RELATING TO EDUCATION; REQUIRING PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE READING ENHANCEMENT FOR STUDENTS WHO DO NOT READ AT GRADE LEVEL.

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

Section 1. A new section of Chapter 22, Article 2 NMSA 1978 is enacted to read:

"READING ENHANCEMENT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS NOT READING AT GRADE LEVEL.--

A. A school district shall provide reading enhancement in grades two through ten, designed to improve a student's reading proficiency to his grade level.

B. Before the end of the school year, the reading proficiency of all students in grades one through nine shall be determined based upon a combination of state-mandated assessments and local school or district reading assessments. A student who is determined not to be reading at grade level shall be provided reading enhancement."