HOUSE BILL 464

56th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2023

INTRODUCED BY

Yanira Gurrola and G. Andrés Romero and Christine Trujillo and Derrick J. Lente and Javier Martínez

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, TRIBAL COLLEGES AND THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO COMPLY WITH THE COURT'S RULINGS IN THE CONSOLIDATED MARTINEZ AND YAZZIE V. THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO LAWSUIT BY IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC SCHOOL AND HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.

 

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

     SECTION 1. APPROPRIATIONS--STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION--BILINGUAL AND MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION.--

          A. The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of the university of New Mexico for expenditure in fiscal year 2024 and subsequent fiscal years for the following purposes:

                (1) two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) to the college of education and human sciences for the multicultural education center to fund culturally responsive curriculum development, disseminate research findings that promote understandings around culturally responsive frameworks and provide professional development webinars for in-service kindergarten through twelfth grade teachers to address equity issues related to education as outlined in the consolidated Martinez and Yazzie v. State of New Mexico lawsuit findings;

                (2) two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) to the college of education and human sciences for the department of language, literacy and sociocultural studies to develop and implement an undergraduate degree program in bilingual education and elementary bilingual education and to establish memoranda of understanding for course sharing;

                (3) two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) to the college of education and human sciences for the department of language, literacy and sociocultural studies to develop a pipeline program for students pursuing undergraduate bilingual education degrees, including funding for recruitment of student cohorts, establishment of cohort mentorships, student stipends for tuition, books and supplies and testing fees;

                (4) two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) to the college of education and human sciences for the department of language, literacy and sociocultural studies to develop a graduate studies pathway leading to an endorsement in bilingual education for bilingual teachers teaching in Spanish and English, including incentives for teacher recruitment, course development with dedicated faculty positions attached for course delivery and cohort mentorships;

                (5) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to the college of education and human sciences institute for American Indian education to establish a curriculum and materials development center in collaboration with the Native American studies program and the American Indian language policy research and teacher training center to develop culturally and linguistically relevant curricula and instructional materials to support students, teachers, schools, the pueblos, the Navajo Nation and the Apache tribes and provide professional development for teachers and administrators in culturally responsive instruction;

                (6) three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) to the college of education and human sciences for the department of language, literacy and sociocultural studies for development of a Native language certification program for Native language speakers teaching in early childhood programs and pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade programs;

                (7) three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) to the college of education and human sciences for the department of language, literacy and sociocultural studies to develop an undergraduate bilingual pathway for Native American language teachers, including course and webinar development, course instruction, recruitment of secondary Native American bilingual and bilingual-biliteracy seal high school students, recruitment of Native American bilingual speakers and cohort mentorships;

                (8) three hundred sixteen thousand dollars ($316,000) to the college of arts and sciences for the Chicana and Chicano studies department to extend Hispanic studies curriculum to high schools that are currently without an ethnic studies curriculum and to build a higher education pipeline for Hispanic students; and

                (9) three hundred sixteen thousand dollars ($316,000) for the Africana studies program to support efforts to increase participation of African American high school students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics and to assist African American students' transition to higher education.

          B. Two million dollars ($2,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of New Mexico state university for expenditure in fiscal year 2024 and subsequent fiscal years to provide technical assistance and develop culturally and linguistically relevant and sustaining curricula and instructional materials.

          C. Two hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($225,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of New Mexico highlands university for expenditure in fiscal year 2024 and subsequent fiscal years for a demonstration and materials development center to develop and distribute bilingual education materials and resources.

          D. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance of the

appropriations in Subsections A through C of this section

remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the

general fund.

     SECTION 2. APPROPRIATIONS--STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION--CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY RESPONSIVE EDUCATION FRAMEWORK.--

          A. The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of New Mexico state university for expenditure in fiscal year 2024 and subsequent fiscal years for the following purposes:

                (1) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to provide resources and technical assistance to faculty and staff of the college of health, education and social transformation for the development of culturally and linguistically relevant and sustaining curricula and instructional materials to support professional development for kindergarten through twelfth grade administrators, teachers, other support staff and students in the area of ethnic studies;

                (2) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to provide resources and technical assistance to faculty and staff of the college of health, education and social transformation working on translanguaging ethnic studies curricula and lessons, including Native studies, Chicana and Chicano studies, Africana studies and ethnic studies for kindergarten through post-secondary teachers;

                (3) one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to create an ethnic studies reading room and research space in the Garcia center of the borderlands and ethnic studies program in the criminal justice department;

                (4) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to provide resources and technical assistance to faculty and staff engaging in the creation of culturally and linguistically relevant and sustaining curricula and instructional materials to support professional development for kindergarten through post-secondary administrators, teachers, other support staff and students in the area of Chicana and Chicano studies;

                (5) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to provide resources and technical assistance to faculty and staff engaging in the creation of culturally and linguistically relevant and sustaining curricula and instructional materials to support professional development for kindergarten through post-secondary administrators, teachers, support staff and students in the area of Africana studies;

                (6) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to provide resources and technical assistance to faculty and staff engaging in the creation of culturally and linguistically relevant and sustaining curricula and instructional materials to support professional development for kindergarten through post-secondary administrators, teachers, other support staff and students in the area of Native studies; and

                (7) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to provide resources and technical assistance to faculty and staff engaging in the creation of culturally and linguistically relevant and sustaining curricula and instructional materials to support professional development for kindergarten through post-secondary administrators, teachers, other support staff and students in the area of borderland and ethnic studies.

