HOUSE BILL 265

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

INTRODUCED BY

Debra M. Sariñana and Tomás E. Salazar and Christine Trujillo and Sheryl Williams Stapleton and Linda M. Trujillo

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

RELATING TO SCHOOL PERSONNEL; REQUIRING A COURSE IN CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT FOR ALTERNATIVE LICENSURE.

 

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

     SECTION 1. Section 22-10A-8 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2003, Chapter 153, Section 39, as amended by Laws 2011, Chapter 36, Section 1 and by Laws 2011, Chapter 95, Section 2) is amended to read:

     "22-10A-8. ALTERNATIVE LEVEL ONE LICENSE.--

          A. The department shall issue an alternative level one license to a person who is at least eighteen years of age and who:

                (1) has completed a baccalaureate degree at an accredited institution of higher education and has received a passing score on a state-approved subject-area examination in the subject area of instruction for which the person is applying for a license; or

                (2) has completed a master's degree at an accredited institution of higher education, including completion of a minimum of twelve graduate credit hours in the subject area of instruction for which the person is applying for a license; or

                (3) has completed a doctoral or law degree at an accredited institution of higher education; and

                (4) has passed the New Mexico teacher assessments examination, including for elementary licensure beginning January 1, 2013, a rigorous assessment of the candidate's knowledge of the science of teaching reading; and

                (5) has successfully completed a classroom management course approved by the department; and

                [(5)] (6) within two years of beginning teaching, completes a minimum of twelve semester hours of instruction in teaching principles in a program approved by the department; or

                [(6) demonstrated] (7) demonstrates to the department, in conjunction with the school district or state agency, that the person has met the department-approved competencies for level one teachers that correspond to the grade level that will be taught.

          B. A degree or examination referred to in Subsection A of this section shall correspond to the subject area of instruction and the particular grade level that will enable the applicant to teach in a competent manner as determined by the department.

          C. An alternative level one teacher shall participate in the same mentorship, evaluation and other professional development requirements as other level one teachers.

          D. A school district or state agency shall not discriminate against a teacher on the basis that the teacher holds an alternative level one license.

          E. The department shall provide by rule for training and other requirements to support the use of unlicensed content area experts as resources in classrooms, team teaching, [on-line] online instruction, curriculum development and other purposes."

     SECTION 2. Section 22-10A-11.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2007, Chapter 146, Section 1) is amended to read:

     "22-10A-11.1. ALTERNATIVE LEVEL TWO OR LEVEL THREE LICENSE.--

          A. At the end of an internship of at least one full school year, the department may issue an alternative level two license to a person who:

                (1) is at least eighteen years of age; [and who]

                (2) has a post-baccalaureate degree and at least five years' experience teaching at the post-secondary level if the person demonstrates to the department, in conjunction with the school district, charter school, private school or state agency, that the person has met other department-approved competencies for issuance of a level two license that correspond to the grade level and subject area that the person will teach; and

                (3) has successfully completed a classroom management course approved by the department.

          B. At the end of an internship of at least one full school year, the department may issue an alternative level three-A or level three-B license to a person who is at least eighteen years of age and who has a post-baccalaureate degree and at least six years' experience teaching or administering at the post-secondary level if the person demonstrates to the department, in conjunction with the school district, charter school, private school or state agency, that the person has met other department-approved competencies for issuance of a level three-A license that correspond to the grade level and subject area that the person will teach or for issuance of a level three-B license for administration. In addition to other requirements for an alternative level two or three-A license, the department shall require the candidate to have successfully completed a classroom management course approved by the department."

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