HOUSE BILL 399
52nd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2015
INTRODUCED BY
Patricio Ruiloba
AN ACT
RELATING TO SCHOOL PERSONNEL; PROVIDING FOR ALTERNATIVE LICENSURE FOR JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS INSTRUCTORS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. A new section of the School Personnel Act is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] ALTERNATIVE LICENSURE--JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS INSTRUCTORS.--
A. The department may issue an alternative level one license to a junior reserve officer training corps instructor who:
(1) has instructed for at least one year;
(2) meets the instructor's branch of service's minimum criteria for certification as a junior reserve officer training corps instructor;
(3) has a minimum of twenty-four hours in a secondary teacher preparation course approved by the department; and
(4) has passed the New Mexico teacher assessment examination.
B. The department may issue an alternative level two license to a junior reserve officer training corps instructor who:
(1) holds a level one license with successful annual evaluations as defined by the instructor's branch of service; and
(2) has at least three full school years of teaching experience at the high school level with a level one license.
C. The department may issue an alternative level three-A license to a junior reserve officer training corps instructor who:
(1) holds an alternative level two license and the next higher level degree than the minimum required for the instructor's branch of service's certification; and
(2) has at least three full school years as a level two licensee."
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