0001| HOUSE BILL 83 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, | 0003| 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| VINCE MARTINEZ | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE | 0010| | 0011| AN ACT | 0012| RELATING TO EDUCATION; CREATING THE PUBLIC EDUCATION STRATEGIC | 0013| PLANNING TEAM; PRESCRIBING POWERS AND DUTIES; ENACTING THE | 0014| STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION ACT; MAKING AN | 0015| APPROPRIATION; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. | 0016| | 0017| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0018| Section 1. SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as the | 0019| "Strategic Planning for Public Education Act". | 0020| Section 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.-- | 0021| A. The legislature finds that New Mexico has been | 0022| involved in multiple restructuring and systemic change | 0023| initiatives to improve the elementary and secondary educational | 0024| system and that a comprehensive framework for education that can | 0025| sustain targeted goals and objectives is necessary for long-term | 0001| support from all branches of government and the public. | 0002| B. The legislature finds that a comprehensive | 0003| elementary and secondary education framework can be established | 0004| through a strategic planning process that provides the | 0005| opportunity for all branches of government and the public to | 0006| reach consensus about the purpose of schooling and to | 0007| concentrate all efforts, resources, activities and energies | 0008| toward maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of the | 0009| educational system to best prepare New Mexico's students for the | 0010| future. | 0011| C. It is the purpose of the Strategic Planning for | 0012| Public Education Act to: | 0013| (1) develop a statewide strategic plan for | 0014| public school education that provides a well-defined vision and | 0015| articulated steps to achieve national preeminence in education; | 0016| (2) gain statewide consensus by encouraging the | 0017| governor's office and related state agencies, the legislature, | 0018| the state board of education, the state department of public | 0019| education, local boards of education, school personnel, parents, | 0020| students, the business community and each school district's | 0021| community to work together toward the common goal of improving | 0022| educational opportunities and performance of all New Mexico's | 0023| children and youth; and | 0024| (3) develop a plan to coordinate the state-level planning cycle with the budgeting cycle to ensure that the | 0025| strategic plan drives state-level funding decisions. | 0001| Section 3. PUBLIC EDUCATION STRATEGIC PLANNING TEAM.-- | 0002| A. There is created a "public education strategic | 0003| planning team", which shall function from the date of its | 0004| appointment until December 31, 1996. | 0005| B. The public education strategic planning team | 0006| shall be composed of thirty members representative of the | 0007| different geographical areas of the state and reflective of the | 0008| diverse population of the state and shall be appointed as | 0009| follows: | 0010| (1) two members from the house of | 0011| representatives, one from each party, appointed by the speaker | 0012| of the house; | 0013| (2) two members from the senate, one from each | 0014| party, appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate; | 0015| (3) two members from the state board of | 0016| education appointed by the president of the state board of | 0017| education; | 0018| (4) three members appointed by the governor | 0019| from the executive branch, of whom one shall be from the | 0020| children, youth and families department and one of whom shall be | 0021| from the department of health; | 0022| (5) nine members from the educational system | 0023| who shall include a local school board member, a superintendent, | 0024| a principal, a student, a classified staff member, a | 0025| representative from higher education and three teachers | 0001| appointed jointly by the governor, the speaker of the house, the | 0002| president pro tempore of the senate and the president of the | 0003| state board of education; and | 0004| (6) twelve members of the public who shall | 0005| include parents and members of the business community appointed | 0006| jointly by the governor, the speaker of the house, the | 0007| president pro tempore of the senate and the president of the | 0008| state board of education. | 0009| B. The legislative education study committee shall | 0010| solicit recommendations from the public and organizations | 0011| representative of the categories specified in Paragraphs (5) and | 0012| (6) of Subsection A of this section to compile a list of names | 0013| from each of the categories listed. The governor, the speaker | 0014| of the house, the president pro tempore of the senate and the | 0015| president of the state board of education shall jointly appoint | 0016| the members from the educational system and members of the | 0017| public from the list provided by the legislative education study | 0018| committee. | 0019| C. Appointed members of the public education | 0020| strategic planning team shall be reimbursed as provided in the | 0021| Per Diem and Mileage Act and shall receive no other | 0022| compensation, perquisite or allowance. | 0023| Section 4. DUTIES.-- | 0024| A. The public education strategic planning team | 0025| shall: | 0001| (1) develop and reach consensus on a statewide | 0002| strategic plan for New Mexico public schools that makes New | 0003| Mexico preeminent in education in the nation. The plan shall | 0004| include the development of a mission statement focused on | 0005| objectives and strategies that may include issues such as | 0006| professional development, accountability and resource planning; | 0007| (2) review and approve action plans to ensure | 0008| that each action plan is aligned with the vision and goals of | 0009| the statewide strategic plan and clearly delineates timelines, | 0010| expected outcomes and parties responsible for carrying out the | 0011| action plans; | 0012| (3) develop a consensus-building strategy to | 0013| inform the public and develop consensus among New Mexicans about | 0014| the strategic plan; and | 0015| (4) develop and recommend a schedule of | 0016| implementation for the strategies and action plans that includes | 0017| a program budgeting system having a year-by-year cost projection | 0018| for implementing the plans. | 0019| B. In developing the statewide strategic plan, the | 0020| public education strategic planning team shall allow for the | 0021| autonomy of local districts and shall take into account existing | 0022| initiatives that the state has been involved in, including the | 0023| legislative education study committee's initiatives, the state | 0024| board of education's consolidating initiatives for tomorrow's | 0025| education, school-to-work and other state agency initiatives and | 0001| state and local district initiatives. | 0002| Section 5. REPORT.