0001| | 0002| HOUSE BILL 78 | 0003| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| RICK MIERA | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE | 0010| | 0011| AN ACT | 0012| RELATING TO EDUCATION; CREATING THE STRATEGIC PLANNING | 0013| COORDINATING COUNCIL; ENACTING THE STRATEGIC PLANNING | 0014| COORDINATING COUNCIL ACT; MAKING APPROPRIATIONS; DECLARING AN | 0015| 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 Coordinating Council Act". | 0020| Section 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.-- | 0021| A. The legislature finds that the mission of the | 0022| council as stated in the strategic plan is to provide the | 0023| highest quality elementary and secondary education in New | 0024| Mexico to develop in students the knowledge and skills | 0025| necessary for responsible citizenship, productive employment | 0001| and satisfying lives. | 0002| B. The legislature finds that the mission of public | 0003| education is best accomplished by implementing the objectives | 0004| and achieving the goals outlined in the strategic plan. | 0005| C. The legislature finds that involving all | 0006| branches of government and the public in the educational | 0007| process will achieve widespread understanding of and support | 0008| for the strategic plan. | 0009| D. It is the purpose of the Strategic Planning | 0010| Coordinating Council Act to establish a process to ensure the | 0011| continuous enhancement and implementation of the strategic plan | 0012| by: | 0013| (1) evaluating results, including the annual | 0014| assessment, review and revision of the strategic plan; | 0015| (2) integrating the school districts' current | 0016| budget activities by using both the budget cycle and | 0017| educational plan for student success to implement the strategic | 0018| plan; and | 0019| (3) encouraging all branches of government and | 0020| the public to work together toward New Mexico's mission of | 0021| public education. | 0022| Section 3. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Strategic | 0023| Planning Coordinating Council Act: | 0024| A. "council" means the strategic planning | 0025| coordinating council; and | 0001| B. "strategic plan" means the New Mexico public | 0002| education strategic plan. | 0003| Section 4. STRATEGIC PLAN.--The strategic plan shall | 0004| provide: | 0005| A. a well-defined vision and articulated steps to | 0006| achieve national preeminence in education; | 0007| B. a means to gain statewide consensus by | 0008| encouraging the legislature, the governor's office and related | 0009| state agencies, the state board of education, the state | 0010| department of public education, the local school boards, school | 0011| personnel, parents, students, the business community and school | 0012| districts to work together toward the common goal of improving | 0013| educational opportunities and performance of all New Mexico's | 0014| children; and | 0015| C. coordination of the state-level planning cycle | 0016| with the budgeting cycle. | 0017| Section 5. STRATEGIC PLANNING COORDINATING COUNCIL.-- | 0018| A. The "strategic planning coordinating council" is | 0019| created. | 0020| B. The council shall be composed of fifteen | 0021| members. The members shall be representative of the different | 0022| geographical areas of the state and reflective of the diverse | 0023| population of the state. | 0024| C. The president pro tempore of the senate shall | 0025| appoint two members and the speaker of the house of | 0001| representatives shall appoint two members. | 0002| D. Eleven members shall be appointed as follows: | 0003| (1) the president of the state board of | 0004| education shall appoint one member to a two-year term and one | 0005| member to a four-year term; | 0006| (2) the governor shall appoint two members to | 0007| a two-year term and one member to a four-year term; and | 0008| (3) the governor, the speaker of the house of | 0009| representatives, the president pro tempore of the senate and | 0010| the president of the state board of education shall jointly | 0011| appoint three members to a two-year term and three members to a | 0012| four-year term. | 0013| E. After the initial appointments, members who are | 0014| not legislators shall be appointed for four-year terms, and | 0015| members who are legislators shall be appointed for four-year | 0016| terms or until their term of office expires. | 0017| F. Members of the council, except for members who | 0018| are legislators, may be reimbursed as provided in the Per Diem | 0019| and Mileage Act and shall receive no other compensation, | 0020| perquisite or allowance. | 0021| Section 6. DUTIES.--The council shall: | 0022| A. make recommendations to the legislature, the | 0023| governor and the state board of education for the enhancement | 0024| and implementation of the strategic plan and for the | 0025| development of the priorities to be implemented yearly; | 0001| B. make recommendations to the legislature, the | 0002| governor and the state board of education for the development | 0003| of a variety of formal and informal mechanisms to involve the | 0004| public in this process; | 0005| C. review the planning efforts conducted by the | 0006| school districts and make recommendations to the legislature, | 0007| the governor and the state board of education on the evaluation | 0008| and revision of the strategic plan in response to public input; | 0009| D. direct staff in the development of | 0010| recommendations of proposed revisions of the strategic plan; | 0011| E. submit the revised strategic plan to the | 0012| legislative education study committee, the office of the | 0013| governor and the state board of education with an analysis of | 0014| the new priorities, including cost of implementation, | 0015| recommendations regarding necessary legislation for | 0016| implementation of the goals and objectives of the strategic | 0017| plan and a recommended annual budget for the council's | 0018| activities; and | 0019| F. report at least annually to the legislature, the | 0020| governor, the state board of education and the public on the | 0021| progress in achieving and implementing the goals and objectives | 0022| of the strategic plan. | 0023| Section 7. STAFF MANAGEMENT TEAM--DUTIES.