HOUSE BILL 422

57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025

INTRODUCED BY

Debra M. Sariñana and Joy Garratt and Yanira Gurrola

and Tanya Mirabal Moya and Brian G. Baca

AN ACT

RELATING TO TEACHER PREPARATION; INCREASING STIPENDS FOR TEACHING RESIDENTS; PROVIDING HEALTH INSURANCE DURING RESIDENCY; PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR PARTICIPATING PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND TRIBAL COLLEGES.

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

     SECTION 1. Section 22-10B-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2020, Chapter 25, Section 4, as amended) is amended to read:

     "22-10B-4. TEACHER RESIDENCY PROGRAM COMPONENTS.--A teacher residency program established pursuant to the Teacher Residency Act shall include:

          A. competitive admission requirements with multiple criteria;

          B. rigorous department-approved teacher preparation program coursework, which shall be offered while the teaching resident undertakes a full academic year of guided apprenticeship in the classroom of a level two or level three teacher at the partner area school district or charter school;

          C. a co-teaching approach to expose teaching residents to a variety of teaching methods, philosophies and classroom environments;

          D. clear criteria for the selection of level two and level three teachers based on measures of teacher effectiveness and the appropriate subject area knowledge;

          E. providing level two and level three teachers with ongoing evidence-based training in coaching and mentoring teaching residents and compensation for time and added responsibility;

          F. grouping teaching residents in cohorts to facilitate professional collaboration among residents and placing teaching residents in teaching schools or professional development programs that are organized to support a high-quality teacher learning experience in a supportive work environment;

          G. measures of appropriate progress through the program;

          H. a stipend of no less than [thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) per year] eighty percent of the minimum salary for level 1 teachers for the school year for teaching residents and the employer contribution for the teaching resident's health insurance through the public school insurance authority;

          I. a stipend of no less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) per year for level two and level three teachers participating in the program;

          J. a stipend of no less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) per year for principals or head administrators at the partner school district or charter school;

          K. funding of no less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per year for teacher residency program coordinators at each department-approved New Mexico teacher residency program;

          L. four thousand dollars ($4,000) for each faculty person at a participating public post-secondary educational institution or tribal college who provides co-teaching training to residents and public school mentors;

          M. five hundred dollars ($500) for each participating public post-secondary educational institution or tribal college for each student who is a teaching resident to offset institutional costs associated with supervision of teaching residents;

          [L.] N. a post-completion commitment by teaching residents to serve a minimum of three years at schools in the sponsoring school district;

          [M.] O. an expectation of employment for the teaching resident from the partner school district or charter school;

          [N.] P. support for teaching residents for not less than one year following the resident's completion of the program through the provision of mentoring, professional development and networking opportunities; and

          [O.] Q. demonstration of the integral role and responsibilities of the partner area school district or charter school in fulfilling the purpose of the program."

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