HM 31 — INCLUDE ACEQUIA & LAND GRANT LEARNING

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 31REQUESTING 54THTHAT LEGISLATUREREFORM -OF STATENEW MEXICO'S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM INCLUDE LEARNING ABOUT ACEQUIAS AND LAND GRANTS AS PART OF NEWA MEXICOMULTICULTURAL -AND SECONDEQUITABLE SESSIONEDUCATION ,FOR 2020DIVERSE INTRODUCEDSTUDENT BYPOPULATIONS MiguelIN P.NEW MEXICO.

Garcia7 6WHEREAS, 8New 10Mexico Ais MEMORIALhome REQUESTINGto THATcultures REFORMand OFcommunities NEWwith MEXICO'Sdiverse EDUCATIONALstudent SYSTEMpopulations INCLUDEthat LEARNINGare ABOUTdeserving ACEQUIASof ANDan LANDequitable, GRANTSsufficient ASand PARTmeaningful OFeducation; A MULTICULTURAL AND EQUITABLE EDUCATION FOR DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATIONS IN NEW MEXICO.

16and WHEREAS, Newbecause Mexicoof islimited homeresources, toschools cultures and communities e t 17 with diverse student populations that are deservingnot ofable anto wintegrate llearning nabout dcultural 18resources equitable,and sufficientassets andin meaningfultheir education;own communities;

and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, becausedecades of limitedinadequate resources,resources for schools arehave notresulted iin aracial, eeconomic r 20 able to integrate learning about cultural resources and assetseducational adisparities tthat mrank mamong 21the worst in theirthe owncountry; communities;

and d r e 22 WHEREAS, decades of inadequate resources for schools have c e s k 23 resulted in racial,a economiclandmark anddecision, educational disparities that e a ncourt bruled 24 rank among the worst in the country;Yazzie/Martinez v.

and u [ WHEREAS, in a landmark decision, a court ruled in the .216934.1 Yazzie/Martinez v.

and WHEREAS, acequias and land grants are vital parts of New Mexico's culture, history and social fabric and continue to be relevant in community development in rural communities HM 31 Page 1 throughout the state;

and WHEREAS, research shows that a multicultural and multilingual approach to education allows students to maintain e e 17 their language and cultural identity, which contributes to e e n d 18 their well-being and performance in school;

= = l ] 19 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF a l r i 20 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that education about t e a t acequias and land grants be part of a broader transformation of m m 21 e d r e 22 education in New Mexico to ensure sufficient and equitable c e r c 23 education for diverse student populations;

and e a n b 24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the public education u [ department be requested to develop methods to integrate .216934.1 - 2 - learning about acequias and land grants into the curriculum and that the higher education department be requested to train and develop educators for multicultural curriculum development;

and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the center for the education and study of diverse populations and the Ben Lujan leadership and public policy institute at New Mexico highlands university be requested to convene educators, community HM 31 Page 2 leaders and stakeholders to develop and provide recommendations to the public education department and higher education department on how to reshape New Mexico's educational system to include a culturally relevant curriculum that includes acequias and land grants;

and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the New Mexico acequia association, acequia commission, land grant council and New Mexico land grant consejo be requested to develop and provide recommendations to the public education department and higher e e 17 education department for integration of acequias and land e e n d 18 grants into multicultural curriculum development;

and = = l ] 19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be a l r i 20 transmitted to the secretary of public education, the secretary t e a t of higher education, the president of New Mexico highlands m m 21 e d r e 22 university, the chair of the acequia commission, the executive c e r c 23 director of the New Mexico acequia association, the chair of e a n b 24 the land grant council and the president of the New Mexico land u [ grant consejo.

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