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2019 BILL ANALYSES

HOUSE BILLS

  • HB 5: Public Education Changes (2/1/19)
  • HB 20: Grow Your Own Teachers Act (2/6/19)
  • HB 21: Free Female Sanitary Products In Schools (2/12/19)
  • HB 24: Monitoring For School Bus Illegal Passes (2/15/19)
  • HB 24 HTPWC: Monitoring For School Bus Illegal Passes (3/11/19)
  • HB 25: Teaching Pathways Coordinator (2/14/19)
  • HB 34: Dennis Chavez and Cesar Chavez State Holiday (1/27/19)
  • HB 39: Native New Mexican Teacher Incentive Pay Act (1/18/19)
  • HB 42: Teacher Incentive Pay in Free Lunch Schools (1/22/19)
  • HB 44: Career-Technical Teacher Development (1/20/19)
  • HB 45: Instructional Material Definitions & Funding (1/18/19)
  • HB 45 HFLA: Instructional Material Definitions & Funding (2/6/19)
  • HB 46: Increase Minimum Wage (3/13/19)
  • HB 47: School Employee and Assistant Probation Time (1/24/19)
  • HB 47 HEC: School Employee and Assistant Probation Time (2/18/19)
  • HB 77: School District Administrative Expenses (3/11/19)
  • HB 79: Community Schools Act Implementation (1/18/19)
  • HB 91: Career Technical Education Pilot Project (1/18/19)
  • HB 92: Limit School Testing Time (1/19/19)
  • HB 111: Cultural and Linguistic Education Support (1/18/19)
  • HB 111 HAFC: Cultural and Linguistic Education Support (3/4/19)
  • HB 114: NM Tech Supercomputing Challenge Program (1/18/19)
  • HB 120: Bilingual Teacher Preparation Act (1/17/19)
  • HB 121: Social Services as Basic Sufficient Education (1/18/19)
  • HB 125: House Agriculture and Water Resources Committee (1/27/19)
  • HB 129: School Security Personnel and Deadly Weapons (1/20/19)
  • HB 133: School Sexual Activity Consent Standards (1/18/19)
  • HB 133 HFLA: School Sexual Activity Consent Standards (2/18/19)
  • HB 133 SJC: School Sexual Activity Consent Standards (3/12/19)
  • HB 134: Pre-K in Community Schools Act (1/19/19)
  • HB 144: (corrected) School Brain Education Program (1/25/19)
  • HB 145: After-school and Summer Enrichment Programs (1/26/19)
  • HB 152: Education for Children in Foster Care (1/18/19)
  • HB 159: Multicultural Education Framework (1/27/19)
  • HB 159 SEC: Multicultural Education Framework (3/14/19)
  • HB 168: Student ID Number Tracking and Reporting (1/20/19)
  • HB 170: Expand Instructional Material Definition (1/27/19)
  • HB 171: Raising Minimum Teacher Salaries (1/30/19)
  • HB 171 HEC: Raising Minimum Teacher Salaries (2/4/19)
  • HB 173: Child and Family Databank Act (1/29/19)
  • HB 181: Conversion Charter School Student Preference (1/30/19)
  • HB 182: Reading Initiative Literacy and Biliteracy (1/20/19)
  • HB 182 HEC: Reading Initiative Literacy and Biliteracy (3/13/19)
  • HB 183: Apprenticeship Program for Graduation (2/1/19)
  • HB 212: Teacher and Principal Evaluation Act (1/22/19)
  • HB 215: Low-income, At-risk Children Dance Program (1/26/19)
  • HB 227: Use of Teacher Attendance for Evaluations (1/18/19)
  • HB 236: Attendance for Success Act (1/24/19)
  • HB 236 HEC: Attendance for Success Act (3/1/19)
  • HB 238: Childhood Trauma Awareness Training Act (1/27/19)
  • HB 239: Children Savings Account Act (1/31/19)
  • HB 240: Alternative Level 1 Teacher Path to Level 2 (1/19/19)
  • HB 243: Instruction for Deaf or Hard of Hearing (1/27/19)
  • HB 250: Native American Student Needs Assessments (1/27/19)
  • HB 261: Increase Cigarette Taxes (2/27/19)
  • HB 265: Seat Belts in School Buses (1/27/19)
  • HB 265 HEC: Seat Belts In School Buses (2/15/19)
