0001| SENATE BILL 472
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0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003| INTRODUCED BY
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0004| CYNTHIA NAVA
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0010| AN ACT
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0011| AUTHORIZING LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS TO GRANT HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS
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0012| TO STUDENTS WHO FULFILL INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS;
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0013| DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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0015| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0016| Section 1. Section 22-2-8.4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1986,
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0017| Chapter 33, Section 5, as amended by Laws 1995, Chapter 174,
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0018| Section 1 and also by Laws 1995, Chapter 180, Section 1) is
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0019| amended to read:
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0020| "22-2-8.4. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS.--
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0021| A. At the end of the eighth grade or during the
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0022| ninth grade, each student shall prepare an individual program
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0023| of study for grades nine through twelve. The program of study
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0024| shall be signed by a student's parent or guardian.
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0025| B. Beginning with students entering the ninth grade
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0001| in the 1986-87 school year, successful completion of a minimum
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0002| of twenty-three units shall be required for graduation. These
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0003| units shall be as follows:
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0004| (1) four units in English, with major emphasis
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0005| on grammar and literature;
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0006| (2) three units in mathematics;
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0007| (3) two units in science, one of which shall
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0008| have a laboratory component;
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0009| (4) three units in social science, which shall
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0010| include United States history and geography, world history and
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0011| geography and government and economics;
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0012| (5) one unit in physical fitness;
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0013| (6) one unit in communication skills, with
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0014| major emphasis on writing and speaking, which may include a
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0015| language other than English; and
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0016| (7) nine elective units. Only the following
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0017| elective units shall be counted toward meeting the requirements
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0018| for graduation: fine arts, [i.e.] including music, band,
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chorus and art; practical arts; physical education; languages
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other than English; speech; drama; vocational education;
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mathematics; science; English; [R.O.T.C.] reserve officer
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0022| training corps; social science; computer science; health
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0023| education; and other electives approved by the state board.
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0024| With the approval of the local school board, participation
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0025| on an athletic team or in an athletic sport during the school
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0001| day may count toward fulfillment of the physical education
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0002| required unit.
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0003| C. Final examinations shall be administered to all
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0004| students in all classes offered for credit.
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0005| D. [Beginning with students entering the ninth
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grade in the 1986-87 school year] Except as provided in
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0007| Subsection E, no student shall receive a high school diploma
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0008| who has not passed a state competency examination in the
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0009| subject areas of reading, English, math, science and social
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0010| science. Beginning with the 1997-98 school year, the state
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0011| competency examinations on social science shall include a
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0012| section on the constitution of the United States and the
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0013| constitution of New Mexico. If a student exits from the
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0014| school system at the end of grade twelve without having passed
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0015| a state competency examination, he shall receive an appropriate
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0016| state certificate indicating the number of credits earned and
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0017| the grade completed. If within five years after a student
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0018| exits from the school system he takes and passes the state
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0019| competency examination, he may receive a high school diploma.
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0020| E. A student who receives special education
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0021| services and who has fulfilled the goals and objectives or
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0022| course work set forth in his individualized education program
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0023| shall, upon the recommendation of the individualized education
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0024| committee, receive a high school diploma.
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0025| [E.] F. The state board may establish a policy
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0001| to provide for administrative interpretations to clarify
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0002| curricular and testing provisions of the Public School Code."
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0003| Section 2. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public
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0004| peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.
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0008| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0009| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0012| February 13, 1997
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0014| Mr. President:
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0016| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0018| SENATE BILL 472
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0020| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0021| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0023| Respectfully submitted,
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0003| __________________________________
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0004| Cynthia Nava, Chairman
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0008| Adopted_______________________ Not
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0009| Adopted_______________________
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0010| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0014| Date ________________________
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0017| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against
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0018| Yes: 8
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0019| No: 0
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0020| Excused: Gorham, Pinto
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0021| Absent: None
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0024| S0472ED1
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0025| State of New Mexico
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0001| House of Representatives
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0003| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0004| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0007| March 12, 1997
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0010| Mr. Speaker:
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0012| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0014| SENATE BILL 472
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0016| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0017| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0019| Respectfully submitted,
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0024| Samuel F. Vigil, Chairman
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0002| Adopted Not Adopted
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0004| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0006| Date
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0008| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against
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0009| Yes: 7
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0010| Excused: Mallory, McSherry, Miera, Nicely, Trujillo, Gonzales
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0011| Absent: None
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