WHEREAS, The League of United Latin American Citizens supports the purpose of fostering and enlarging the opportunities for training, education, civil rights, job opportunities, housing, economic development and welfare of all Hispanic citizens of the United States; and

WHEREAS, the Center for Law in the Public Interest recently sued the State of Arizona alleging that the State of Arizona has violated the Equal Education Opportunity Act of 1974 by failing to adequately fund language acquisition programs for Limited English Proficient (LEP) students in Arizona and

WHEREAS, the Center for Law in the Public Interest won its lawsuit

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) support the lawsuit and urge compliance with the judicial judgment and if the State does not comply, LULAC urges the Center for Law in the Public Interest to revisit the case and request judicial involvement.

Submitted by Mary L. Fimbres, Arizona State Director and Richard G. Fimbres, National VP for the Farwest.

Approved this 29th day of June, 2002.

Hector M. Flores
LULAC National President