  • HB 265 HTPWC: (substitute) Seat Belts In School Buses (3/4/19)
  • HB 274: Dial-A-Teacher Program License Plates (2/11/19)
  • HB 275: College of Education Affordability (1/24/19)
  • HB 299: Career and Technical Student Organizations (1/27/19)
  • HB 308: Dental Therapists (1/27/19)
  • HB 308 SFLA: Dental Therapists (3/11/19)
  • HB 318: Workforce Soft Skills Program for Students (2/1/19)
  • HB 318 HEC: Workforce Soft Skills Program For Students (2/14/19)
  • HB 325: Exclude Impact Aid As FED Revenue In SEG (3/5/19)
  • HB 326: Phase Out Impact Aid As FED Revenue In SEG (3/5/19)
  • HB 328: New Mexico-Grown Produce For School Meals (2/21/19)
  • HB 340: National History Day Program (2/11/19)
  • HB 341: Computer Science Development Grant Program (3/5/19)
  • HB 351: Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty Holiday (2/11/19)
  • HB 352: Create Crime of Hazing (2/4/19)
  • HB 360: Educational Retirement Changes (2/20/19)
  • HB 394: Cultural and Linguistic Appropriate Education (2/7/19)
  • HB 394 HEC: Cultural & Linguistic Appropriate Education (2/25/19)
  • HB 395: Acoma-Keres Language Dictionary in Schools (2/4/19)
  • HB 395 HSEIC: Acoma-Keres Language Dictionary in Schools (2/19/19)
  • HB 397: School Employee Minimum Salaries (2/18/19)
  • HB 400: School Media Literacy Advisory Committee (2/4/19)
  • HB 400 HAFC: (substitute) School Media Literacy Advisory Committee (3/13/19)
  • HB 401: School Library Watershed Science Curriculum (2/4/19)
  • HB 403: Provider Parity Pay (2/18/19)
  • HB 403 HLVMC: Provider Parity Pay (2/26/19)
  • HB 420: School Advanced Placement Policy & Reporting (2/11/19)
  • HB 434: Charter School Authorization Moratorium (2/15/19)
  • HB 435: School Development Pathway Plans (2/11/19)
  • HB 438: Preference For Hiring Athletic Coaches (2/18/19)
  • HB 446: Dual-Licensed Providers In 3-Tier Licensure (2/19/19)
  • HB 447: Track Children Between School and CYFD (2/7/19)
  • HB 449: 5-Year Literacy Initiative (2/18/19)
  • HB 449 HAFC: 5-Year Literacy Initiative (3/13/19)
  • HB 454: School District Gifted Education Requirements (2/11/19)
  • HB 455: School Program Unit Changes (2/16/19)
  • HB 464: ENMU Teacher Education Students (2/13/19)
  • HB 473: School Security Equipment Fund (2/11/19)
  • HB 475: Portable Planetarium Learning Experience
  • HB 495: Level 1 Teacher Mentoring (2/18/19)
  • HB 510: School Bus Attendants For Disabled Students (2/18/19)
  • HB 516: American Indian Educational Outcomes (2/15/19)
  • HB 532: Friendships Between Certain Students (2/18/19)
  • HB 554: School Bus Air Conditioning & Seatbelts (2/18/19)
  • HB 562: Math Instruction Online Learning System (2/18/19)
  • HB 567 HCPAC: (substitute) School Treatment of Students With Disability (3/11/19)
  • HB 574: Drug Counseling Pilot Project (2/18/19)
  • HB 575: Athlete Agents Act Changes (2/18/19)
  • HB 587: Civics Courses (2/25/19)
  • HB 589: Community School, Early Childhood & Pre-K (2/18/19)
  • HB 589 HFLA: Community School, Early Childhood & Pre-K (3/12/19)
  • HB 591: Mental, Social & Emotional Learning Act (2/20/19)
  • HB 601: Restrictions On Certain School Funds (2/28/19)
  • HB 615: Mental Health Training For Education Staff (2/20/19)
  • HB 615 HEC: Mental Health Training For Education Staff (3/1/19)
  • HB 621: Permanent Education Reserve Fund (2/27/19)
  • HB 634: Delete Local Revenue From SEG Calculation (3/11/19)
  • HB 639: Repealing The A-B-C-D-F Schools Rating Act (2/20/19)

