HOUSE BILL 134

53rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2017

INTRODUCED BY

Christine Trujillo and Linda M. Trujillo

AN ACT

RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION; AMENDING THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CODE TO ESTABLISH A MINIMUM SALARY FOR CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT PERSONNEL.

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

     SECTION 1. Section 22-10A-39 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1994, Chapter 95, Section 1) is amended to read:

     "22-10A-39. [NONCERTIFIED] CERTAIN SCHOOL PERSONNEL--SALARIES.--Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 50-4-22 NMSA 1978, a [local] school district or a charter school shall pay a minimum wage rate of [six dollars ($6.00)] fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour through fiscal year 2019 to all [noncertified school personnel] school district cafeteria staff and school bus drivers, whether under contract or employment; and all noncertified school personnel and licensed educational assistants; provided that, beginning with fiscal year 2020 and in each subsequent fiscal year, that amount shall be adjusted by the percentage change between the penultimate calendar year and the immediately preceding calendar year of the consumer price index for the United States, all items, as published by the United States department of labor."

     SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2017.

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