House Bill 229 - Recognizing the significance of the 1973 New Mexico Bilingual Multicultural Education Act on its 50th anniversary and the importance of cultivating education in both the mother tongue as well as English for the preservation of culture, identity, and Indigenous knowledge.

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: House

Introduced date: 2023-03-14

Recent Activity

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Alternative Names

Recognizing the significance of the 1973 New Mexico Bilingual Multicultural Education Act on its 50th anniversary and the importance of cultivating education in both the mother tongue as well as English for the preservation of culture, identity, and Indigenous knowledge.

Recognizing the significance of the 1973 New Mexico Bilingual Multicultural Education Act on its 50th anniversary and the importance of cultivating education in both the mother tongue as well as English for the preservation of culture, identity, and Indigenous knowledge.

Associated Legislation

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Policy Areas

Education

Potential Impact

Sponsors and Supporters

Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Rep. Stansbury, Melanie Ann [D-NM-1]

Committees and Subcommittees

Education and the Workforce Committee

Variations and Revisions

Recognizing the significance of the 1973 New Mexico Bilingual Multicultural Education Act on its 50th anniversary and the importance of cultivating education in both the mother tongue as well as English for the preservation of culture, identity, and Indigenous knowledge.

12/15/2023, 3:51 PM

This resolution supports efforts to incorporate bilingual multicultural education, increase the number of bilingual teachers and professors in the United States, and help tribes maintain and teach their Indigenous languages.

Congress
118
Number
HRES - 229
Introduced on
2023-03-14
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

3/14/2023
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Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

This resolution supports efforts to incorporate bilingual multicultural education, increase the number of bilingual teachers and professors in the United States, and help tribes maintain and teach their Indigenous languages.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedRecognizing the significance of the 1973 New Mexico Bilingual Multicultural Education Act on its 50th anniversary and the importance of cultivating education in both the mother tongue as well as English for the preservation of culture, identity, and Indigenous knowledge.
Policy Areas
Education

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary6/13/2023

This resolution supports efforts to incorporate bilingual multicultural education, increase the number of bilingual teachers and professors in the United States, and help tribes maintain and teach their Indigenous languages.

Latest Action3/14/2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.