SENATE BILLS

  • SB 1: (corrected) Public Education Changes (2/1/19)
  • SB 14: Educational Retirement Changes (1/30/19)
  • SB 22: Early Childhood Education and Care Dept. (1/28/19)
  • SB 22 SRC: (substitute) Early Childhood Education & Care Dept. (2/21/19)
  • SB 22 SEC: Early Childhood Education & Care Dept. (3/13/19)
  • SB 26: Standardized School Bathroom Use Policies (1/18/19)
  • SB 26 HEC: Standardize School Bathroom Use Policies (3/11/19)
  • SB 31: Social Workers in All High-Poverty Schools (1/18/19)
  • SB 33: High School Water Management Project (1/24/19)
  • SB 34: Civic Leadership and Legislative Process PGM (1/27/19)
  • SB 48: Student Diabetes Management Act (1/18/19)
  • SB 48 SJC: Student Diabetes Management Act (1/27/19)
  • SB 48 SFLA: Student Diabetes Management Act (2/5/19)
  • SB 103: Digital Training and Education Programs (1/23/19)
  • SB 110: No PARCC Testing Requirement (1/22/19)
  • SB 115: New Mexico-Grown Produce for School Meals (1/22/19)
  • SB 146: Create Crime of School Threat (1/19/19)
  • SB 146 SPAC: (substitute) Create Crime of School Threat (2/13/19)
  • SB 147: School Safety Drill Requirements (1/19/19)
  • SB 147 HEC: School Safety Drill Requirements (3/13/19)
  • SB 148: Former Officers as School Safety Personnel (2/5/19)
  • SB 156: School Bus Seat Belts (1/30/19)
  • SB 157: Sick Leave for Educational Retirement Credit (1/20/19)
  • SB 170: Phase Out Impact Aid as Fed Revenue in SEG (2/6/19)
  • SB 172: Exclude Impact Aid as Fed Revenue in SEG (2/6/19)
  • SB 194: School Media Literacy Program (1/27/19)
  • SB 202: Child and Family Databank Act (1/27/19)
  • SB 204: Medical Marijuana in Schools (1/19/19)
  • SB 229: School Support and Accountability Act (1/22/19)
  • SB 230: Pre-K Classroom Facilities Initiative (1/31/19)
  • SB 231: Public School Capital Outlay Calculations (1/19/19)
  • SB 245: Charter Schools Facilities and Capital Funds (1/24/19)
  • SB 245 SEC: (substitute) Charter Schools, Facilities & Capital Funds (2/18/19)
  • SB 247: Teacher Evaluation Act (1/20/19)
  • SB 249: Youth Dance Program for Low-income Children (1/27/19)
  • SB 259: Disclose Finalists For Appointive Positions (2/13/19)
  • SB 267: Science Early Education Pilot Project (2/1/19)
  • SB 288: Safe Schools for All Students Act (1/24/19)
  • SB 298: Public Pre-Kindergarten Act (2/28/19)
  • SB 304: School Physical Ed in K-6th Grade (1/27/19)
  • SB 304 SEC: School Physical Ed In K-6TH Grade (2/11/19)
  • SB 311: UNM College of Ed Yazzie Lawsuit Needs (1/27/19)
  • SB 315: Create NM School For The Arts (2/19/19)
  • SB 321: School Bus Air Conditioners (1/27/19)
  • SB 321 SEC: (substitute) School Bus Air Conditioners (2/6/19)
  • SB 321 SFC: School Bus Air Conditioners (3/11/19)
  • SB 322: College District Lease-Purchase Agreements (2/4/19)
  • SB 329: Opening Public Schools On Tribal Land (2/28/19)
  • SB 331: Charter School Nepotism & Monitoring (2/11/19)
  • SB 341: Transfer Completed Course Work (2/4/19)
  • SB 345: Hispanic Affairs Department Act (2/19/19)
  • SB 353: Career and Technical Student Organizations (2/1/19)
  • SB 363: Speech and Language Pathology Assistant Changes (2/4/19)
  • SB 377: School True Talent Acceleration Fund (2/4/19)
  • SB 370: Northern NM College Child Trauma Institute (2/18/19)
  • SB 380: National History Day Program (2/11/19)
  • SB 391: High School G.E.D. External Diploma (2/11/19)
  • SB 391 SEC: (substitute) High School G.E.D. External Diploma (2/18/19)
  • SB 398: Dyslexic Student Early Interventions (2/4/19)
  • SB 398 SPAC: Dyslexic Student Early Interventions (2/27/19)
  • SB 410: School Counselor Vote Registration Agents (2/11/19)
  • SB 412: Circus Arts Education (2/7/19)
  • SB 420: Indian Education Needs Assessments (2/7/19)
  • SB 429 SJC: (substitute) Virtual Charter Schools (3/6/19)
  • SB 439: Educational Retirement Board Membership (2/18/19)
  • SB 441: School Security Duty to Report (2/7/19)
  • SB 444: ENMU Teacher Education Students (2/12/19)
  • SB 446: Public Employee Retirement Changes (2/28/19)
  • SB 467: School Treatment of Students With Disability (2/12/19)
  • SB 477: Medical Cannabis & Removal of Children (2/11/19)
  • SB 522: Commission On Equity & Excellence In Ed (2/18/19)
  • SB 540: Auditor Investigation Of Sex Ed Requirements (2/18/19)
  • SB 542: Southwest NM School STEM Programming (2/18/19)
  • SB 551: Northeast NM College & Career Readiness (2/25/19)
  • SB 554: Increase School Instructional Hours & Days (2/21/19)
  • SB 562: Educational Employment Occupational PTSD (2/27/19)
  • SB 576: Broaden Area Vocational School Locations (3/1/19)
  • SB 580: School Bus Driver Salary & Gross Receipts (2/20/19)
  • SB 593: School Administrator Reciprocity Requirements (2/19/19)
  • SB 593 SEC: School Administrator Reciprocity Requirements (3/13/19)
  • SB 611: Special Needs Ed Professional Development (2/26/19)
  • SB 612: Public Education Dept. Special Needs Division (2/26/19)
  • SB 616: At-Risk School Funding For Certain Schools (3/11/19)
  • SB 617: Education Family Engagement (2/21/19)
  • SB 624: Ownership of Some Charter School Facilities (2/25/19)
  • SB 632: Additional Ed Dept. Divisions (3/11/19)
  • SB 671 SRC: (substitute) Permanent Fund For Pre-K (3/11/19)

