0001| HOUSE BILL 1118
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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| EARLENE ROBERTS
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0010| AN ACT
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0011| RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCE; AMENDING A SECTION OF THE
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0012| NMSA 1978 TO REMOVE LANGUAGE AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL PROGRAM
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0013| UNITS FOR CERTAIN LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
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0015| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0016| Section 1. Section 22-8-23 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1975,
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0017| Chapter 119, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:
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0018| "22-8-23. SIZE ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM UNITS.--
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0019| A. An approved public school with a MEM of less
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0020| than 400, including early childhood education full-time-
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0021| equivalent MEM but excluding special education class C and
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0022| class D MEM, is eligible for additional program units.
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0023| Separate schools established to provide special programs,
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0024| including but not limited to vocational and alternative
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0025| education, shall not be classified as public schools for
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0001| purposes of generating size adjustment program units. The
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0002| number of additional program units to which a school district
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0003| is entitled under this subsection is the sum of elementary-
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0004| junior high units and senior high units computed in the
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0005| following manner:
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0006| Elementary-Junior High Units
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0007| 200 - MEM x 1.0 x MEM = Units
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0008| 200
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0009| where MEM is equal to the membership of an approved elementary
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0010| or junior high school, including early childhood education
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0011| full-time-equivalent membership but excluding special education
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0012| class C and class D membership;
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0013| Senior High Units
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0014| 200 - MEM x 2.0 x MEM = Units
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0015| 200
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0016| or,
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0017| Senior High Units
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0018| 400 - MEM x 1.6 x MEM = Units
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0019| 400
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0020| whichever calculation for senior high units is higher, where
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0021| MEM is equal to the membership of an approved senior high
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0022| school, excluding special education class C and class D
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0023| membership.
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0024| B. A school district with total MEM of less than
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0025| 4,000, including early childhood education full-time-equivalent
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0001| MEM and special education MEM, is eligible for additional
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0002| program units. The number of additional program units to which
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0003| a district is entitled under this subsection is the number of
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0004| district units computed in the following manner:
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0005| District Units
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0006| 4000 - MEM x 0.15 x MEM = Units
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0007| 4000
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0008| where MEM is equal to the total district membership, including
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0009| early childhood education full-time-equivalent membership and
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0010| special education membership.
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0011| C. A school district with over 10,000 MEM with a
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0012| ratio of MEM to senior high schools less than 4,000:1 is
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0013| eligible for additional program units based on the number of
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0014| approved regular senior high schools that are not eligible for
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0015| senior high units under Subsection A of this section. The
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0016| number of additional program units to which an eligible school
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0017| district is entitled under this subsection is the number of
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0018| units computed in the following manner:
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0019| 4000 - MEM x 0.50 = Units
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0020| Senior High Schools
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0021| where MEM is equal to the total district membership, including
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0022| early childhood education full-time-equivalent membership and
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0023| special education membership, and where senior high schools are
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0024| equal to the number of approved regular senior high schools in
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0025| the district.
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0001| [D. A school district with a total MEM of greater
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than ten thousand but less than fifteen thousand, including
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early childhood education full-time equivalent MEM and special
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education MEM, is eligible for additional program units. The
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number of additional program units to which an eligible
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district is entitled under this subsection is the number of
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units computed in the following manner:
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MEM - 10,000 x .15 x MEM = Units
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10,000
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where MEM is equal to the total district membership, including
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early childhood education full-time equivalent membership and
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special education membership.
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E. A school district with a total MEM of greater
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than fifteen thousand but less than thirty-five thousand,
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including early childhood education full-time equivalent MEM
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and special education MEM, is eligible for additional program
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units. The number of additional program units to which an
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eligible district is entitled under this subsection is the
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number of units computed in the following manner:
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MEM - 15,000 x .15 x MEM = Units
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15,000
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where MEM is equal to the total district membership, including
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early childhood education full-time equivalent membership and
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special education membership.
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F. A school district with a total MEM of greater
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than thirty-five thousand, including early childhood education
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full-time equivalent MEM and special education MEM, is eligible
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for additional program units. The number of additional program
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units to which an eligible district is entitled under this
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subsection is the number of units computed in the following
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manner:
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MEM - 35,000 x .023 x MEM = Units
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35,000
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where MEM is equal to the total district membership, including
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early childhood education full-time equivalent membership and
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special education membership.]"
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