          B. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance of the

appropriations in Subsection A of this section remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund.

     SECTION 3. APPROPRIATIONS--STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION--PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT--TEACHER AND EDUCATION LEADERSHIP.--

          A. Two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of the university of New Mexico for expenditure in fiscal year 2024 and subsequent fiscal years to the college of arts and sciences for the language, literacy and sociocultural studies department for an undergraduate teacher education and bilingual education pipeline and recruitment and support for bilingual cohorts, including mentorship, stipends for tuition, books, supplies, testing fees and course instructors.

          B. The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of New Mexico state university for expenditure in fiscal year 2024 and subsequent fiscal years for the following purposes:

                (1) two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) to create a pathway for the recruitment and retention of bilingual education teachers;

                (2) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to fund and sustain a bilingual education program in the

college of health, education and social transformation;

                (3) three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) to fund two full-time-equivalent college track professors to

implement bilingual and teachers of English to speakers of other languages coursework as part of the standard teacher preparation curriculum within the college of health, education and social transformation; and

                (4) two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) to fund one full-time-equivalent college track professor in the college of health, education and social transformation to teach courses in Spanish and Native American languages for bilingual

endorsement.

          C. The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of New Mexico highlands university for expenditure in fiscal year 2024 and subsequent fiscal years for the following purposes:

                (1) five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($550,000) to increase the number of bilingual teacher education faculty in the school of education with preference for indigenous and Hispanic scholars;

                (2) one million eight hundred one thousand six hundred dollars ($1,801,600) for the institute for culturally and linguistically responsive learning and teaching to support research and research activities for the recruitment and retention of endowed professors of indigenous knowledge, bilingual and translanguaging studies, inclusivity and school impact; retention of diverse teachers through year-long co-teaching apprenticeships; professional development schools partnerships; and expansion of bilingual full-service community schools;

                (3) seven hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($775,000) for the center for the education and study of diverse populations for teacher training, staff development, curriculum development, culturally responsive teaching, English language learner development standards, bilingual support, instructional leadership and youth leadership; and

                (4) two hundred sixteen thousand dollars ($216,000) for students pursuing doctoral degrees in bilingual teacher education; preference shall be given to applicants who are residents of and committed to working in New Mexico.

          D. Four hundred fifty thousand dollars ($450,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the public education department for expenditure in fiscal year 2024 and subsequent fiscal years to contract with an organization to provide technical assistance and professional development for administrators, teachers and other support staff that reflects and focuses on the needs of the bilingual multicultural education programs in New Mexico.

          E. One hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the higher education department for expenditure in fiscal year 2024 and subsequent fiscal years to convene a working group of faculty of color from institutions of higher education and tribal colleges to develop a report of programs, courses and initiatives to be developed and implemented as part of a higher education bilingual multicultural education framework, including recommendations for multiyear state funding.

          F. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance of the

appropriations in Subsections A through E of this section remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund.

     SECTION 4. APPROPRIATIONS--STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION--CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES.--

          A. The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of the university of New Mexico for expenditure in fiscal year 2024 and subsequent fiscal years for the following purposes:

                (1) two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for the school of medicine division of community behavioral health for the New Mexico clearinghouse for Native American suicide prevention to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate mental and behavioral health training, crisis response planning and suicide prevention and intervention practices to schools, districts and tribal communities, including mental health first aid and continuing education courses to social workers and other service providers serving Native American students; and

                (2) four hundred fifty thousand dollars ($450,000) for the health sciences center for the center for Native American health, including student recruitment and retention in health careers, academic advisement, undergraduate and graduate support student services, tribal community health assessments, tribal-health-disparities-focused research, behavioral-health-focused research, school and community health alignment and technical assistance to the Indian nations, tribes and pueblos.

          B. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance of the

appropriations in Subsection A of this section remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund.

     SECTION 5. APPROPRIATIONS--TRIBAL COLLEGES--INDIGENOUS CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY RELEVANT EDUCATION.--

          A. The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the higher education department for expenditure in fiscal year 2024 and subsequent fiscal years for the following tribal college programs:

                (1) for Navajo technical university:

                     (a) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to establish a curriculum and materials development center in collaboration with Dine college to develop, publish and disseminate culturally and linguistically relevant curricula and instructional materials to support students, teachers, schools and the Navajo Nation in New Mexico and provide professional development for teachers and administrators in culturally responsive instruction;

                     (b) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to expand programs at the early childhood Navajo teacher training and practicum center, including recruitment, retention, training, certification and placement of early education teachers; and

                     (c) four hundred twenty-two thousand dollars ($422,000) to provide courses, training and staff development covering substance abuse, suicide prevention and behavioral health intervention in the nursing program;

                (2) two hundred fifteen thousand dollars ($215,000) to Dine college for recruitment, retention and to advance the New Mexico multicultural teacher education program; and

                (3) for southwestern Indian polytechnic institute:

                     (a) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to establish a curriculum and materials development center and to develop, publish and disseminate culturally and linguistically relevant curricula and instructional materials to support students, teachers, schools and the Navajo Nation in New Mexico and provide professional development for teachers and administrators in culturally responsive instruction;

                     (b) two hundred forty-six thousand dollars ($246,000) for the teacher preparation pipeline, recruitment, retention and academic support; and

                     (c) two hundred forty-six thousand dollars ($246,000) for the teacher preparation pipeline, recruitment, retention and academic support for social work students and support in their transition to degree programs.

          B. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance of the

appropriations in Subsection A of this section remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund.