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Proposal to eliminate education secretary goes to Senate (SF New Mex.)

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Proposal to eliminate education secretary goes to Senate

Posted: Saturday, February 15, 2014 7:00 pm         |   Updated: 12:11 am, Sun Feb 16, 2014.                      

Proposal to eliminate education secretary goes to Senate
By Robert Nott The New Mexican

 A plan to eliminate the position of education secretary in favor of forming a state board of education, which would then appoint a superintendent to oversee New Mexico schools, is one step closer to reality.

On Saturday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 5-4 along party lines for a “do pass” recommendation of Senate Joint Resolution 2, introduced by Sen. Michael Padilla, D-Albuquerque. The panel’s four Republican members voted against the measure.

Read more here: http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/education/proposal-to-eliminate-education-secretary-goes-to-senate/article_aec98210-535f-578a-9a5c-702370f015d4.html