HISPANIC & BILINGUAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS

This memorial (HM 43) requests the Legislative Education Study Committee to examine New Mexico's Hispanic Education Act and Bilingual Multicultural Education Act. It directs the committee to study current programs, funding structures, and student outcomes for Hispanic and bilingual students - primarily affecting the state's majority-Hispanic student population - and identify successful initiatives by December 2025. The study will involve input from students, educators, community members, and the Public Education Department. This is a procedural request for evaluation, not a new law or funding measure.