0001| HOUSE BILL 222 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| SHERYL M. WILLIAMS | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO EDUCATION; ENACTING THE WORK FORCE EDUCATION ACT; | 0012| MAKING AN APPROPRIATION. | 0013| | 0014| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0015| Section 1. A new section of the Public School Code is | 0016| enacted to read: | 0017| "[NEW MATERIAL] SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as | 0018| the "Work Force Education Act"." | 0019| Section 2. A new section of the Public School Code is | 0020| enacted to read: | 0021| "[NEW MATERIAL] PURPOSE OF ACT.--The purpose of the | 0022| Work Force Education Act is to: | 0023| A. facilitate the establishment of a statewide | 0024| school-to-work system involving partnerships among public | 0025| schools, public post-secondary educational institutions, and | 0001| the business and education communities to address the education | 0002| requirements of New Mexico's current and future work force; | 0003| B. provide for the development of the academic and | 0004| technical competencies that students must demonstrate in | 0005| today's workplace through work-based and school-based learning | 0006| opportunities; and | 0007| C. establish procedures to assist students in | 0008| transition into the workplace, a job training program or a | 0009| post-secondary educational institution." | 0010| Section 3. A new section of the Public School Code is | 0011| enacted to read: | 0012| "[NEW MATERIAL] DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Work Force | 0013| Education Act: | 0014| A. "council" means the work force education | 0015| coordinating council; and | 0016| B. "division" means the vocational education | 0017| division of the department of education." | 0018| Section 4. A new section of the Public School Code is | 0019| enacted to read: | 0020| "[NEW MATERIAL] DEPARTMENT DUTIES.--The department | 0021| of education shall: | 0022| A. implement the provisions of the Work Force | 0023| Education Act; and | 0024| B. cooperate with the executive, the labor | 0025| department, public school districts, public post-secondary | 0001| educational institutions and communities to establish and | 0002| maintain a school-to-work system to include: | 0003| (1) a work-based component involving | 0004| collaborative partnerships between schools and employers that | 0005| offers students practical work and learning experiences within | 0006| the workplace; | 0007| (2) a school-based component that provides | 0008| students with opportunities for career exploration, instruction | 0009| in both academic and technical skills and guidance in | 0010| identifying career options and setting educational goals; and | 0011| (3) connecting activities that ensure | 0012| coordination between work-based and school-based learning | 0013| components that: | 0014| (a) match students with employers and | 0015| establish relationships between education and work; | 0016| (b) provide technical assistance to | 0017| schools, students and employers; | 0018| (c) promote employee participation; | 0019| (d) provide job placement, continuing | 0020| education or further training assistance; | 0021| (e) establish linkages between youth | 0022| development activities and industry; and | 0023| (f) collect data to evaluate the | 0024| effectiveness of the system based on post-program results | 0025| analyses." | 0001| Section 5. A new section of the Public School Code is | 0002| enacted to read: | 0003| "[NEW MATERIAL] SCHOOL-TO-WORK SYSTEM.--The department | 0004| of education shall administer the school-to-work system and | 0005| shall: | 0006| A. coordinate federal and state efforts regarding | 0007| the school-to-work system; | 0008| B. provide school-to-work staff development | 0009| training to teachers, employers, mentors, counselors and other | 0010| related personnel; | 0011| C. establish procedures to encourage participation | 0012| by students in the school-to-work system; | 0013| D. establish procedures that assist in the | 0014| transition of students from school to job placement sites; | 0015| E. assist employers in developing criteria for job | 0016| placement programs for student participants; | 0017| F. expand career and academic counseling at | 0018| elementary and secondary schools to include school-to-work | 0019| system principles and methodology; | 0020| G. adopt a school-to-work system for students with | 0021| disabilities and for students who are at risk of dropping out | 0022| of school; and | 0023| H. develop long-range plans for a statewide | 0024| school-to-work system, including plans to ensure financial | 0025| stability of the school-to-work system in the event federal | 0001| resources are no longer available to the department of | 0002| education." | 0003| Section 6. A new section of the Public School Code is | 0004| enacted to read: | 0005| "[NEW MATERIAL] WORK FORCE EDUCATION COORDINATING | 0006| COUNCIL--CREATION--APPOINTMENT--MEMBERSHIP.