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28+SENATE BILL 387
29+57
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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45+2025
46+INTRODUCED BY
47+Natalie Figueroa
2848 AN ACT
29-RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; CHANGING THE AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY
30-SCHOOL IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS; RENAMING THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
31-FUND IN HONOR OF DR. JEANNIE OAKES.
49+RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; CHANGING THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
50+FRAMEWORK; RENAMING THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS FUND IN HONOR OF DR.
51+JEANNIE OAKES.
3252 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
3353 SECTION 1. Section 22-32-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2013,
3454 Chapter 16, Section 4, as amended) is amended to read:
35-"22-32-4. COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INITIATIVES--INDIRECT
36-COSTS--GRANTS--SCHOOL DISTRICT, GROUP OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS OR
37-PUBLIC SCHOOL DUTIES--REQUIREMENTS.--
55+"22-32-4. COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INITIATIVES--INDIRECT COSTS--
56+GRANTS--SCHOOL DISTRICT, GROUP OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS OR PUBLIC
57+SCHOOL DUTIES--REQUIREMENTS.--
3858 A. A school district shall bear any indirect costs
3959 associated with the establishment and implementation of a
4060 community school within the school district.
4161 B. Subject to the availability of funding, grants
4262 for community schools initiatives are available to a school
43-district, a group of public schools or a single public school
44-that has demonstrated partnerships with the local community
45-to establish, operate and sustain the community school
46-framework and that meets department eligibility requirements.
47-C. The department shall promulgate rules and
48-procedures to distribute funds through a competitive grant
49-program developed and designed in partnership with the
50-coalition for community schools.
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90+district, a group of public schools or a single public school
91+that has demonstrated partnerships with the local community to
92+establish, operate and sustain the community school framework
93+and that meets department eligibility requirements.
94+C. The department shall promulgate rules and
95+procedures to distribute funds through a competitive grant
96+program developed and designed in partnership with the
97+coalition for community schools.
98+D. Applications for grants for community schools
7899 initiatives shall be in the form prescribed by the department
79100 to support a continuum of community school development.
80101 E. A school district, a group of public schools or
81102 a single public school that uses funds under this section to
82103 transform a public school into an evidence-based community
83104 schools initiative shall:
84105 (1) use rigorous, transparent, equitable and
85106 evidence-based evaluation systems to assess the effectiveness
86107 of the implementation of the community schools initiative;
87-(2) provide ongoing, high-quality
88-professional development that:
108+(2) provide ongoing, high-quality professional
109+development that:
89110 (a) aligns with the community school's
90111 instructional program;
91112 (b) facilitates effective teaching and
92113 learning; and
93114 (c) supports the implementation of
94-school reform strategies; and
95-(3) give the community school sufficient
96-operational flexibility in programming, curriculum, staffing,
97-budgeting and scheduling so that the community school can
98-fully implement a comprehensive community school framework
99-designed to focus on improving the community school climate,
100-student academic achievement, attendance, behavior, family
101-engagement and, for high schools, graduation rates and
102-readiness for college or a career. SEC/SB 387
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143+school reform strategies; and
144+(3) give the community school sufficient
145+operational flexibility in programming, curriculum, staffing,
146+budgeting and scheduling so that the community school can fully
147+implement a comprehensive community school framework designed
148+to focus on improving the community school climate, student
149+academic achievement, attendance, behavior, family engagement
150+and, for high schools, graduation rates and readiness for
151+college or a career.
129152 F. If a grantee receives funding to implement the
130153 community schools initiative at three or more public school
131154 sites, the school district shall employ a community schools
132155 director or manager to oversee and coordinate implementation
133156 across all of the covered school sites and ensure the
134157 employment of a community school coordinator by the lead
135158 partner agency at each school site.
136-G. A school district or public school may use
137-Title 1 funds for its community schools initiative and the
138-department may use Title 1 funds to invest in community
139-schools statewide.
159+G. A school district or public school may use Title
160+1 funds for its community schools initiative and the department
161+may use Title 1 funds to invest in community schools statewide.
140162 H. The department is authorized to provide
141163 planning, implementation and renewal grants to eligible
142164 applicants as follows:
143-(1) a one-year, one-time planning grant of
144-up to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for each eligible
145-public school to conduct an initial school and community
146-needs assessment, identify community supports and services
147-through asset mapping and establish a site-based leadership
148-team;
149-(2) annual implementation grants of up to
150-one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) each year for a
151-period of three years for each eligible school; and
152-(3) at the conclusion of the initial
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165+(1) a one-year, one-time planning grant of up
166+to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for each eligible public
167+school to conduct an initial school and community needs
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196+assessment, identify community supports and services through
197+asset mapping and establish a site-based leadership team; [and ]
198+(2) annual implementation grants of up to one
199+hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) each year for a
200+period of three years for each eligible school; and
201+(3) at the conclusion of the initial
202+three-year grant period, applicants may apply for a renewal
180203 grant for one year in an amount determined by the department.
181204 I. Eligible applicants shall provide satisfactory
182205 documentation required by the department that the applicant
183-intends to apply for an implementation grant within six
184-months of receiving a planning grant.
