HOUSE BILL 296

56th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2023

INTRODUCED BY

Raymundo Lara

 

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCE; INCLUDING INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDERS IN THE TEACHER COST INDEX.

 

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

     SECTION 1. Section 22-8-49 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2018, Chapter 55, Section 5) is amended to read:

     "22-8-49. TEACHER COST INDEX--LICENSURE-EXPERIENCE FACTOR--REPORT.--

          A. The teacher cost index for each school district or charter school shall be calculated in accordance with instructions issued by the department. The teacher cost index for a school district in its first year of operations is 1.0. The teacher cost index for a school district or charter school in its second or subsequent year of operations is the greater of 1.0 or the average of the licensure-experience factors of all full-time-equivalent teachers on the school district's or charter school's payroll in October of that year who are assigned classroom teaching or instructional support provider responsibilities. The licensure-experience factor of a teacher corresponds to the teacher's licensure level and years of experience and is as follows:

Licensure

Level         Years of Experience

              0 to 2   3 to 5   6 to 8    9 to 15   Over 15

1             0.755    0.785    0.800

2                       0.994    1.023     1.050     1.123

3                                1.184     1.208     1.277.

         B. Beginning in 2021, the department, legislative education study committee staff and legislative finance committee staff shall jointly prepare and submit a report by November 1 of each year to the governor, the legislative education study committee and the legislative finance committee that includes:

              (1) data on the relationship of licensure-experience factors to actual teacher costs;

              (2) an analysis of the relationships among a teacher's licensure level, educational attainment, years of experience and salary; and

              (3) recommended changes, if any, to this section of the Public School Finance Act.

         C. As used in this section:

              (1) "licensure level" is the teaching licensure level as defined in the School Personnel Act or an instructional support provider licensure level provided by rule;

              (2) "teacher" includes instructional support providers for whom the department has created a tiered licensing system; and

              [(2)] (3) "years of experience" is as defined by department rule."

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