New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

New Mexico Senate Bill SB116 Compare Versions

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28	28	SENATE BILL 116
29	29	57TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSION, 2025
30	30	INTRODUCED BY
31	31	Craig W. Brandt
32	32	AN ACT
33	33	RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; CREATING A MATH LAB PILOT PROJECT;
34	34	PROVIDING FOR AWARDS TO PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR
35	35	PARTICIPATING PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO ESTABLISH AND CONDUCT MATH LABS
36	36	TO IMPROVE MATH PROFICIENCY; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
37	37	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
38	38	SECTION 1. A new section of the Public School Code is
39	39	enacted to read:
40	40	"[NEW MATERIAL] MATH LAB PILOT PROJECT CREATED.--
41	41	A. As used in this section:
42	42	(1) "math lab pilot project" means a
43	43	school-based program designed to provide students with support
44	44	and practice in mathematics with a focus on hands-on activities
45	45	and project-based learning;
46	46	(2) "math lab" means a dedicated learning
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74	74	environment designed to improve student math skills; and
75	75	(3) "school district" includes state- and
76	76	locally chartered charter schools.
77	77	B. The "math lab pilot project" is created as a
78	78	three-year pilot project to demonstrate that students'
79	79	participation in math labs improves student outcomes in
80	80	kindergarten through sixth grade mathematics and raises the
81	81	participating public school's mathematics scores on standards-
82	82	based assessments. Participating public schools shall test
83	83	students before, during and after the pilot project and follow
84	84	those students through the remainder of the students' time in
85	85	public school. The data collected during the pilot project and
86	86	over time shall be evaluated biennially to help the department
87	87	and the school districts determine the efficacy of math labs in
88	88	student success and allow the incorporation of methods and
89	89	strategies learned from the pilot project into the overall
90	90	teaching of mathematics.
91	91	C. The department shall administer the math lab
92	92	pilot project. Within the limits of appropriation, any school
93	93	district is eligible to participate.
94	94	D. The math lab pilot project requires
95	95	participating school districts to:
96	96	(1) establish a math lab in a participating
97	97	public school that shall be staffed by at least one teacher who
98	98	is knowledgeable about the academic content and performance
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127	127	standards for elementary mathematics;
128	128	(2) focus on small group instruction,
129	129	interactive learning and collaborative learning activities
130	130	specific to mathematics instruction and aligned with grade-
131	131	specific academic content and performance standards; and
132	132	(3) provide professional development
133	133	opportunities for teachers who staff math labs.
134	134	E. Each school district may decide annually whether
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136	136	F. Interested school districts shall apply to the
137	137	department. The department shall develop criteria for
138	138	applications, public school participation and disbursement of
139	139	grant awards; oversee the implementation of the pilot project;
140	140	and provide technical assistance to participating public
141	141	schools through the mathematics and science bureau of the
142	142	department and the mathematics and science advisory council.
143	143	G. Each annual grant award shall be a minimum of
144	144	one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for each participating
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146	146	H. The department shall provide, at least annually,
147	147	notice to each school district that is not participating in the
148	148	math lab pilot project information explaining the pilot
149	149	project, the amounts of the grant awards and the requirements
150	150	and procedures for participating in the pilot project.
151	151	I. Each participating school district shall report
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180	180	annual disaggregated demographic and proficiency data to the
181	181	department, including an evaluation that determines whether
182	182	students have gained proficiency. The reports shall include at
183	183	least the following information:
184	184	(1) the number and name of participating
185	185	public schools that year;
186	186	(2) the number of students who participated in
187	187	each participating public school's math lab;
188	188	(3) the total amount awarded to the school
189	189	district and the amounts distributed to each participating
190	190	public school;
191	191	(4) changes in student math proficiency among
192	192	participating school districts as measured by standardized
193	193	assessments in general and in particular students participating
194	194	in math labs; and
195	195	(5) narrative or other forms of feedback from
196	196	teachers, students and parents regarding the pilot project's
197	197	impact.
198	198	J. The department shall make school district
199	199	reports available to the governor and the legislature through
200	200	the legislative education study committee. By November 1,
201	201	2028, the department shall prepare a final report for the
202	202	governor and the legislature on the efficacy of the pilot
203	203	project, including recommendations for potential improvements
204	204	or expansion of math labs statewide."
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233	233	SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION.--Three million dollars
234	234	($3,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the
235	235	public education department for expenditure in fiscal years
236	236	2026 through 2028 to conduct the math lab pilot project. The
237	237	appropriation shall be used exclusively for the purposes
238	238	outlined in Section 1 of this act, including school staffing,
239	239	instructional and classroom materials, technology, teacher
240	240	training or professional development and required reporting.
241	241	Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of
242	242	fiscal year 2028 shall revert to the general fund.
243	243	SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
244	244	provisions of this act is July 1, 2025.
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