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28+SENATE BILL 201
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30+TH LEGISLATURE
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35+OF
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39+MEXICO
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42+ FIRST SESSION
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46+INTRODUCED BY
47+Roberto "Bobby" J. Gonzales
48+FOR THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE
2849 AN ACT
2950 RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCE; CHANGING THE USE OF THE
3051 PUBLIC EDUCATION REFORM FUND TO ALLOW FUNDING FOR REFORM
3152 PROJECTS INCLUDED IN ACCOUNTABILITY AND EVALUATION PLANS
3253 APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION;
3354 REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO
3455 CONSULT WITH THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE
3556 LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE PRIOR TO APPROVING
3657 INSTRUCTIONS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND EVALUATION PLANS.
3758 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
38-SECTION 1. Section 22-8-12.1 NMSA 1978 (being
39-Laws 1978, Chapter 128, Section 5, as amended) is amended to
40-read:
59+SECTION 1. Section 22-8-12.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1978,
60+Chapter 128, Section 5, as amended) is amended to read:
4161 "22-8-12.1. MEMBERSHIP PROJECTIONS AND BUDGET
4262 REQUESTS.--
4363 A. Each local school board or governing body of a
44-state-chartered charter school shall submit annually, on or
45-before October 15, to the department:
46-(1) an estimate for the succeeding fiscal
47-year of:
48-(a) the membership of qualified
49-students to be enrolled in the basic program;
50-(b) the full-time-equivalent membership
51-of students to be enrolled in approved early childhood SB 201
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91+state-chartered charter school shall submit annually, on or
92+before October 15, to the department:
93+(1) an estimate for the succeeding fiscal year
94+of:
95+(a) the membership of qualified students
96+to be enrolled in the basic program;
97+(b) the full-time-equivalent membership
98+of students to be enrolled in approved early childhood
7899 education programs; and
79100 (c) the membership of students to be
80101 enrolled in approved special education programs;
81102 (2) all other information necessary to
82103 calculate program costs; and
83104 (3) any other information related to the
84105 financial needs of the school district or state-chartered
85106 charter school as may be requested by the department.
86-B. All information requested pursuant to
87-Subsection A of this section shall be submitted on forms
88-prescribed and furnished by the department and shall comply
89-with the department's rules and procedures.
107+B. All information requested pursuant to Subsection
108+A of this section shall be submitted on forms prescribed and
109+furnished by the department and shall comply with the
110+department's rules and procedures.
90111 C. The department shall:
91-(1) review the financial needs of each
92-school district or state-chartered charter school for the
93-succeeding fiscal year;
94-(2) submit annually, on or before
95-September 1, to the department of finance and administration,
96-the legislative finance committee and the legislative
97-education study committee the recommendations of the
98-department for:
99-(a) amendments to the public school
100-finance formula;
101-(b) appropriations for the succeeding
102-fiscal year to the public school fund; and SB 201
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112+(1) review the financial needs of each school
113+district or state-chartered charter school for the succeeding
114+fiscal year; [and]
115+(2) submit annually, on or before [November
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144+30] September 1, to the [secretary] department of finance and
145+administration, the legislative finance committee and the
146+legislative education study committee the recommendations of
147+the department for:
148+(a) amendments to the public school
149+finance formula;
150+(b) appropriations for the succeeding
151+fiscal year to the public school fund [for inclusion in the
152+executive budget document; and ];
129153 (c) appropriations for the succeeding
130154 fiscal year for pupil transportation and instructional
131155 materials; and
132-(3) submit annually, on or before
133-November 30, to the department of finance and administration,
134-the legislative finance committee and the legislative
135-education study committee any adjustments to the
136-recommendations of the department for appropriations related
137-to additional enrollment growth program units pursuant to
138-Section 22-8-23.1 NMSA 1978."
139-SECTION 2. Section 22-8-23.13 NMSA 1978 (being Laws
140-2019, Chapter 206, Section 19 and Laws 2019, Chapter 207,
141-Section 19) is amended to read:
142-"22-8-23.13. PUBLIC EDUCATION REFORM FUND CREATED.--
143-A. The "public education reform fund" is created
144-as a nonreverting fund in the state treasury and consists of
145-appropriations; unspecified gifts, grants and donations to
146-the fund; and income from investment of the fund.
147-B. Subject to legislative appropriation, money in
148-the fund is appropriated to the department for the purposes
149-of implementing and evaluating public education reforms and
150-initiatives.
