SENATE BILL 165

49th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2010

INTRODUCED BY

Cynthia Nava

AN ACT

RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; DELAYING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHOOL ATHLETICS EQUITY ACT.

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

     Section 1. Section 22-31-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2009, Chapter 178, Section 1) is amended to read:

     "22-31-1. SHORT TITLE.--[This act] Chapter 22, Article 31 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "School Athletics Equity Act"."

     Section 2. Section 22-31-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2009, Chapter 178, Section 3) is amended to read:

     "22-31-3. DATA REPORTING.--The department shall collect annual data from public schools on their athletics programs. Each public school shall collect and submit the prior-year data required in this section in a format required by the department. The data submitted shall include:

          A. by August 31, [2011] 2012, the following information pertaining to enrollment:

                (1) the total enrollment in each public school as an average of enrollment at the eightieth and one hundred twentieth days of the school year;

                (2) student enrollment by gender;

                (3) total number of students participating in athletics;

                (4) athletics participation by gender; and

                (5) the number of boys' teams and girls' teams by sport and by competition level;

          B. by August 31, [2011] 2012, the following information pertaining to athletic directors, coaches and other school personnel:

                (1) the name and gender of each public school's athletic director;

                (2) the name of each team's coaches and other team personnel, with their gender, job title and employment status, such as full-time, part-time, contract or seasonal, specified;

                (3) the coach-to-athlete and staff-to-athlete ratio for each team; and

                (4) the stipend or other compensation for coaching paid to coaches of boys' teams and to coaches of girls' teams for each public school;

          C. by August 31, [2012] 2013, an accounting of the funding sources that are used to support the school's athletics programs and to which teams those funds are allocated; funding sources include state funding, federal funding, fundraising or booster clubs, game and concession receipts, gate receipts, cash or in-kind donations, grants and any other source;

          D. by August 31, [2012] 2013, the following information regarding expenses, including:

                (1) any capital outlay expenditures for each public school's athletics programs;

                (2) the expenditures for each public school's athletics programs; and

                (3) the expenditures for individual teams, including travel expenses such as transportation, meal allowances and overnight accommodations; equipment; uniforms; facilities; facilities improvements; publicity expenses; awards; banquets; insurance; and any other expenses incurred by each team; and

          E. by August 31, [2012] 2013, a statement of benefits and services to each team, including:

                (1) replacement schedules for equipment, uniforms and supplies;

                (2) practice and game schedules;

                (3) access to locker rooms, weight rooms and practice, competitive and training facilities; and

                (4) assistance in obtaining scholarships."

     Section 3. Section 22-31-6 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2009, Chapter 178, Section 6) is amended to read:

     "22-31-6. REPORT TO GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE.--Beginning December 1, [2011] 2012, the department shall submit annually a report on the School Athletics Equity Act to the governor and the legislature, including a summary of the data received from the public schools. The report shall include recommendations on how to increase gender equity in athletics in public schools. The department shall post the report on its web site."

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