SENATE JOINT MEMORIALS

  • SJM 3: Middle School Family and Consumer Sciences (2/6/19)
  • SJM 18: Children’s Code Reform Task Force (3/11/19)

SENATE MEMORIALS

  • SM 8: Study Converting Prisons to Rehab Centers (1/18/19)
  • SM 47: Convert Prisons To Treatment Facilities (2/18/19)

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

  • SJR 9: Public Education Commission, CA (2/7/19)

HOUSE JOINT MEMORIALS

  • HJM 4: Support School Family and Consumer Science PGMS (1/27/19)

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

  • HJR 1: Permanent Funds for Early Childhood, CA (1/30/19)
  • HJR 7: Parental Rights, CA (2/18/19)

2018 BILL ANALYSES

HOUSE BILLS

  • HB 22: Parental Notifications From School Via Text (1/29/18)
  • HB 23: Additional Graduation Requirements (1/29/18)
  • HB 23 HLELC: Additional Graduation Requirements (2/7/18)
  • HB 30: (corrected) Soft Skills Education Programs (1/23/18)
  • HB 39: School District Tax Revenue Distribution (1/25/18)Graph
  • HB 41: Charter School Facility Ownership (1/30/18)
  • HB 48: Prior Year Data for School Distributions (1/25/18)
  • HB 51: Charter School Activity Participation Zoning (2/1/18)
  • HB 57: Limit School Assessment Times (1/26/18)
  • HB 62: NM-Grown Produce in School Meals (1/29/18)
  • HB 78: Career & Technical Student Organizations (1/25/18)
  • HB 85: Sick Leave for Educational Retirement Credit (1/26/18)
  • HB 86:  School Bus Replacement & Contracts (1/25/18)
  • HB 92: Vocational Rehabilitation Act (1/26/18)
  • HB 95:  Broadband Access Unfair Trade Practices (1/25/18)
  • HB 97: Early Learning Advisory Council Changes (1/26/18)
  • HB 102:  Teacher Loan Replacement (1/25/18)
  • HB 105: Teacher Incentive Pay Act (1/29/18)
  • HB 106: Native New Mexican Teacher Incentive Pay Act (1/29/18)
  • HB 114: (corrected) College Transformational Initiative Pathway (1/29/18)
  • HB 130: Public School Capital Outlay for Security (1/29/18)
  • HB 130 HEC: Public School Capital Outlay for Security (2/1/18)
  • HB133: Career-Technical Teacher Development (1/26/18)
  • HB 136: Childhood Poverty Awareness Training Act (1/29/18)
  • HB141: School District Cash Balances (1/29/18)Attachment
  • HB 151: Indian Students Needs Assessments (1/29/18)
  • HB 174: “School-Age Person” Definition (2/2/18)
  • HB 175: School Acceleration Opportunities (1/30/18)
  • HB 177: Level 3 Teacher License & Salary (1/29/18)
  • HB 179: Career – Technical Teacher Development (1/29/18)
  • HB 180: School Data Collection & Class Goals (2/1/18)Attachment
  • HB 188: Phased-In Teacher Cost Index (2/1/18)Comparison
  • HB 196: Energy Efficiency& Renewable Bonding (2/8/18)
  • HB 210: School Academic & Reading Improvement Plans (2/1/18)
  • HB 219: Grade 7 – 12 Adjunct Instructors (1/30/18)
  • HB 229: Charter School Teacher Hiring Flexibility (1/30/18)
  • HB 250: Teaching Alignment Study Task Force (1/30/18)
  • HB 265: Alternative Teacher License Requirements (2/6/18)
  • HB 289: School Finance “Qualified Student” Definition (2/7/18) Attachment
  • HB 310: Increase Certain Teacher Salaries (2/7/18)

