0001|                         SENATE BILL 35
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0002|     42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION,
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0003|     1996
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0004|                         INTRODUCED BY
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0005|                          CYNTHIA NAVA
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0009|         FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE
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0010|     
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0011|                             AN ACT
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0012|     RELATING TO EDUCATION; ENACTING THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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0013|     ACT; MAKING APPROPRIATIONS.
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0014|     
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0015|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0016|       Section 1.  A new section of the Public School Code is
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0017|     enacted to read:
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0018|       "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as
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0019|     the "Professional Development Act"."
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0020|       Section 2.  A new section of the Public School Code is
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0021|     enacted to read:
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0022|       "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  PURPOSE OF ACT.--It is the purpose of
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0023|     the Professional Development Act to:
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0024|            A.  establish a framework for professional
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0025|     development within the department of education to facilitate
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0001|     statewide planning and adoption of professional development
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0002|     programs in school districts to ensure that New Mexico schools
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0003|     have a quality work force;
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0004|            B.  provide school personnel with a variety of
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0005|     professional development opportunities and ongoing support to
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0006|     ensure integration of effective teaching strategies, learning
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0007|     technologies and utilization of resources in the educational
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0008|     process to enhance student learning and performance; and 
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0009|            C.  establish a funding mechanism that will support
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0010|     the development of an effective school personnel work force for
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0011|     the benefit of all learners in New Mexico."
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0012|       Section 3.  A new section of the Public School Code is
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0013|     enacted to read:
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0014|       "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  STATE BOARD DUTIES--PROFESSIONAL
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0015|     DEVELOPMENT PLANS.--The state board shall:
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0016|            A.  administer the provisions of the Professional
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0017|     Development Act;
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0018|            B.  develop and adopt, in cooperation with local
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0019|     school districts and their communities, a professional
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0020|     development framework with criteria for schools and districts to
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0021|     use in creating plans for professional development consistent
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0022|     with school, district, state and national goals that will
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0023|     enhance achievement and performance of students;
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0024|            C.  assist schools and school districts to develop a
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0025|     comprehensive plan based on the common planning framework;
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0001|            D.  develop and administer a process for the review
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0002|     and approval of local school district professional development
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0003|     plans; and 
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0004|            E.  distribute funds to local school districts upon
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0005|     approval of the district's professional development plan."
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0006|       Section 4.  A new section of the Public School Code is
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0007|     enacted to read:
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0008|       "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS--PROFESSIONAL
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0009|     DEVELOPMENT PLANS.--
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0010|            A.  Each school district shall adopt and implement a
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0011|     professional development plan for its local school board and all
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0012|     administrators, teachers and other personnel employed by the
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0013|     district.  The plan shall be annually updated to ensure that the
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0014|     proposed plan is consistent with national, state and school
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0015|     district goals and objectives.
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0016|            B.  Each school district shall submit a proposed
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0017|     professional development plan for the district that meets state
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0018|     board professional development guidelines and standards.
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0019|            C.  Proposed school district plans shall be developed
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0020|     in collaboration with certified and noncertified school
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0021|     personnel and shall show evidence of how the plans will enhance
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0022|     student academic achievement and support the attainment of
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0023|     district, state and national goals and shall include a parent
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0024|     and community involvement component and appropriate evaluation
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0025|     procedures.
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0001|            D.  Proposed plans shall be designed to respond to
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0002|     local needs and may include the following:
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0003|                 (1)  current educational reform innovations that
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0004|     will assist in the attainment of national and state educational
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0005|     goals and standards, such as site-based management, cooperative
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0006|     learning, alternative assessment, learning technologies and
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0007|     interdisciplinary and integrated curricular approaches;
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0008|                 (2)  knowledge and skills to assist teachers in
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0009|     meeting the individual needs of students, the needs of limited
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0010|     language-proficient students and the complex challenges
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0011|     encountered in the classroom;
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0012|                 (3)  knowledge and skills to assist in the use
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0013|     of technology in education and technology applications that will
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0014|     enhance student learning and professional development, such as
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0015|     technology-enhanced curriculum and instruction and
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0016|     administrative resources and services for the public schools;
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0017|                 (4)  professional development activities to
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0018|     assist teachers in preparing for national certification through
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0019|     the national board for professional teaching standards;
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0020|                 (5)  career ladder programs for educational
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0021|     assistants and noncertified school employees to improve job-related skills; and
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0022|                 (6)  methods to successfully implement
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0023|     inclusion, transition and unified systems to meet the local
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0024|     needs of all students with developmental disabilities."       Section 5.  APPROPRIATIONS.--
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0025|            A.  Four million four hundred fifty-five thousand
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0001|     dollars ($4,455,000) is appropriated from the general fund to
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0002|     the state department of public education for expenditure in
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0003|     fiscal year 1997 for the purpose of making distributions on a
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0004|     per unit basis to local school districts with approved
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0005|     professional development plans.  Any unexpended or unencumbered
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0006|     balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 1997 shall not
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0007|     revert to the general fund.
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0008|            B.  Four hundred forty-five thousand dollars
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0009|     ($445,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the state
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0010|     department of public education for expenditure in fiscal year
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0011|     1997 for the purpose of making an equal distribution to each
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0012|     local school district to design a professional development plan. 
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0013|     Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of
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0014|     fiscal year 1997 shall revert to the general fund.
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0015|       Section 6.  EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
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0016|     provisions of this act is July 1, 1996.
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0020|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0021|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0024|                                              JANUARY 22, 1996
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0001|   Mr. President:
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0002|   
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0003|     Your COMMITTEES' COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0004|   
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0005|                           SENATE BILL 35
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0007|   has had it under consideration and finds same to be GERMANE, PURSUANT
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0008|   TO CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS, and thence referred to the EDUCATION
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0009|   COMMITTEE.
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0011|                              Respectfully submitted,
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0016|                              __________________________________
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0017|                              SENATOR MANNY M. ARAGON, Chairman 
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0021|   Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0022|             (Chief Clerk)                        (Chief Clerk)
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0006|                      FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0007|                        SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0010|                                                   January 30, 1996
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0012|   Mr. President:
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0014|     Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0015|   
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0016|                           SENATE BILL 35
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0017|   
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0018|   has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that
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0019|   it DO PASS, and thence referred to the FINANCE COMMITTEE.
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0021|                              Respectfully submitted,
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0001|                              Carlos R. Cisneros, Chairman 
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0005|   Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0006|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0009|                     Date ________________________
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0012|   The roll call vote was <u> 5 </u> For <u> 1 </u> Against
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0013|   Yes:  5
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0014|   No:        Carraro
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0015|   Excused:   Benavides, Duran, Lyons, Scott
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0016|   Absent:    None
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