SENATE BILL 32

48th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2008

INTRODUCED BY

Cynthia Nava

FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE

AN ACT

RELATING TO EDUCATION; REQUIRING PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO REPORT ANNUALLY TO PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS ON FRESHMAN YEAR OUTCOMES OF THE STUDENTS FROM THOSE HIGH SCHOOLS.

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

     Section 1. A new section of Chapter 21, Article 1 NMSA 1978 is enacted to read:

     "[NEW MATERIAL] FRESHMAN YEAR OUTCOMES OF NEW MEXICO PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES--ANNUAL REPORTS.--

          A. Each public post-secondary educational institution shall report annually to each public high school in New Mexico about the freshman year outcomes of the students from that high school who enroll in the public post-secondary educational institution within three years of graduating or leaving that high school. Information in the reports may be used by the high schools and public post-secondary educational institutions to improve instruction, student preparation and advisement.

          B. The higher education department, in consultation with the public education department and representatives of public high schools and public post-secondary educational institutions, shall prescribe the form of the reports. Reports shall not include any personally identifiable student information. The reports shall be designed to show advanced placement by subject, total credits earned, grade point averages, retention from first to second semester of the freshman year and frequency and patterns of remedial or development courses being taken."

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