SENATE BILLS

  • SB 25:  Increase Cigarette & E-Cigarette Taxes (1/24/18)
  • SB 30: Change Capital Outlay Funding Formula (1/24/18)
  • SB 31: School Sexual Assault Reporting Training (1/23/18)
  • SB 33: Charter School Admin Support Funding (1/25/18)
  • SB 36: Public School Funding Sufficiency (1/25/18)
  • SB 53: Career & Technical Student Organizations (1/25/18)
  • SB 57: School District Personnel Minimum Salaries (1/26/18)
  • SB 58: Vocational Rehabilitation Act (1/26/18)
  • SB 74: Create Early Childhood Services Dept. (2/1/18)
  • SB 87: Child Abuse Definition & Investigation (2/8/18)
  • SB 97: Military Spouse Teacher Licensure (1/23/18)
  • SB 106: NM-Grown Produce in School Meals (1/29/18)
  • SB 116: Create Level 4 Teaching License (1/30/18)
  • SB 119: Increase Teacher Minimum Salaries (1/26/18)
  • SB 124: Public School Security Measures (1/29/18)
  • SB 138: (corrected)School Bus Seat Belts (2/5/18)
  • SB 147: School Size Adjustment Program Units (1/29/18) Attachment
  • SB 147 SEC: School Size Adjustment Program (2/8/18)Attachment
  • SB 157: Phased-In Teacher Cost Index (2/1/18) Comparison
  • SB 164: Pathway to College Project (1/29/18)
  • SB 171: Increase K-6 Instructional Hours & Days (2/8/18)
  • SB 172: School Suicide Awareness & Prevention (1/29/18)
  • SB 174: Las Cruces Enlace Partnership Program (2/1/18)
  • SB 196: School Code Definition Changes (2/6/18)
  • SB 234: School Personnel Background Checks (2/5/18)
  • SB 239 SEC: School Capital Outlay For Security (2/8/18)

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

  • HJR 1 HEC: Land Grant Fund Distributions, CA (2/1/18)
  • HJR 10: Permanent Education Emergency Fund, CA (2/7/18)

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

  • SJR 3: Early Childhood Education Dept., CA (1/29/18)
  • SJR 6: Statewide Millage for Public Schools (1/29/18)
  • SJR 7: Severance Tax Fund For Early Childhood, CA (2/9/18)
  • SJR 10: State Board of Education, CA (1/29/18)
  • SJR 11:  Permanent Funds for Longer School Year, CA (2/8/18)

HOUSE JOINT MEMORIALS


SENATE JOINT MEMORIALS

  • SJM 4: Overweight Backpack Health Risks (1/29/18)
  • SJM 16: PED to Study School Meal Funding (2/9/18)
  • SJM 20: Volunteer School District Ethnic Studies (2/5/18)

HOUSE MEMORIALS

  • HM 42: Wellness Education Task Force (1/29/18)
  • HM 46: Dual Credit Program Task Force (2/2/18)
  • HM 55: Reduce School Food Waste (2/2/18)

SENATE MEMORIALS

  • SM 8: Study School Suicides & Gun Violence (1/26/18)
  • SM 39: Study Needs for School Libraries (2/9/18)
  • SM 60: Reduce School Food Waste (2/2/18)
  • SM 82: Study Minimum Recess Requirements (2/9/18)
  • SM 101: Overweight Backpack Health Risks (2/9/18)
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