New Mexico 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 3 D · 1 R cosponsors

HM 10 — FOSTER CHILDREN TASK FORCE

Last action — Signed

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic) on February 22, 2024.

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High chance

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Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    5 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

49 added · 69 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of House Memorial 10 now includes a specific request for a joint task force to be formed by the Children, Youth and Families Department and the Health Care Authority Department. This task force aims to address the pressing issue of foster children having to sleep in state office buildings and to develop recommendations for improving long-term care and services for these children. These changes highlight the urgency of finding better placements and support for older foster youth, who often face greater challenges and needs. This amendment matters because it directly addresses the inadequacies in the current foster care system and aims to improve the safety and well-being of vulnerable children in state custody.

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HOUSE MEMORIAL 10 56TH LEGISLATURE- STATE OF NEWMEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2024 INTRODUCED BY Tara Jaramillo and Eleanor Chávez and Meredith A.
A MEMORIAL REQUESTING THAT A JOINT TASK FORCE BE CONVENED BY THE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT AND THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY DEPARTMENT TO MAKE IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM STRATEGY RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE LEGISLATURE TO SOLVE THE ACUTE CRISIS OF FOSTER CHILDREN SLEEPING IN STATE OFFICE BUILDINGS.
Dixon and Harry Garcia and Gail Armstrong 7 9 A MEMORIAL REQUESTING THAT A JOINT TASK FORCE BE CONVENED BY THE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT AND THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY DEPARTMENT TO MAKE IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM STRATEGY RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE LEGISLATURE TO SOLVE THE ACUTE CRISIS OF FOSTER CHILDREN SLEEPING IN STATE OFFICE BUILDINGS.
8 WHEREAS, foster children in state custody are sleeping in children, youth and families department office buildings;
e t 17 WHEREAS, foster children in state custody are sleeping in w l n d 18 children, youth and families department office buildings;
and WHEREAS, these foster children are living in unsafe offices because the state is unable to find appropriate placements for these children, many of whom are older and have behavioral and mental health issues;
and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, these foster children are living in unsafe i a e r 20 offices because the state is unable to find appropriate a t m m 21 placements for these children, many of whom are older and have d r e 22 behavioral and mental health issues;
and WHEREAS, children, youth and families department employees, with limited resources, try their best to find foster homes and treatment programs where these children can thrive;
and c e s k 23 WHEREAS, children, youth and families department e a n b 24 employees, with limited resources, try their best to find u [ foster homes and treatment programs where these children can .227081.2 thrive;
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the joint task force identify methods to recruit and retain trauma-informed foster parents who can care for older youth with mental and behavioral challenges;
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the joint task force HM 10 Page 1 identify methods to recruit and retain trauma-informed foster parents who can care for older youth with mental and behavioral challenges;
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be e t 17 transmitted to the secretary of children, youth and families, w l n d 18 the secretary of health care authority and the governor.
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be transmitted to the secretary of children, youth and families, the secretary of health care authority and the governor.
= = 19 a l - 2 - i a e r 20 a t m m 21 d r e 22 c e s k 23 e a n b 24 u [ .227081.2
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Action History

  1. Signed

  2. passed House

  3. DO PASS committee report adopted

  4. Sent to House Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee

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5 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 107 not signed on

Sponsors (5)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (107)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HM 10?
HM 10 is sponsored by Gail Armstrong (Republican), Jaramillo, Tara, Eleanor Chávez (Democrat), Meredith A. Dixon (Democrat), and Martha Garcia (Democrat).
What is the current status of HM 10?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2024. Enacted.
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