151-C. The department of finance and administration,
152-the legislative finance committee and the legislative
153-education study committee shall approve instructions for SB 201
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156+(d) appropriations for the succeeding
157+fiscal year for programs with accountability and evaluation
158+plans pursuant to Section 22-8-23.13 NMSA 1978 that demonstrate
159+causal evidence of improving approved performance measures
160+pursuant to Section 6-3A-8 NMSA 1978; and
161+(3) submit annually, on or before November 30,
162+to the department of finance and administration, the
163+legislative finance committee and the legislative education
164+study committee any adjustments to the recommendations of the
165+department for appropriations related to additional enrollment
166+growth program units pursuant to Section 22-8-23.1 NMSA 1978 ."
167+SECTION 2. Section 22-8-23.13 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2019,
168+Chapter 206, Section 19 and Laws 2019, Chapter 207, Section 19)
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180-accountability and evaluation plans and shall send the
181-instructions on or before May 1 to the department. The
182-notification shall set forth the process for completing and
183-submitting accountability and evaluation plans and shall
184-direct the department to:
197+is amended to read:
198+"22-8-23.13. PUBLIC EDUCATION REFORM FUND CREATED.--
199+A. The "public education reform fund" is created as
200+a nonreverting fund in the state treasury and consists of
201+appropriations; unspecified gifts, grants and donations to the
202+fund; and income from investment of the fund.
203+B. Subject to legislative appropriation, money in
204+the fund is appropriated to the department for the purposes of
205+implementing [evidence-based ] and evaluating public education
206+reforms and initiatives [related to high-quality teaching and
207+school leadership, extended learning opportunities for
208+students, educational interventions for at-risk students,
209+effective and efficient school administration or promoting
210+public education accountability ] affecting performance measures
211+approved pursuant to Section 6-3A-5 NMSA 1978.
212+C. The department of finance and administration,
213+after consultation with the legislative finance committee and
214+the legislative education study committee, shall approve
215+instructions for accountability and evaluation plans and shall
216+send the instructions on or before May 1 to the department.
217+The notification shall set forth the process for completing and
218+submitting accountability and evaluation plans and shall direct
219+the department to:
185220 (1) identify the goals, objectives and
186221 expected outputs and outcomes of the program receiving an
187-appropriation from the public education reform fund;
188-(2) describe the specific activities of the
189-program, including expected roles and responsibilities of all
190-participating entities, and how those activities and entities
191-will achieve expected program outcomes;
192-(3) provide a summary of whether the program
193-is evidence-based, research-based, promising or does not yet
194-have rigorous research pursuant to Section 6-3A-3 NMSA 1978 on
195-its effectiveness;
196-(4) provide a list of performance measures
197-and a monitoring plan to regularly assess program performance;
198-(5) provide a program evaluation plan to
199-assess the causal impact of the program on expected outcomes
200-whenever possible or, when not possible to assess causal
201-impact, provide a rationale for the proposed evaluation
202-design; and
203-(6) provide a description of methods,
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231-responsible for performing the evaluation and the time line
232-for releasing performance and program evaluation results to
233-the department of finance and administration, the legislative
250+appropriation from the public education reform fund;
251+(2) describe the specific activities of the
252+program and how those activities will achieve expected program
253+outcomes;
254+(3) provide a summary of whether the program
255+is evidence-based, research-based, promising or does not yet
256+have rigorous research on its effectiveness;
257+(4) provide a list of performance measures and
258+a monitoring plan to regularly assess program performance;
259+(5) provide a program evaluation plan to
260+assess the causal impact of the program on expected outcomes;
261+and
262+(6) provide a description of methods,
263+including planned statistical analysis, and the time line for
264+releasing performance and program evaluation results to the
265+department of finance and administration, the legislative
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236268 D. The department shall submit an accountability
237-and evaluation plan for each program receiving an
238-appropriation from the public education reform fund to the
239-department of finance and administration, the legislative
240-finance committee and the legislative education study
241-committee on or before July 1 of the year the appropriation is
242-made and, if the department of finance and administration, the
243-legislative finance committee and the legislative education
244-study committee require, a revised plan on or before
245-September 1 of the same year.
246-E. On or before September 1 of the final year of
247-an appropriation for a program or project, the department, the
248-department of finance and administration, the legislative
249-finance committee and the legislative education study
250-committee shall consider the evaluation performed on the
251-program or project and make recommendations regarding
252-recurring funding for the following fiscal year."
269+and evaluation plan for each program receiving an appropriation
270+from the public education reform fund to the department of
271+finance and administration, the legislative finance committee
272+and the legislative education study committee on or before June
273+15 of each year, and a final accountability and evaluation plan
274+shall be approved by the department of finance and
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