HOUSE BILL 978
47th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2005
INTRODUCED BY
Don Tripp
AN ACT
RELATING TO SCHOOL PERSONNEL; ALLOWING PERSONS WITH DOCTORAL DEGREES AND POST-SECONDARY TEACHING OR ADMINISTRATION EXPERIENCE TO SUBSTITUTE CREDENTIAL QUALIFICATION FOR YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AT LOWER LEVELS OF LICENSURE IF THEY OTHERWISE DEMONSTRATE ESSENTIAL COMPETENCY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
Section 1. Section 22-10A-10 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2003, Chapter 153, Section 41) is amended to read:
"22-10A-10. LEVEL TWO LICENSURE.--
A. A level two license is a nine-year license granted to a teacher who meets the qualifications for that level and who annually demonstrates essential competency to teach. If a level two teacher does not demonstrate essential competency in a given school year, the school district shall provide the teacher with additional professional development and peer intervention during the following school year. If by the end of that school year the teacher fails to demonstrate essential competency, a school district may choose not to contract with the teacher to teach in the classroom.
B. The department shall issue a level two license to an applicant who successfully completes the three-year level one license or is granted reciprocity [as provided by state board rules] or credential qualification as provided in Section 22-10A-12 NMSA 1978; demonstrates essential competency required by the [state board] department as verified by the local superintendent through the highly objective uniform statewide standard of evaluation; and meets other qualifications as required by the [state board] department.
C. The department shall provide for qualifications for specific grade levels, types and subject areas of level two licensure, including early childhood, elementary, middle, secondary, special education and vocational education.
D. With the adoption by the [state board] department of the statewide objective performance evaluation for level two teachers, the minimum salary for a level two teacher for a standard nine and one-half month contract shall be as follows:
(1) for the 2003-2004 school year, thirty thousand dollars ($30,000);
(2) for the 2004-2005 school year, thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000); and
(3) for the 2005-2006 school year, forty thousand dollars ($40,000)."
Section 2. Section 22-10A-11 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2003, Chapter 153, Section 42) is amended to read:
"22-10A-11. LEVEL THREE LICENSURE--TRACKS FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS.--
A. A level three-A license is a nine-year license granted to a teacher who meets the qualifications for that level and who annually demonstrates instructional leader competencies.
B. The department shall grant a level three-A license to an applicant who has been a level two teacher for at least three years and holds a post-baccalaureate degree or national board for professional teaching standards certification; demonstrates instructional leader competence as required by the [state board] department and verified by the local superintendent through the highly objective uniform statewide standard of evaluation; and meets other qualifications for the license. A credential qualification as provided in Section 22-10A-12 NMSA 1978 may substitute for the three-year level two teaching requirement of this subsection.
C. With the adoption by the [state board] department of a highly objective uniform statewide standard of evaluation for level three-A teachers, the minimum salary for a level three-A teacher for a standard nine and one-half month contract shall be as follows:
(1) for the 2003-2004 school year, thirty thousand dollars ($30,000);
(2) for the 2004-2005 school year, thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000);
(3) for the 2005-2006 school year, forty thousand dollars ($40,000);
(4) for the 2006-2007 school year, forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000); and
(5) for the 2007-2008 school year, fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).
D. A level three-B license is a nine-year license granted to a school administrator who meets the qualifications for that level. Licenses may be renewed upon satisfactory annual demonstration of instructional leader and administrative competency.
E. The department shall grant a level three-B license to an applicant who has been a level three-A instructional leader for at least one year; has satisfactorily completed [state board-approved] department-approved courses in administration and a [state board-approved] department-approved administration apprenticeship program; and demonstrates instructional leader competence required by the [state board] department and verified by the local superintendent through the highly objective uniform statewide standard of evaluation.
F. Beginning with the 2005-2006 school year, the standard contract and minimum annual salary for a level three-B school principal shall be based on the size of the school in which the school principal is employed, as follows:
(1) for school principals of schools with two hundred or fewer students, a minimum salary of fifty-eight thousand dollars ($58,000) for a standard ten-month contract;
(2) for school principals of schools with two hundred one to four hundred students, a minimum salary of sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) for a standard ten-month contract;
(3) for school principals of schools with four hundred one to six hundred students, a minimum salary of sixty-two thousand dollars ($62,000) for a standard ten-month contract;
(4) for school principals of schools with six hundred one to eight hundred students, a minimum salary of sixty-four thousand dollars ($64,000) for a standard ten-month contract;
(5) for school principals of schools with eight hundred one to one thousand students, a minimum salary of sixty-six thousand dollars ($66,000) for a standard ten-month contract; and
(6) for school principals of schools with more than one thousand students, a minimum salary of sixty-eight thousand dollars ($68,000) for a standard ten-month contract."
Section 3. Section 22-10A-12 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2003, Chapter 153, Section 43) is amended to read:
"22-10A-12. LIMITED RECIPROCITY--CREDENTIAL QUALIFICATION.--
A. A teacher or school principal licensed in another state may be granted a level two or level three license if he has teaching experience, demonstrates the required competencies and meets other requirements and qualifications for the license for which he applies, including clearance of the required background check. The local superintendent may require a mentorship period for the licensee if [he] the superintendent deems it necessary. A teacher who holds an out-of-state license may apply for a lower level license if [he] the teacher does not meet the requirements for the higher level.
B. A person who has a doctoral degree and at least five years' experience teaching or administering at the post-secondary level may be granted a level three-A or level three-B license if the person demonstrates essential competencies and meets other requirements and qualifications for the license for which the person applies, including clearance of the required background check. The local superintendent may require a mentorship period for the licensee if the superintendent deems it necessary. The person may apply for a level two license if the person does not meet the requirements for level three licensure."
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