0001| SENATE BILL 1105 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| ROD ADAIR | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO CHILDREN; CREATING A JUVENILE EDUCATION ASSISTANCE | 0012| PROGRAM; PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE EDUCATION OF | 0013| CERTAIN CHILDREN; TRANSFERRING FUNDS; ENACTING A NEW SECTION OF | 0014| THE CHILDREN'S CODE. | 0015| | 0016| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0017| Section 1. A new section of the Children's Code is | 0018| enacted to read: | 0019| "[NEW MATERIAL] JUVENILE EDUCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | 0020| CREATED--ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT--ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA-- | 0021| TRANSFER OF FUNDS--REGULATIONS.-- | 0022| A. There is created a "juvenile education | 0023| assistance program" within the children, youth and families | 0024| department. The purpose of the program is to provide financial | 0025| assistance for education annually for up to two thousand | 0001| children who have failed in public school, who are at risk of | 0002| failing in public school or who have dropped out of public | 0003| school. | 0004| B. A child is eligible to receive financial | 0005| assistance for education from the juvenile education assistance | 0006| program if he meets the following criteria: | 0007| (1) he has failed in public school, is at risk | 0008| of failing in public school or has dropped out of public school | 0009| due to factors including abuse or neglect, delinquency, chronic | 0010| truancy, learning disabilities, substance abuse or emotional | 0011| disorders; | 0012| (2) the child's parent or guardian provides a | 0013| written letter of commitment to use the financial assistance | 0014| provided by the juvenile education assistance program to | 0015| further the child's education; | 0016| (3) the household income for the child's home | 0017| does not exceed the median household income in New Mexico; and | 0018| (4) the child's parent or guardian provides a | 0019| written letter of recommendation from a judge who knows the | 0020| child, a chief juvenile probation and parole officer who knows | 0021| the child or the principal of the child's current or former | 0022| public school, which letter of recommendation states that a | 0023| different educational environment would improve the child's | 0024| prospects for achieving success in school. | 0025| C. Financial assistance provided by the juvenile | 0001| education assistance program shall be provided in the form of | 0002| certificates. Each certificate shall equal the annual unit | 0003| value for a student, as determined by the state department of | 0004| public education. | 0005| D. The child's parent or guardian shall use the | 0006| certificate to help pay the cost of enrolling the child in a | 0007| primary or secondary public, private or parochial school, | 0008| provided that the school is accredited by the state department | 0009| of public education. | 0010| E. A primary or secondary public, private or | 0011| parochial school may present a child's certificate to the | 0012| children, youth and families department for redemption, | 0013| provided that the certificate is accompanied by an affidavit | 0014| attesting to the child's enrollment in the school. | 0015| F. The state department of public education shall | 0016| annually transfer funds to the children, youth and families | 0017| department in an amount equal to redeemed certificates received | 0018| by the children, youth and families department. | 0019| G. The children, youth and families department | 0020| shall bear the cost of administering the juvenile education | 0021| assistance program. | 0022| H. The children, youth and families department | 0023| shall adopt regulations to implement and operate the juvenile | 0024| education assistance program." | 0025| Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the | 0001| provisions of this act is July 1, 1997. | 0002| | 0003| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0004| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| March 7, 1997 | 0008| | 0009| Mr. President: | 0010| | 0011| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0012| | 0013| SENATE BILL 1105 | 0014| | 0015| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0016| recommendation that it DO NOT PASS. | 0017| | 0018| Respectfully submitted, | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| __________________________________ | 0025| Cynthia Nava, Chairman | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0005| Adopted_______________________ | 0006| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| Date ________________________ | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| The roll call vote was 5 For 4 Against | 0014| Yes: 5 | 0015| No: Boitano, Duran, Gorham, Rawson | 0016| Excused: Maloof | 0017| Absent: None | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| S1105ED1 | 0021| | 0022| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE SB 1105/a | 0023| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| March 18, 1997 | 0002| | 0003| Mr. President: | 0004| | 0005| Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0006| | 0007| SENATE BILL 1105 | 0008| | 0009| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0010| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0011| | 0012| 1. On page 2, line 16, strike "median" and insert in lieu | 0013| thereof "per capita". | 0014| | 0015| 2. On page 3, line 25, strike "1997" and insert in lieu | 0016| thereof "1998" | 0017| | 0018| Respectfully submitted, | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| __________________________________ | 0024| Ben D. Altamirano, Chairman | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0004| Adopted_______________________ | 0005| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Date ________________________ | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| The roll call vote was 8 For 1 Against | 0012| Yes: 8 | 0013| No: Eisenstadt | 0014| Excused: McKibben, Smith | 0015| Absent: None | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| S1105FC1 | 0019| | 0020| State of New Mexico | 0021| House of Representatives | 0022| | 0023| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0024| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| March 21, 1997 | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| Mr. Speaker: | 0006| | 0007| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0008| | 0009| SENATE BILL 1105, as amended | 0010| | 0011| has had it under consideration and reports same WITHOUT | 0012| RECOMMENDATION, and thence referred to the JUDICIARY | 0013| COMMITTEE. | 0014| | 0015| Respectfully submitted, | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Samuel F. Vigil, Chairman | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| Adopted Not Adopted | 0024| | 0025| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0001| | 0002| Date | 0003| | 0004| The roll call vote was 6 For 1 Against | 0005| Yes: 6 | 0006| No: Beam | 0007| Excused: Mallory, McSherry, Nicely, Trujillo, S.M. Williams, | 0008| W.C. Williams | 0009| Absent: None | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\S1105 |