SENATE BILL 241

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

INTRODUCED BY

Mimi Stewart and Cisco McSorley

FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE

AN ACT

RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION; AMENDING THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CODE TO REQUIRE THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO ADOPT ACADEMIC CONTENT AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS AND NATIONAL PHYSICAL EDUCATION STANDARDS AND TO REQUIRE THE REVISION AND UPDATING OF THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION STANDARDS AS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED STANDARDS EVOLVE AND CHANGE.

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

     SECTION 1. Section 22-2C-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2003, Chapter 153, Section 12, as amended) is amended to read:

     "22-2C-3. ACADEMIC CONTENT AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS-- DEPARTMENT POWERS AND DUTIES.--

          A. The department shall adopt academic content and performance standards for grades one through twelve in the following areas:

                (1) mathematics;

                (2) reading and language arts;

                (3) science; [and]

                (4) social studies;

                (5) arts, based on nationally recognized standards for dance, media arts, music, theater and visual arts; and

                (6) physical education.

          B. The department shall update physical education content standards in department rule to reflect current nationally recognized standards and practices and regularly revise and update physical education content standards as they change.

          [B.] C. The department may adopt content and performance standards in other subject areas.

          [C.] D. Academic content and performance standards shall be sufficiently academically challenging to meet or exceed any applicable federal requirements.

          [D.] E. The department shall measure the performance of every public school in New Mexico."

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