--The council | 0024| shall be staffed by a staff management team composed of three | 0025| staff members. The director of the legislative education study | 0001| committee staff, the superintendent of public instruction and | 0002| the office of the governor shall each designate a staff member | 0003| to work with the council. The staff shall assist the council | 0004| in carrying out its duties as specified in Section 6 of the | 0005| Strategic Planning Coordinating Council Act and shall serve as | 0006| liaison to their appointing agencies. | 0007| Section 8. ADMINISTRATION.--The legislative education | 0008| study committee, in cooperation with the state board of | 0009| education and the governor's office, shall be the | 0010| administrative agency for the council. The legislative | 0011| education study committee, in consultation with the state board | 0012| of education and the governor's office, may contract for | 0013| strategic planning assistance. | 0014| Section 9. APPROPRIATION.--Seventy thousand dollars | 0015| ($70,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the state | 0016| department of public education for expenditure in fiscal years | 0017| 1997 and 1998 for the purpose of funding personnel for the | 0018| staff management team of the strategic planning coordinating | 0019| council. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at | 0020| the end of fiscal year 1998 shall revert to the general fund. | 0021| Section 10. APPROPRIATION.--Seventy thousand dollars | 0022| ($70,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the | 0023| department of finance and administration for expenditure in | 0024| fiscal years 1997 and 1998 for the purpose of funding personnel | 0025| for the staff management team of the strategic planning | 0001| coordinating council. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance | 0002| remaining at the end of fiscal year 1998 shall revert to the | 0003| general fund. | 0004| Section 11. APPROPRIATION.--Eight-two thousand dollars | 0005| ($82,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the | 0006| legislative education study committee for expenditure in fiscal | 0007| years 1997 and 1998 for the purpose of funding personnel for | 0008| the staff management team of the strategic planning | 0009| coordinating council and for the purpose of paying per diem and | 0010| travel expenses for members of the strategic planning | 0011| coordinating council. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance | 0012| remaining at the end of fiscal year 1998 shall revert to the | 0013| general fund. | 0014| Section 12. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public | 0015| peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately. | 0016|  | 0017| State of New Mexico | 0018| House of Representatives | 0019| | 0020| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0021| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| February 10, 1997 | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| Mr. Speaker: | 0003| | 0004| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0005| | 0006| HOUSE BILL 78 | 0007| | 0008| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0009| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0010| APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0011| | 0012| Respectfully submitted, | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| Samuel F. Vigil, Chairman | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| Adopted Not Adopted | 0022| | 0023| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0024| | 0025| Date | 0001| | 0002| The roll call vote was 9 For 0 Against | 0003| Yes: 9 | 0004| Excused: McSherry, Nicely, Trujillo, Wright | 0005| Absent: None | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0078 State of New Mexico | 0009| House of Representatives | 0010| | 0011| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0012| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| March 19. 1997 | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| Mr. Speaker: | 0019| | 0020| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to | 0021| whom has been referred | 0022| | 0023| HOUSE BILL 78 | 0024| | 0025| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0001| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0002| | 0003| Respectfully submitted, | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Max Coll, Chairman | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| Adopted Not Adopted | 0013| | 0014| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0015| | 0016| Date | 0017| | 0018| The roll call vote was 10 For 4 Against | 0019| Yes: 10 | 0020| No: Bird, Buffett, Pearce, Wallace | 0021| Excused: Marquardt, Picraux, Varela | 0022| Absent: None | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0078 |