SM 54 — "NEW MEXICO TRIO PROGRAMS DAY"

SENATEA MEMORIAL 54PROCLAIMING 53RDFEBRUARY LEGISLATURE9, -2018 STATE"NEW OF NEW MEXICO -TRiO SECONDPROGRAMS SESSIONDAY" ,IN 2018THE INTRODUCEDSENATE. BY John M.

Sapien5 6WHEREAS, 82018 10is Athe MEMORIALfifty-third PROCLAIMINGanniversary FEBRUARYof 9,the 2018federal "NEWTRiO MEXICOstudent TRiOsupport PROGRAMSprograms, DAY"and INNew THEMexico SENATE.was one of the first states to implement the programs;

14and WHEREAS, 2018all isTRiO theprograms fifty-thirdare anniversaryvested ofin the federalnotion TRiOthat studentcommitted supportstudents programs,deserve andan Newopportunity Mexicoto wasobtain onehigher ofeducation thewithout firstregard states to implementrace, thegender, programs;national origin or disability status or their family's economic resources or educational background;

and e t 17 WHEREAS, allseven TRiO programs are vestedfunded inby the notionUnited thatStates wdepartment lof neducation, dincluding 18talent committedsearch, studentsupward deservebound, anupward opportunitybound tomath obtainand higherscience, =veterans =upward 19bound, astudent lsupport educationservices, withouteducational regardopportunity tocenters race,and gender,the nationalRonald originE. or i a e r 20 disability status or their family's economic resources or a t m m 21 educational background;

and d r e 22 WHEREAS, seven TRiO programs are funded by the United c e s k 23 States department of education, including talent search, upward e a n b 24 bound, upward bound math and science, veterans upward bound, u [ student support services, educational opportunity centers and .209562.1 the Ronald E.

and WHEREAS, since 1965, more than ten million five hundred thousand Americans from poor and working families have benefited from the services of TRiO pre-college and college 6 programs;

and WHEREAS, as of 2014, more than one thousand two hundred colleges, universities and community agencies in the country SM 54 host more than two thousand six hundred TRiO programs, Page 1 serving approximately eight hundred sixty-six thousand young people and adults from poor and working families;

and 12 WHEREAS, TRiO services include assistance in choosing a college;

assistance in applying for financial e e 17 aid;

and academic assistance in high school or assistance to e e n d 18 reenter high school;

and = = l ] 19 WHEREAS, TRiO programs have been providing educational a l r i 20 support and increased access to higher education for t e a t disadvantaged students for more than forty years;

and m m 21 e d WHEREAS, in New Mexico, there are thirty-six TRiO r e 22 c e r c 23 programs, which bring in over twelve million dollars e a n b 24 ($12,000,000) in federal funding and serve more than twelve u [ thousand students;

and .209562.1 - 2 - WHEREAS, the United States congress first enacted National TRiO Day in 1986 to recognize the achievements of all TRiO programs and their role in advancing equal opportunity in post-post-secondary secondary education;

and WHEREAS, New Mexico TRiO Programs Day is meant to increase 6 awareness and garner support for all TRiO programs, TRiO students, college graduates, administrators, counselors and state and federal supporters;

and WHEREAS, these successful federal programs work to help SM 54 Page 2 low-income and first-generation students to enter college and earn a degree and should be expanded to serve more Americans;

12 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the TRiO programs be recognized for the important role they play in encouraging and assisting students seeking higher education;

and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that February 9, 2018 be proclaimed e e 17 "New Mexico TRiO Programs Day" in the senate;

and e e n d 18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be = = l ] 19 transmitted to the president of TRiO New Mexico, Dawn Blue Sky-Sky-Hill, a l r i 20 Hill, at the university of New Mexico.

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