0001| SENATE BILL 42 | 0002| 43RD LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 1998 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| LINDA M. LOPEZ | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO EDUCATION; ENACTING THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 0012| ACT; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION. | 0013| | 0014| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0015| Section 1. A new section of the Public School Code is | 0016| enacted to read: | 0017| "[|NEW MATERIAL|] SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as | 0018| the "Professional Development Act"." | 0019| Section 2. A new section of the Public School Code is | 0020| enacted to read: | 0021| "[|NEW MATERIAL|] PURPOSE OF ACT.--It is the purpose of | 0022| the Professional Development Act to: | 0023| A. establish a framework for professional | 0024| development within the department of education to facilitate | 0025| statewide planning and adoption of professional development | - 1 - 0001| programs in school districts to ensure that New Mexico public | 0002| schools have a quality work force; | 0003| B. provide school personnel with a variety of | 0004| professional development opportunities and ongoing support to | 0005| ensure integration of effective teaching strategies, learning | 0006| technologies and use of resources in the educational process | 0007| to enhance student learning and performance; and | 0008| C. establish a funding mechanism that supports the | 0009| development of an effective school personnel work force for | 0010| the benefit of public school students in New Mexico." | 0011| Section 3. A new section of the Public School Code is | 0012| enacted to read: | 0013| "[|NEW MATERIAL|] STATE BOARD DUTIES--PROFESSIONAL | 0014| DEVELOPMENT PLANS.--The state board shall: | 0015| A. administer the provisions of the Professional | 0016| Development Act; | 0017| B. develop and adopt, in cooperation with local | 0018| school boards and their communities, a professional | 0019| development framework with criteria for schools and local | 0020| school boards to use in creating plans for professional | 0021| development consistent with school, local school board, state | 0022| and national goals that will enhance student achievement and | 0023| performance; | 0024| C. assist schools and local school boards to | 0025| develop a comprehensive plan based on the state board's | - 2 - 0001| planning framework; | 0002| D. develop and administer a process for the review | 0003| and approval of local school boards' professional development | 0004| plans; and | 0005| E. distribute funds to local school boards upon | 0006| approval of each local school board's professional development | 0007| plan as addressed in its educational plan for student | 0008| success." | 0009| Section 4. A new section of the Public School Code is | 0010| enacted to read: | 0011| "[|NEW MATERIAL|] LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS--PROFESSIONAL | 0012| DEVELOPMENT PLANS.-- | 0013| A. A local school board shall adopt and implement | 0014| a professional development plan for its administrators, | 0015| teachers and other personnel employed by the district. The | 0016| professional development plan shall be updated annually to | 0017| ensure that the proposed plan is consistent with national, | 0018| state and the local school board's goals and objectives. | 0019| B. Each local school board shall submit a proposed | 0020| professional development plan to the state board that meets | 0021| state board professional development guidelines and standards. | 0022| C. Proposed professional development plans shall: | 0023| (1) be developed in collaboration with | 0024| certified and noncertified school personnel; | 0025| (2) show evidence of how the plans will | - 3 - 0001| enhance student academic achievement and support the | 0002| attainment of local school board, state and national goals; | 0003| and | 0004| (3) include a parent and community | 0005| involvement component and appropriate evaluation procedures. | 0006| D. Proposed professional development plans shall | 0007| be designed to respond to local needs and may include the | 0008| following: | 0009| (1) standards-based academic educational | 0010| reform innovations that will assist in the attainment of | 0011| national and state educational goals and content standards, | 0012| with benchmarks and supporting assessment practices; | 0013| (2) knowledge and skills to assist teachers | 0014| in meeting the individual needs of students, the needs of | 0015| limited language-proficient students and the complex | 0016| challenges encountered in the classroom; | 0017| (3) knowledge and skills to assist in the use | 0018| of technology in education and technology applications that | 0019| will enhance student learning and professional development, | 0020| such as technology-enhanced curricula and instruction and | 0021| administrative resources and services for the public schools; | 0022| (4) professional development activities to | 0023| assist teachers in preparing for national certification | 0024| through the national board for professional teaching | 0025| standards; | - 4 - 0001| (5) career ladder programs for educational | 0002| assistants and noncertified school employees to improve job- | 0003| related skills; and | 0004| (6) methods to successfully implement | 0005| inclusion, transition and unified systems to meet the local | 0006| needs of all students with developmental disabilities." | 0007| Section 5. APPROPRIATION.--Four million five hundred | 0008| thousand dollars ($4,500,000) is appropriated from the general | 0009| fund to the state department of public education for | 0010| expenditure in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 for the purpose of | 0011| making distributions on a per unit basis to school districts | 0012| to implement approved professional development plans. Any | 0013| unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of | 0014| fiscal year 2000 shall revert to the general fund. | 0015|  |