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HM 11

"NEW MEXICO YMCA YOUTH & GOVERNMENT DAY"

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Chris Chandler

Designates Feb 12, 2025 as New Mexico YMCA Youth and Government Day to recognize the YMCA's role in youth development and civic engagement; symbolic memorial, no policy change.

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Bill Summary · HM 11

Summary of HM 11: New Mexico YMCA Youth & Government Day

Overview

  • Bill: HM 11
  • Title: New Mexico YMCA Youth & Government Day
  • Type: Memorial (not a law; a formal expression of recognition)
  • Status: Signed
  • Introduced: February 3, 2025
  • Classification: Memorial
  • Subject: Memorials, OTHER

Purpose and Intent

HM 11 designates February 12, 2025 as “New Mexico YMCA Youth and Government Day” within the New Mexico House of Representatives. The memorial acknowledges the long-standing contributions of the New Mexico alliance of YMCAs to youth development, healthy living, social responsibility, and civic engagement through YMCA programs and the youth-and-government initiative.

Key Provisions

  • Declares February 12, 2025 as New Mexico YMCA Youth and Government Day in the House of Representatives.
  • Recites the YMCA’s role in:
    • Strengthening families and promoting youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.
    • Serving over 22,000 New Mexicans annually across programs for all ages, including early childhood education and health and wellness.
    • Benefiting more than 6,000 youth annually through after-school programs, camps, sports, teen centers, and overnight experiences.
    • Running the New Mexico YMCA Youth and Government program for more than six decades to promote civic engagement among middle and high school students.
    • Conducting two annual conferences at the state capitol (spring for high school students, fall for middle school students) where students role-play government branches and related roles (executive, legislative, judiciary, media, lobbying).
  • Directs that copies of the memorial be transmitted to the chairs of the boards of directors of specified YMCAs (YMCA of Central New Mexico, Family YMCA of Los Alamos, and YMCA of El Paso, Texas).

Who/What Is Affected

  • Primarily a symbolic recognition by the New Mexico House of Representatives.
  • Affects the YMCA organizations mentioned (and participants in the YMCA Youth and Government program) by elevating their contributions to civic education and youth development in the state.
  • No fiscal, regulatory, or legal changes to programs or state law are introduced.

Legislative History / Timeline

  • 2025-02-03: Introduced; reportedly tabled/not printed and not referred to committee at that time.
  • 2025-02-12: Withdrawn from committee; House action recorded.
  • 2025-02-12: Passed by the House (per actions listed).
  • 2025-02-17: Signed into effect (final status: signed memorial).

Practical Impact

  • Symbolic acknowledgment of the YMCA’s Youth & Government program and its role in civic education.
  • May raise public awareness and appreciation for youth engagement and intergovernmental understanding among students and communities.
  • No direct changes to law, funding, or state policy; no compliance or administrative requirements beyond the memorial recognition.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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