0001|                            HOUSE BILL 94
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0002|     43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                            J. PAUL TAYLOR
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0008|            FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE
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0009|     
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0010|                                AN ACT
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0011|     RELATING TO EDUCATION; ENACTING THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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0012|     ACT; MAKING APPROPRIATIONS.
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0013|     
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0014|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0015|          Section 1.  A new section of the Public School Code is
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0016|     enacted to read:
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0017|          "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as
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0018|     the "Professional Development Act"."
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0019|          Section 2.  A new section of the Public School Code is
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0020|     enacted to read:
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0021|          "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  PURPOSE OF ACT.--It is the purpose of
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0022|     the Professional Development Act to:
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0023|               A.  establish a framework for professional
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0024|     development within the department of education to facilitate
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0025|     statewide planning and adoption of professional development
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0001|     programs in school districts to ensure that New Mexico public
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0002|     schools have a quality work force;
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0003|               B.  provide school personnel with a variety of
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0004|     professional development opportunities and ongoing support to
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0005|     ensure integration of effective teaching strategies, learning
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0006|     technologies and use of resources in the educational process to
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0007|     enhance student learning and performance; and 
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0008|               C.  establish a funding mechanism that supports the
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0009|     development of an effective school personnel work force for the
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0010|     benefit of all students in New Mexico."
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0011|          Section 3.  A new section of the Public School Code is
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0012|     enacted to read:
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0013|          "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  STATE BOARD DUTIES--PROFESSIONAL
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0014|     DEVELOPMENT PLANS.--The state board shall:
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0015|               A.  administer the provisions of the Professional
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0016|     Development Act;
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0017|               B.  develop and adopt, in cooperation with school
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0018|     districts and their communities, a professional development
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0019|     framework with criteria for schools and school districts to use
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0020|     in creating plans for professional development consistent with
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0021|     school, school district, state and national goals that will
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0022|     enhance student achievement and performance;
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0023|               C.  assist schools and school districts to develop a
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0024|     comprehensive plan based on the state board's planning
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0025|     framework;
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0001|               D.  develop and administer a process for the review
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0002|     and approval of school district professional development plans;
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0003|     and 
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0004|               E.  distribute funds to school districts upon
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0005|     approval of each school district's professional development
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0006|     plan as addressed in its educational plan for student success."
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0007|          Section 4.  A new section of the Public School Code is
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0008|     enacted to read:
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0009|          "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  SCHOOL DISTRICTS--PROFESSIONAL
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0010|     DEVELOPMENT PLANS.--
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0011|               A.  A school district shall adopt and implement a
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0012|     professional development plan for its local school board and
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0013|     all administrators, teachers and other personnel employed by
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0014|     the district.  The professional development plan shall be
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0015|     updated annually to ensure that the proposed plan is consistent
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0016|     with national, state and school district goals and objectives.
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0017|               B.  Each school district shall submit a proposed
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0018|     professional development plan to the state board that meets
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0019|     state board professional development guidelines and standards.
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0020|               C.  Proposed professional development plans shall:  
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0021|                    (1)  be developed in collaboration with
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0022|     certified and noncertified school personnel;
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0023|                    (2)  show evidence of how the plans will
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0024|     enhance student academic achievement and support the attainment
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0025|     of school district, state and national goals; and 
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0001|                    (3)  include a parent and community involvement
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0002|     component and appropriate evaluation procedures.
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0003|               D.  Proposed professional development plans shall be
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0004|     designed to respond to local needs and may include the
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0005|     following:
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0006|                    (1)  standards-based educational reform
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0007|     innovations that will assist in the attainment of national and
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0008|     state educational goals and content standards, with benchmarks
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0009|     and supporting assessment practices;
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0010|                    (2)  knowledge and skills to assist teachers in
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0011|     meeting the individual needs of students, the needs of limited
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0012|     language-proficient students and the complex challenges
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0013|     encountered in the classroom;
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0014|                    (3)  knowledge and skills to assist in the use
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0015|     of technology in education and technology applications that
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0016|     will enhance student learning and professional development,
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0017|     such as technology-enhanced curricula and instruction and
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0018|     administrative resources and services for the public schools;
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0019|                    (4)  professional development activities to
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0020|     assist teachers in preparing for national certification through
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0021|     the national board for professional teaching standards;
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0022|                    (5)  career ladder programs for educational
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0023|     assistants and noncertified school employees to improve job-
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0024|     related skills; and
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0025|                    (6)  methods to successfully implement
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0001|     inclusion, transition and unified systems to meet the local
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0002|     needs of all students with developmental disabilities."     
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0003|          Section 5.  APPROPRIATIONS.--
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0004|               A.  Four million five hundred fifty-five thousand
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0005|     dollars ($4,555,000) is appropriated from the general fund to
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0006|     the state department of public education for expenditure in
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0007|     fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the purpose of making
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0008|     distributions on a per unit basis to school districts to
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0009|     implement approved professional development plans.  Any
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0010|     unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of
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0011|     fiscal year 1999 shall revert to the general fund.
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0012|               B.  Four hundred forty-five thousand dollars
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0013|     ($445,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the state
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0014|     department of public education for expenditure in fiscal year
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0015|     1998 for the purpose of making an equal distribution to each
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0016|     school district to design a professional development plan.  Any
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0017|     unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of
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0018|     fiscal year 1998 shall revert to the general fund.
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0019|                                                         State of New Mexico
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0020|                      House of Representatives
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0021|   
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0022|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0023|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0001|                                                February 7, 1997
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0004|   Mr. Speaker:
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0006|        Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0007|   
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0008|                        HOUSE BILL 94
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0009|                               
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0010|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0011|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0012|   APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.
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0013|   
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0014|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0020| <u>                                </u>                             Samuel F. Vigil, Chairman
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0025|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0004|   The roll call vote was<u> 5 </u> For<u> 4 </u> Against
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0005|   Yes:      5
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0006|             No:       Garnenez, Mallory, W.C. Williams, Vigil
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0007|             Excused:  Gonzales, McSherry, Nicely, Weeks
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0008|             Absent:   None
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