-- | 0007| A. The "work force education coordinating council" | 0008| is created as an advisory council to the division. The council | 0009| shall be composed of twenty-four members representative of the | 0010| different geographical areas of the state and reflective of the | 0011| diverse population of the state. | 0012| B. The president pro tempore of the senate shall | 0013| appoint two senators, one from each of the two major political | 0014| parties, for four-year terms or until their term of office | 0015| expires. | 0016| C. The speaker of the house shall appoint two | 0017| representatives, one from each of the two major political | 0018| parties, for two-year terms or until their term of office | 0019| expires. | 0020| D. The president of the state board shall appoint | 0021| one representative of the state board to a one-year term and | 0022| then to a four-year term. | 0023| E. the governor shall appoint one representative | 0024| from the governor's office to a one-year term and then to a | 0025| four-year term. | 0001| F. The following eighteen members shall be | 0002| appointed jointly by the governor, the speaker of the house of | 0003| representatives, the president pro tempore of the senate and | 0004| the president of the state board of education: | 0005| (1) two representatives of the division, one | 0006| of whom shall be the division's gender equity coordinator, one | 0007| for a two-year term and one for a four-year term; | 0008| (2) two representatives of the labor | 0009| department, one of whom shall be appointed from the state | 0010| employment sector, one for a two-year term and one for a | 0011| four-year term; | 0012| (3) one representative of the department of | 0013| education's vocational rehabilitation division for a four-year | 0014| term; | 0015| (4) one representative of a two-year | 0016| post-secondary educational institution for a four-year term; | 0017| (5) one representative of the economic | 0018| development department for a four-year term; | 0019| (6) two representatives of organized labor, | 0020| one for a two-year term and one for a four-year term; | 0021| (7) five representatives of the business and | 0022| industry sector, three for a two-year term and two for a | 0023| four-year term; | 0024| (8) one representative of the disabled | 0025| community for a four-year term; and | 0001| (9) three representatives of the public | 0002| schools, including an administrator, a teacher and a school | 0003| counselor, two for a two-year term and one for a four-year | 0004| term." | 0005| Section 7. A new section of the Public School Code is | 0006| enacted to read: | 0007| "[NEW MATERIAL] COUNCIL--PURPOSE AND DUTIES.-- | 0008| A. The purpose of the council is to establish | 0009| guidelines for the use and renewal of federal and state funds | 0010| for the school-to-work system and guidelines for the | 0011| implementation of the school-to-work programs developed by the | 0012| department of education. | 0013| B. The council shall: | 0014| (1) make recommendations to the executive, the | 0015| legislature and the state board regarding compliance with rules | 0016| and regulations for the administration of federal and state | 0017| school-to-work funds; and | 0018| (2) recommend criteria to the department of | 0019| education to evaluate the effectiveness of the school-to-work | 0020| system." | 0021| Section 8. A new section of the Public School Code is | 0022| enacted to read: | 0023| "[NEW MATERIAL] ANNUAL REPORT.--The department of | 0024| education, in collaboration with the executive, shall submit a | 0025| progress report to the legislative education study committee | 0001| annually regarding how funds are spent for the school-to-work | 0002| system and analyses of post-program results with data | 0003| documenting the success of students and employers participating | 0004| in the school-to-work system." | 0005| Section 9. APPROPRIATION.--One hundred fifty thousand | 0006| dollars ($150,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the | 0007| state department of public education for expenditure in fiscal | 0008| year 1998 to carry out the provisions of this act. Any | 0009| unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of | 0010| fiscal year 1998 shall revert to the general fund. | 0011|  State of New Mexico | 0012| House of Representatives | 0013| | 0014| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0015| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| February 14, 1997 | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| Mr. Speaker: | 0022| | 0023| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0024| | 0025| HOUSE BILL 222 | 0001| | 0002| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0003| recommendation that it DO NOT PASS, but that | 0004| | 0005| HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR | 0006| HOUSE BILL 222 | 0007| | 0008| DO PASS, and thence referred to APPROPRIATIONS AND | 0009| FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0010| | 0011| Respectfully submitted, | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| Samuel F. Vigil, Chairman | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Adopted Not Adopted | 0021| | 0022| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0023| | 0024| Date | 0025| | 0001| The roll call vote was 11 For 0 Against | 0002| Yes: 11 | 0003| Excused: Nicely, Vigil | 0004| Absent: None | 0005| | 0006| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0222 HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR | 0007| HOUSE BILL 222 | 0008| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| AN ACT | 0017| RELATING TO EDUCATION; ENACTING THE WORK FORCE EDUCATION ACT; | 0018| MAKING AN APPROPRIATION. | 0019| | 0020| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0021| Section 1. A new section of the Public School Code is | 0022| enacted to read: | 0023| "[NEW MATERIAL] SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as | 0024| the "Work Force Education Act"." | 0025| Section 2. A new section of the Public School Code is | 0001| enacted to read: | 0002| "[NEW MATERIAL] PURPOSE OF ACT.--The purpose of the | 0003| Work Force Education Act is to: | 0004| A. sustain the statewide school-to-work system | 0005| involving partnerships among public schools, public post- | 0006| secondary educational institutions and the business and | 0007| education communities to address the education requirements of | 0008| New Mexico's current and future work force; | 0009| B. support the development of the academic and | 0010| technical competencies that students must demonstrate in | 0011| today's workplace through work-based and school-based learning | 0012| opportunities; and | 0013| C. support the establishment of procedures to | 0014| assist students in transition into the workplace, a job | 0015| training program or a post-secondary educational institution." | 0016| Section 3. A new section of the Public School Code is | 0017| enacted to read: | 0018| "[NEW MATERIAL] DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Work Force | 0019| Education Act: | 0020| A. "council" means the work force education | 0021| coordinating council; and | 0022| B. "division" means the vocational education | 0023| division of the department of education." | 0024| Section 4. A new section of the Public School Code is | 0025| enacted to read: | 0001| "[NEW MATERIAL] DEPARTMENT DUTIES.--The department | 0002| of education shall: | 0003| A. implement the provisions of the Work Force | 0004| Education Act; and | 0005| B. cooperate with the executive, the labor | 0006| department, public school districts, public post-secondary | 0007| educational institutions and communities to establish and maintain | 0008| a work force education system to include: | 0009| (1) a work-based component involving | 0010| collaborative partnerships between schools and employers that | 0011| offers students practical work and learning experiences within the | 0012| workplace; | 0013| (2) a school-based component that provides | 0014| students with opportunities for career exploration, instruction in | 0015| both academic and technical skills and guidance in identifying | 0016| career options and setting educational goals; and | 0017| (3) connecting activities that ensure | 0018| coordination between work-based and school-based learning | 0019| components that: | 0020| (a) match students with employers and | 0021| establish relationships between education and work; | 0022| (b) provide technical assistance to | 0023| schools, students and employers; | 0024| (c) promote employee participation; | 0025| (d) provide job placement, continuing | 0001| education or further training assistance; | 0002| (e) establish linkages between youth | 0003| development activities and industry; and | 0004| (f) collect data to evaluate the | 0005| effectiveness of the system based on post-program results | 0006| analyses." | 0007| Section 5. A new section of the Public School Code is | 0008| enacted to read: | 0009| "[NEW MATERIAL] WORK FORCE EDUCATION SYSTEM.--The | 0010| department of education shall administer the work force education | 0011| system and shall: | 0012| A. coordinate federal and state efforts regarding the | 0013| Work Force Education Act; | 0014| B. coordinate statewide training for teachers, | 0015| employers, mentors, counselors and other related personnel; | 0016| C. establish procedures to encourage participation by | 0017| students in the work force education system; | 0018| D. establish procedures that assist in the transition | 0019| of students from school to job placement sites; | 0020| E. assist employers in developing criteria for job | 0021| placement programs for student participants; | 0022| F. expand career and academic counseling at elementary | 0023| and secondary schools to include work force education system | 0024| principles and methodology; | 0025| G. adopt a work force education system for students | 0001| with disabilities and for students who are at risk of dropping out | 0002| of school; and | 0003| H. develop long-range plans for a statewide work force | 0004| education system, including plans to ensure financial stability of | 0005| the work force education system in the event federal resources are | 0006| no longer available to the department of education." | 0007| Section 6. A new section of the Public School Code is | 0008| enacted to read: | 0009| "[NEW MATERIAL] WORK FORCE EDUCATION COORDINATING | 0010| COUNCIL--CREATION--APPOINTMENT--MEMBERSHIP.