FIFTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURESB 201/a

FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 2025

February 24, 2025

Mr. President:

    Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

SENATE BILL 201

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

    1. On page 3, line 9, after the semicolon, insert "and".

    2. On page 3, strike lines 13 through 17.

    3. On page 4, line 14, after the closing bracket, strike the remainder of the line and strike line 15 up to the period.

    4. On page 4, line 17, strike "after consultation with".

    5. On page 4, line 18, strike the comma.

    6. On page 5, line 3, after the first occurrence of "program", insert ", including expected roles and responsibilities of all participating entities,".

    7. On page 5, line 3, after "activities", insert "and entities". 

    8. On page 5, line 7, after "research", insert "pursuant to Section 6-3A-3 NMSA 1978".

    9. On page 5, line 11, after "outcomes", insert "whenever possible or, when not possible to assess causal impact, provide a rationale for the proposed evaluation design".

    10. On page 5, line 14, after the comma, insert "the agency or entity responsible for performing the evaluation".

    11. On page 5, strike lines 19 through 25 and on page 6, strike lines 1 through 3 and insert in lieu thereof:

         "D. The department shall submit an accountability and evaluation plan for each program receiving an appropriation from the public education reform fund to the department of finance and administration, the legislative finance committee and the legislative education study committee on or before July 1 of the year the appropriation is made and, if the department of finance and administration, the legislative finance committee and the legislative education study committee require, a revised plan on or before September 1 of the same year.

         E. On or before September 1 of the final year of an appropriation for a program or project, the department, the department of finance and administration, the legislative finance committee and the legislative education study committee shall consider the evaluation performed on the program or project and make recommendations regarding recurring funding for the following fiscal year."".,

and thence referred to the FINANCE COMMITTEE.

                               Respectfully submitted,

                               ___________________________________

                               Senator William P. Soules, Chair

Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________

          (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)

                  Date ________________________

The roll call vote was 8 For 1 Against

Yes:     Boone, Ezzell, Figueroa, Hickey, Nava, Ramos, Soules, Thornton

No:      Pope

Excused: None

Absent:  None

SB0201ED1.wpd                                              .231123.1