February 17, 1999

Mr. Speaker:

Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

HOUSE BILL 125

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

1. On page 1, strike lines 11 through 14 and insert in lieu thereof:

"RELATING TO EDUCATION; USING THE PRIOR COUNT OR AN AVERAGE OF THE PRIOR YEAR COUNT TO CALCULATE PROGRAM UNITS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF STATE EQUALIZATION GUARANTEE FUNDS; CHANGING THE CALCULATION OF THE ENROLLMENT GROWTH PROGRAM UNITS.".

2. On page 1, between lines 16 and 17, insert:

"Section 1. Section 22-8-23.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1990 (1st S.S.), Chapter 3, Section 7, as amended) is amended to read:

"22-8-23.1. ENROLLMENT GROWTH PROGRAM UNITS.--A school district with an increase in MEM equal to or greater than one percent, when compared with the immediately preceding year, is eligible for additional program units. The increase in MEM shall be calculated in the following manner:

(Current Year MEM - Previous Year MEM) X 100 = Percent Increase.

Previous Year MEM

The number of additional program units to which an eligible district is entitled under this [subsection] section is the number of units computed in the following manner:

(MEM for current year - MEM for prior year) X [.50] 1.0 = Units where MEM is equal to the total district membership, including early childhood education full-time equivalent membership and special education membership."".

3. Renumber the succeeding section accordingly.

4. On page 3, line 10, before "calculate" insert "effective July 1, 1999,".

5. On page 3, between lines 15 and 16 insert the following new paragraph:

(2) "effective July 1, 2000, calculate the number of program units to which each school district is entitled using an average of the membership on the fortieth, eightieth and one hundred twentieth days of the prior year; or".

6. Renumber the succeeding paragraphs accordingly.

7. On page 3, lines 23 and 24, strike all of the brackets and line-throughs.,

and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.

Respectfully submitted,

Rick Miera, Chairman

Adopted Not Adopted

(Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)

The roll call vote was 12 For 0 Against

Yes: 12

Excused: Blanton, Hamilton, Knauer, Marquardt

Absent: None

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