RELATING TO EDUCATION; REQUIRING THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE INDEX FOR PERSONNEL WHO ARE NOT ASSIGNED TO AN INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT; REQUIRING THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION TO REPORT ITS FINDINGS TO THE LEGISLATURE.

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

Section 1. TEMPORARY PROVISION--CLASSIFIED STAFF TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE INDEX--DEVELOPMENT--STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.--

A. The state department of public education shall study the feasibility of developing a classified staff training and experience index to be presented to and reviewed by the legislative education study committee and the legislative finance committee prior to November 1, 2002.

B. For the purpose of calculating the classified staff training and experience index, the following definitions and limitations shall apply:

(1) "classified staff" means personnel not assigned to an instructional program of the school district;

(2) the number of classified staff to be counted in calculating the classified staff training and experience index is the actual number of full-time-equivalent classified staff on the October payroll;

(3) the number of years of experience to be used in calculating the classified staff training and experience index is that number of years of experience allowed for salary increment purposes on the salary schedule of the school district; and

(4) the training and academic degree component to be used in calculating the classified staff training and experience index is the training and additional degrees allowed for salary increment purposes of the salary schedule of the school district.

C. The state department of public education shall determine the cost of implementing a training and experience index for the personnel defined in Paragraph (1) of Subsection B of this section.

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