to ease the transition of students c e s k 23 of military families into new schools by providing academic, e a n b 24 social and emotional support to those students;

and u [ WHEREAS, the public education department was further .224010.1 directed to develop a related program for public schools not located near a military installation and for those schools that want to recognize and celebrate military service and the accomplishments of active military and veterans;

and WHEREAS, the legislature, the bill's sponsors, community HM 22 Page 1 advocates and military families with children in public schools in New Mexico seek answers to those questions;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the public 5 education department be requested to assess and report the status, oversight, implementation and effectiveness of the purple star public schools program in New Mexico public schools to the legislative education study committee by November 1, 2023;

and e t 17 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be w l n d 18 transmitted to the secretary of public education, the chair and = = 19 a l vice chair of the military and veterans' affairs committee and i a e r 20 the co-chairs of the New Mexico legislative council for a t m m 21 distribution to the appropriate interim committees.

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