206+intends to apply for an implementation grant within six months
207+of receiving a planning grant.
185208 J. Eligible applicants shall submit an application
186209 for an implementation or renewal grant to the department for
187-each eligible community school through the grant
188-authorization process."
189-SECTION 2. Section 22-32-8 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2019,
190-Chapter 198, Section 7) is amended to read:
191-"22-32-8. DR. JEANNIE OAKES MEMORIAL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
192-FUND--CREATED--ACCOUNTABILITY.--
193-A. The "Dr. Jeannie Oakes memorial community
194-schools fund" is created as a nonreverting fund in the state
195-treasury. The fund consists of appropriations, gifts, grants
196-and donations. The department shall administer the fund, and
197-money in the fund is appropriated to the department to
198-distribute grant awards to support the development and
199-implementation of community schools initiatives.
200-B. The department shall ensure that the money
201-expended from the Dr. Jeannie Oakes memorial community
202-schools fund is used for the purposes stated in the Community
203-Schools Act and shall not be used to correct for previous
204-reductions in program services." SEC/SB 387
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210+each eligible community school through the grant authorization
211+process."
212+SECTION 2. Section 22-32-6 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2019,
213+Chapter 198, Section 3) is amended to read:
214+"22-32-6. COMMUNITY SCHOOL FRAMEWORK--COMMUNITY SCHOOL
215+COORDINATOR.--
216+A. The community school framework shall ensure the
217+use of research- and evidence-based strategies and best
218+practices that support students, families and communities in
219+ensuring student success, [and shall include: (1) ] including
220+integrated student supports that address [non-academic and out-
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231-SECTION 3. APPLICABILITY.--The provisions of this act
232-apply to the 2025-2026 school year and subsequent school
233-years.
249+of-school barriers to learning through partnerships with social
250+and health service agencies and providers that may include
251+school-based or school-linked health care, case management
252+services and family stability supports coordinated by a
253+community school coordinator and that are culturally and
254+linguistically responsive to the needs of students and their
255+families;
256+(2) expanded and enriched learning time and
257+opportunities, including before-school, after-school, weekend,
258+summer and year-round programs, that provide additional
259+academic support, enrichment activities and other programs that
260+may be offered in partnership with community-based
261+organizations to enhance academic learning, social skills,
262+emotional skills and life skills and are aligned with the
263+school's curriculum;
264+(3) active family and community engagement
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267+from diverse backgrounds as empowered partners in decision
268+making and encourages partnerships with parents or caregivers
269+to develop and promote a vision for student success;
270+(b) offers courses, activities and
271+services for parents or caregivers and community members; and
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273+for shared leadership; and
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302+(4) collaborative leadership and practices
303+that build a culture of professional learning, collective trust
304+and shared responsibility using strategies that at a minimum
305+include a site-based leadership team and a community school
306+coordinator.
307+B. The community school framework may include:
308+(1) broader use of public school facilities in
309+which school buildings become hubs for neighborhood events,
310+activities, advocacy and civic life;
311+(2) community-based curriculum in which the
312+content of instruction is centered on local knowledge, service
313+learning and problem-solving around community issues; and
314+(3) public pre-kindergarten and other state
315+and federally funded early childhood services that:
316+(a) support working families and help
317+ensure that children come to kindergarten ready to learn;
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319+or caregivers with full-day and after-school child care;
320+(c) provide high-quality pre-
321+kindergarten programs that are aligned to early childhood
322+professional and curricular early learning standards;
323+(d) provide health, vision, dental and
324+other supports and services to children before school age; and
325+(e) include strong partnerships and
326+alignment with early learning centers and child care providers
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355+that may include transportation or coordination to meet the
356+broader early childhood community needs.
357+C.] students' noninstructional school barriers.
358+B. The lead partner agency shall employ a community
359+school coordinator to:
360+(1) implement the community school framework;
361+(2) lead the needs and assets assessment;
362+(3) facilitate communication between partners
363+as a stakeholder- and community-driven approach to problem-
364+solving;
365+(4) guide data-informed continuous
366+improvement;
367+(5) manage data collection; and
368+(6) align, leverage and coordinate resources
369+for student and family success."
370+SECTION 3. Section 22-32-8 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2019,
371+Chapter 198, Section 7) is amended to read:
372+"22-32-8. DR. JEANNIE OAKES MEMORIAL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
373+FUND--CREATED--ACCOUNTABILITY.--
374+A. The "Dr. Jeannie Oakes memorial community
375+schools fund" is created as a nonreverting fund in the state
376+treasury. The fund consists of appropriations, gifts, grants
377+and donations. The department shall administer the fund, and
378+money in the fund is appropriated to the department to
379+distribute grant awards to support the development and
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408+implementation of community schools initiatives.
409+B. The department shall ensure that the money
410+expended from the Dr. Jeannie Oakes memorial community schools
411+fund is used for the purposes stated in the Community Schools
412+Act and shall not be used to correct for previous reductions in
413+program services."
414+SECTION 4. APPLICABILITY.--The provisions of this act
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