--The public education strategic | 0003| planning team shall make a report of its findings and | 0004| recommendations to the first session of the forty-third | 0005| legislature regarding necessary legislation to begin | 0006| implementation of the statewide strategic plan, including in its | 0007| recommendations a plan for annual updates of the strategic | 0008| statewide plan on ways to coordinate the planning cycle with the | 0009| budgeting cycle to ensure that the strategic plan drives state | 0010| funding decisions; to assess progress as measured by the | 0011| strategies and action plans; and to make modifications and | 0012| adjustments to the statewide strategic plan. The report of | 0013| findings and recommendations shall be made available to the | 0014| speaker of the house, the president pro tempore of the senate, | 0015| the legislative education study committee, the governor and the | 0016| state board of education no later than November 15, 1996. | 0017| Section 6. STAFF.--The staff for the public education | 0018| strategic planning team and action teams shall be provided by | 0019| the legislative education study committee, the governor's office | 0020| and the state board of education. The staff shall be | 0021| responsible for compilation of current education data and | 0022| information for review and use by the planning teams, | 0023| coordination of meetings and overall management of the project. | 0024| The legislative education study committee in cooperation with | 0025| the state board of education and the governor's office shall | 0001| coordinate the project. The legislative education study | 0002| committee, in consultation with the state board of education and | 0003| the governor's office, may contract for strategic planning | 0004| assistance. | 0005| Section 7. APPROPRIATION.--One hundred thousand dollars | 0006| ($100,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the | 0007| legislative education study committee for expenditure in fiscal | 0008| years 1996 and 1997 for the purpose of carrying out the | 0009| provisions of the Strategic Planning for Public Education Act. | 0010| Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of | 0011| fiscal year 1997 shall revert to the general fund. | 0012| Section 8. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public | 0013| peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately. | 0014|  State of New Mexico | 0015| House of Representatives | 0016| | 0017| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0018| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0019| | 0020| January 24, 1996 | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| Mr. Speaker: | 0024| | 0025| Your RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS COMMITTEE, to | 0001| whom has been referred | 0002| | 0003| HOUSE BILL 83 | 0004| | 0005| has had it under consideration and finds same to be | 0006| GERMANE in accordance with constitutional provisions. | 0007| | 0008| Respectfully submitted, | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| Barbara A. Perea Casey, | 0014| Chairperson | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| Adopted Not Adopted | 0018| | 0019| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0020| | 0021| Date | 0022| | 0023| The roll call vote was 9 For 0 Against | 0024| Yes: 9 | 0025| Excused: Lujan, Nicely, Pederson, Rodella, J. G. Taylor, | 0001| S. Williams | 0002| Absent: None | 0003| | 0004| HOO83RC1 State of New Mexico | 0005| House of Representatives | 0006| | 0007| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0008| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| February 2, 1996 | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| Mr. Speaker: | 0015| | 0016| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0017| | 0018| HOUSE BILL 83 | 0019| | 0020| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0021| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0022| APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0023| | 0024| Respectfully submitted, | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| Samuel F. Vigil, Chairman | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| Adopted Not Adopted | 0008| | 0009| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0010| | 0011| Date | 0012| | 0013| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against | 0014| Yes: 8 | 0015| Excused: Gonzales, McSherry, Trujillo | 0016| Absent: Nicely | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| H0083EC1 | 0021| | 0022| State of New Mexico | 0023| House of Representatives | 0024| | 0025| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0001| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| February 5, 1996 | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| Mr. Speaker: | 0008| | 0009| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to | 0010| whom has been referred | 0011| | 0012| HOUSE BILL 83 | 0013| | 0014| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0015| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0016| | 0017| 1. On page 1, lines 13 and 14, strike "MAKING AN | 0018| APPROPRIATION;". | 0019| | 0020| 2. On page 7, strike Section 7 in its entirety. | 0021| | 0022| 3. Renumber the succeeding section accordingly. | 0023| | 0024| Respectfully submitted, | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| Max Coll, Chairman | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Adopted Not Adopted | 0009| | 0010| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0011| | 0012| Date | 0013| | 0014| The roll call vote was 17 For 0 Against | 0015| Yes: 17 | 0016| Excused: Buffett | 0017| Absent: none | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| H0083AF1 | 0022| | 0023| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0024| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| February 10, 1996 | 0003| | 0004| Mr. President: | 0005| | 0006| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0007| | 0008| HOUSE BILL 83, as amended | 0009| | 0010| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0011| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0012| | 0013| Respectfully submitted, | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| __________________________________ | 0018| Carlos R. Cisneros, Chairman | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0023| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| Date ________________________ | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0006| Yes: 6 | 0007| No: 0 | 0008| Excused: Carraro, Duran, Lyons, Scott | 0009| Absent: None | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| H0083ED1 | 0013| |