-- | 0011| A. The "work force education coordinating council" is | 0012| created as an advisory council to the executive, the legislature | 0013| and the state board. The council shall be composed of twenty-five | 0014| members representative of the different geographical areas of the | 0015| state and reflective of the diverse population of the state. | 0016| B. The president pro tempore of the senate shall | 0017| appoint two senators, one from each of the two major political | 0018| parties, for four-year terms or until their term of office | 0019| expires. | 0020| C. The speaker of the house shall appoint two | 0021| representatives, one from each of the two major political parties, | 0022| for two-year terms or until their term of office expires. | 0023| D. The president of the state board shall appoint one | 0024| representative of the state board to a one-year term and then to a | 0025| four-year term. | 0001| E. the governor shall appoint one representative from | 0002| the governor's office to a one-year term and then to a four-year | 0003| term. | 0004| F. The following nineteen members shall be appointed | 0005| jointly by the governor, the speaker of the house of | 0006| representatives, the president pro tempore of the senate and the | 0007| president of the state board: | 0008| (1) two representatives of the division, one of | 0009| whom shall be the division's gender equity coordinator, one for a | 0010| two-year term and one for a four-year term; | 0011| (2) two representatives of the labor department, | 0012| one of whom shall be appointed from the state employment sector, | 0013| one for a two-year term and one for a four-year term; | 0014| (3) one representative of the vocational | 0015| rehabilitation division of the department of education for a four- | 0016| year term; | 0017| (4) one representative of a two-year | 0018| post-secondary educational institution for a four-year term; | 0019| (5) one representative of the economic | 0020| development department for a four-year term; | 0021| (6) two representatives of organized labor, one | 0022| for a two-year term and one for a four-year term; | 0023| (7) five representatives of the business and | 0024| industry sector, three for two-year terms and two for four-year | 0025| terms; | 0001| (8) one representative of the disabled community | 0002| for a four-year term; and | 0003| (9) four representatives of the public schools, | 0004| including an administrator, a teacher, a student and a school | 0005| counselor, two for two-year terms and two for four-year terms." | 0006| Section 7. A new section of the Public School Code is | 0007| enacted to read: | 0008| "[NEW MATERIAL] COUNCIL--PURPOSE AND DUTIES.-- | 0009| A. The purpose of the council is to establish | 0010| guidelines for the coordination of federal and state funds for the | 0011| work force education system. | 0012| B. The council shall: | 0013| (1) make recommendations to the executive, the | 0014| legislature and the state board regarding the coordination of | 0015| federal and state work force education funds; and | 0016| (2) recommend criteria to the department of | 0017| education to evaluate the effectiveness of the work force | 0018| education system." | 0019| Section 8. A new section of the Public School Code is | 0020| enacted to read: | 0021| "[NEW MATERIAL] ANNUAL REPORT.--The department of | 0022| education, in collaboration with the executive, shall submit a | 0023| progress report to the legislative education study committee | 0024| annually regarding how funds are spent for the work force | 0025| education system and analyses of post-program results with data | 0001| documenting the success of students and employers participating in | 0002| the work force education system." | 0003| Section 9. APPROPRIATION.--One hundred fifty thousand | 0004| dollars ($150,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the | 0005| state department of public education for expenditure in fiscal | 0006| year 1998 to carry out the provisions of the Work Force Education | 0007| Act. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end | 0008| of fiscal year 1998 shall revert to the general fund. State of New Mexico | 0009| House of Representatives | 0010| | 0011| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0012| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| February 21, 1997 | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| Mr. Speaker: | 0019| | 0020| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom | 0021| has been referred | 0022| | 0023| HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR | 0024| HOUSE BILL 222 | 0025| | 0001| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0002| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0003| | 0004| 1. On page 1, line 11, strike "WORK FORCE" and insert in lieu | 0005| thereof "CAREER". | 0006| | 0007| 2. On page 1, line 11, after "ACT" strike the semicolon and | 0008| insert in lieu thereof a period. | 0009| | 0010| 3. On page 1, strike line 12. | 0011| | 0012| 4. On page 1, line 18, strike "Work Force" and insert in lieu | 0013| thereof "Career". | 0014| | 0015| 5. On page 1, lines 21 and 22, strike "Work Force" and insert | 0016| in lieu thereof "Career". | 0017| | 0018| 6. On page 1, line 23, strike "the statewide" and insert in | 0019| lieu thereof "the state-approved plan for building a". | 0020| | 0021| 7. On page 2, line 12, strike "Work Force" and insert in lieu | 0022| thereof "Career". | 0023| | 0024| 8. On page 2, line 14, strike "work force" and insert in lieu | 0025| thereof "career". | 0001| | 0002| 9. On page 2, line 22, strike "Work Force" and insert in lieu | 0003| thereof "Career". | 0004| | 0005| 10. On page 3, line 1, strike "establish" and insert in lieu | 0006| thereof "support". | 0007| | 0008| 11. On page 3, strike line 2 up to "to" and insert in lieu | 0009| thereof "the state-approved plan to develop a school-to-work | 0010| system". | 0011| | 0012| 12. On page 4, line 3, strike "WORK FORCE" and insert in lieu | 0013| thereof "CAREER". | 0014| | 0015| 13. On page 4, line 4, strike "work force" and insert in lieu | 0016| thereof "career". | 0017| | 0018| 14. On page 4, line 7, strike "Work Force" and insert in lieu | 0019| thereof "Career". | 0020| | 0021| 15. On page 4, line 11, strike "work force" and insert in | 0022| lieu thereof "career". | 0023| | 0024| 16. On page 4, line 17, strike "work force" and insert in | 0025| lieu thereof "career". | 0001| | 0002| 17. On page 4, line 19, strike "work force" and insert in | 0003| lieu thereof "career". | 0004| | 0005| 18. On page 4, line 24, strike "work force" and insert in | 0006| lieu thereof "career". | 0007| | 0008| 19. On page 5, line 3, strike "WORK FORCE" and insert in lieu | 0009| thereof "CAREER". | 0010| | 0011| 20. On page 5, line 5, strike "work force" and insert in lieu | 0012| thereof "career". | 0013| | 0014| 21. On page 6, line 14, after "labor", insert "nominated by | 0015| the New Mexico federation of labor". | 0016| | 0017| 22. On page 7, lines 2 and 3, strike "establish guidelines" | 0018| and insert in lieu thereof "make recommendations". | 0019| | 0020| 23. On page 7, lines 3 and 4, strike "federal and state funds | 0021| for the work force education system" and insert in lieu thereof | 0022| "career education programs and services". | 0023| | 0024| 24. On page 7, line 8, strike "work force" and insert in lieu | 0025| thereof "career". | 0001| | 0002| 25. On page 7, line 10, strike "work force" and insert in | 0003| lieu thereof "career". | 0004| | 0005| 26. On page 7, line 17, strike "work force" and insert in | 0006| lieu thereof "career". | 0007| | 0008| 27. On page 7, line 19, strike "work force" and insert in | 0009| lieu thereof "career". | 0010| | 0011| 28. On page 7, strike lines 20 through 25.. | 0012| | 0013| Respectfully submitted, | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| Max Coll, Chairman | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| Adopted Not Adopted | 0022| | 0023| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0024| | 0025| Date | 0001| | 0002| The roll call vote was 8 For 6 Against | 0003| Yes: 8 | 0004| No: Bird, Buffett, Knowles, Marquardt, Pearce, Wallace | 0005| Excused: Garcia, M.H., Picraux, Townsend | 0006| Absent: None | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| .117531.1 | 0010| .117580.1 | 0011| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0222 | 0012| | 0013| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0014| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| March 11, 1997 | 0018| | 0019| Mr. President: | 0020| | 0021| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0022| | 0023| HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR | 0024| HOUSE BILL 222, as amended | 0025| | 0001| has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation | 0002| that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the FINANCE | 0003| COMMITTEE. | 0004| | 0005| Respectfully submitted, | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| __________________________________ | 0010| Cynthia Nava, Chairman | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0015| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| Date ________________________ | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| The roll call vote was 5 For 1 Against | 0022| Yes: 5 | 0023| No: Rawson | 0024| Excused: Duran, Garcia, Gorham, Pinto | 0025| Absent: None | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| H0222ED1 | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0008| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| March 15, 1997 | 0012| | 0013| Mr. President: | 0014| | 0015| Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0016| | 0017| HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR | 0018| HOUSE BILL 222, as amended | 0019| | 0020| has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation | 0021| that it DO PASS. | 0022| | 0023| Respectfully submitted, | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| __________________________________ | 0003| Ben D. Altamirano, Chairman | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0008| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| Date ________________________ | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0016| Yes: 6 | 0017| No: None | 0018| Excused: Aragon, Carraro, Ingle, Lyons, McKibben | 0019| Absent: None | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| H0222FC1 |