WHAT ARE THE GOALS OF STATE-FUNDED BMEPS? State-funded BMEPs goals are for all students, including English Learners (ELs), to: become bilingual and biliterate in English and a second language, including Spanish, a Native American language, where a written form exists and there is tribal approval, or another language; and meet state academic content standards and benchmarks in all subject areas. [Bilingual Multicultural Education Act, Chapter 22, Article 23 NMSA 1978]