HOUSE BILL 250

53rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2018

INTRODUCED BY

Tomás E. Salazar and G. Andres Romero and Christine Trujillo and Debra M. Sariñana and Joanne J. Ferrary

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

RELATING TO TEACHER LICENSURE; CREATING THE TEACHING ALIGNMENT STUDY TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE MISALIGNMENT BETWEEN STATE-SUPPORTED TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS AND THE TEACHER LICENSURE EXAMINATION AND THE MISALIGNMENT BETWEEN PREPARATION PROGRAMS AND EXISTING SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS AND STUDENT LEARNING EXPECTATIONS; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. TEMPORARY PROVISION--TEACHING ALIGNMENT STUDY TASK FORCE--MEMBERS--APPOINTMENT--DUTIES--STAFF.--

          A. The "teaching alignment study task force" is created. The task force shall function from the date of its appointment until December 1 prior to the first session of the fifty-fourth legislative session.

          B. The legislative education study committee shall appoint the task force members and designate the chairperson, who shall be a legislative education study committee member, and vice chairperson. Members of the task force shall include legislative education study committee members, public school teachers, school principals, local superintendents and representatives of the professional licensure bureau of the public education department and state university undergraduate colleges of education. Vacancies on the task force may be filled by appointment by the legislative education study committee, or the legislative education study committee may reduce the size of the task force by not making replacement appointments.

          C. Members who are not state employees or otherwise reimbursed for per diem and mileage expenses are entitled to per diem and mileage as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.

          D. Staff for the task force shall be provided by the legislative education study committee.

          E. The task force shall study the misalignment between state-supported teacher preparation programs and the teacher licensure examination and misalignment between state-supported teacher preparation programs and existing school environments and student learning expectations.

          F. The task force shall report its findings and recommendations to the legislative education study committee, the governor and the deans of the colleges of education and the presidents of the state universities by December 1, 2018.

     SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION.--Twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative education study committee for expenditure in fiscal year 2019 to pay the expenses and staffing of the teaching alignment study task force. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2019 shall revert to the general fund.

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