HB 433/a
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AN ACT
RELATING TO EDUCATION; PROVIDING FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PUBLIC EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT, THE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS DEPARTMENT AND THE
LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE, TO CONDUCT A
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF CAREER AND
TECHNICAL EDUCATION COURSES AND COURSE INSTRUCTORS AND THE
SALARIES AND COMPENSATION PACKAGES FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL
EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS; REQUIRING A REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATIONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY PROVISION--HIGHER EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT--STUDY--CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION COURSES--
INSTRUCTORS--SALARIES AND COMPENSATION--RECOMMENDATIONS--
REPORT.--
A. The higher education department, in
collaboration with the public education department, the
workforce solutions department and the legislative education
study committee, shall conduct a comprehensive study
regarding the availability of career and technical education
courses and course instructors and the salaries and
compensation packages of career and technical education
instructors in the state.
B. The study required pursuant to this section HB 433/a
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shall:
(1) identify and evaluate the availability
of career and technical education courses offered in the
state, with a focus on ways to address and meet current and
anticipated future needs and demands for students and
industry, including:
(a) whether a known or identified
demand for a course exceeds the course availability or the
course is not available;
(b) whether the courses offered
adequately address the needs of the students seeking specific
skills for workforce jobs or the industry employers seeking
workers with those specific skills;
(c) whether the courses offered
adequately address the current or future industry workforce
needs, including shortages that may be identified during the
evaluation or by industry employers;
(d) the reason for any course shortages
or anticipated future course shortages;
(e) whether there is an opportunity to
work with industry employers to identify ways to incorporate
industry employer incentives to help address workforce
shortages and future needs; and
(f) whether any other current or future
matters or concerns exist related to career and technical HB 433/a
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education courses, particularly any matters or concerns
indicated by industry employers;
(2) evaluate the salaries and compensation
packages for career and technical education instructors in
the state, including:
(a) an in-depth review of the salaries
paid to instructors, with a focus on instructors teaching at
community colleges;
(b) the number of instructors currently
employed, including the number of career and technical
education courses each instructor teaches;
(c) whether there is a shortage of
career and technical education instructors and an indication
of any area of career and technical education in which a
shortage exists and the reason for any shortage identified;
and
(d) a comparison of the salaries and
compensation packages for career and technical education
instructors with those of higher education instructors in the
state; and
(3) create a comprehensive report from the
study that includes the findings from the evaluation of the
career and technical education courses in Paragraph (1) of
this subsection and the findings from the evaluation of the
career and technical education instructors in Paragraph (2) HB 433/a
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of this subsection.
C. In addition to the findings required in
Subsection B of this section, the comprehensive report shall
include all matters or concerns identified from the study,
including any known reasons for the findings, issues
identified or anticipated, input from industry employers and
recommendations for immediate steps to take and longer-term
actions to address matters or concerns identified in the
study.
D. The study required in this section shall be
provided to the governor, the legislative finance committee
and any other appropriate legislative committees.
E. As used in this section, "industry employers"
means employers or businesses identified by the workforce
solutions department to provide input and recommendations to
that department as part of that department's collaboration
with the higher education department and the legislative
education study committee for the study required pursuant to
this section.
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
provisions of this act is July 1, 2025.