New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

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	28	+	SENATE MEMORIAL 9
	29	+	57
	30	+	TH LEGISLATURE
	31	+	- STATE OF NEW MEXICO -
	32	+	FIRST SESSION
	33	+	, 2025
	34	+	INTRODUCED BY
	35	+	Shannon D. Pinto
28	36		A MEMORIAL
29	37		REQUESTING THAT THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE
30	38		CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
31	39		CONTINUING AND IMPROVING THE 520 NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE AND
32	40		CULTURAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.
33	41		WHEREAS, the state recognizes the importance of
34	42		maintaining and promoting Native American languages and
35	43		cultures as integral components of education and community
36	44		identity; and
37	45		WHEREAS, systemic inequities, coupled with cultural and
38	46		linguistic barriers, contribute to the loss of cultural
39	47		identity among Native American students; and
40		-	WHEREAS, research indicates that learning one's
41		-	ancestral language fosters cognitive development, strengthens
42		-	academic performance and enhances overall well-being by
43		-	reinforcing cultural identity and community connections; and
44		-	WHEREAS, Section 22-10A-13 NMSA 1978 established the
45		-	Native American language and culture certificates, allowing
46		-	the public education department to issue certificates to
47		-	individuals proficient in a Native American language and
48		-	culture of a New Mexico Indian nation, tribe or pueblo based
49		-	on criteria established through a memorandum of agreement
50		-	between the tribal governments and the public education
51		-	department; and SM 9
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	48	+	WHEREAS, research indicates that learning one's ancestral
	49	+	language fosters cognitive development, strengthens academic
	50	+	performance and enhances overall well-being by reinforcing
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78		-	WHEREAS, this certification recognizes tribal
79		-	sovereignty and the importance of traditional knowledge and
80		-	values the linguistic proficiency 520 Native American
81		-	language and culture teachers gain outside of conventional
82		-	academic pathways; and
83		-	WHEREAS, from 2003 to 2014, sixteen Indian nations,
84		-	tribes and pueblos have entered into a memorandum of
85		-	agreement with the public education department granting
86		-	authority to certify their representatives as 520 Native
87		-	American language and culture teachers, ensuring that tribal
88		-	sovereignty and expertise guide the certification process;
	78	+	cultural identity and community connections; and
	79	+	WHEREAS, Section 22-10A-13 NMSA 1978 established the
	80	+	Native American language and culture certificates, allowing the
	81	+	public education department to issue certificates to
	82	+	individuals proficient in a Native American language and
	83	+	culture of a New Mexico Indian nation, tribe or pueblo based on
	84	+	criteria established through a memorandum of agreement between
	85	+	the tribal governments and the public education department; and
	86	+	WHEREAS, this certification recognizes tribal sovereignty
	87	+	and the importance of traditional knowledge and values the
	88	+	linguistic proficiency 520 Native American language and culture
	89	+	teachers gain outside of conventional academic pathways; and
	90	+	WHEREAS, from 2003 to 2014, sixteen Indian nations, tribes
	91	+	and pueblos have entered into a memorandum of agreement with
	92	+	the public education department granting authority to certify
	93	+	their representatives as 520 Native American language and
	94	+	culture teachers, ensuring that tribal sovereignty and
	95	+	expertise guide the certification process; and
	96	+	WHEREAS, in 2022, the legislature amended Section
	97	+	22-10A-13 NMSA 1978 to establish salary parity between 520-
	98	+	certified Native American language and culture instructors and
	99	+	level 1 licensed teachers, acknowledging the significance of
	100	+	their instructional roles and ensuring equitable compensation;
89	101		and
90		-	WHEREAS, in 2022, the legislature amended
91		-	Section 22-10A-13 NMSA 1978 to establish salary parity
92		-	between 520-certified Native American language and culture
93		-	instructors and level 1 licensed teachers, acknowledging the
94		-	significance of their instructional roles and ensuring
95		-	equitable compensation; and
96		-	WHEREAS, the public education department's
97		-	Indian education division awarded one million three hundred
98		-	twenty-five thousand dollars ($1,325,000) in fiscal year 2025
99		-	to support 520 Native American language and culture
100		-	certificates; and
101		-	WHEREAS, according to the public education department's
102		-	2023-2024 tribal education status report, there were SM 9
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	102	+	WHEREAS, the public education department's Indian
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129		-	one hundred thirty-three active 520-certified Native American
	131	+	education division awarded one million three hundred twenty-
	132	+	five thousand dollars ($1,325,000) in fiscal year 2025 to
	133	+	support 520 Native American language and culture certificates;
	134	+	and
	135	+	WHEREAS, according to the public education department's
	136	+	2023-2024 tribal education status report, there were one
	137	+	hundred thirty-three active 520-certified Native American
130	138		language and culture instructors, and ninety-nine students
131	139		earned state seals of bilingualism-biliteracy awards for
132	140		indigenous languages; and
133	141		WHEREAS, challenges remain regarding the organizational
134	142		structure, certification process, salary implementation,
135	143		pathways for advancement and integration into the broader
136	144		bilingual and multicultural education system, and a
137	145		comprehensive review of the 520 certification framework is
138	146		necessary;
139		-	NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE
140		-	STATE OF NEW MEXICO that this legislative body hereby
141		-	acknowledge the significance of 520-certified Native American
142		-	language and culture instructors and request the legislative
143		-	education study committee to convene a working group to study
144		-	and make recommendations concerning the 520 Native American
145		-	language and culture certificates, including the
146		-	organizational structure and accountability, advancement and
147		-	professional development, data collection and transparency
148		-	and a long-term strategy for system improvement; and
149		-	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group be
150		-	requested to include representatives from the Indian
151		-	education division and the licensure bureau of the public
152		-	education department, school districts and charter schools
153		-	specializing in Native American language and culture SM 9
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	147	+	NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE
	148	+	OF NEW MEXICO that this legislative body hereby acknowledge the
	149	+	significance of 520-certified Native American language and
	150	+	culture instructors and request the legislative education study
	151	+	committee to convene a working group to study and make
	152	+	recommendations concerning the 520 Native American language and
	153	+	culture certificates, including the organizational structure
	154	+	and accountability, advancement and professional development,
	155	+	data collection and transparency and a long-term strategy for
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180		-	education, organizations focused on 520 certification or
181		-	bilingual teacher certification, including those providing
182		-	professional development and training, bilingual and
183		-	multicultural education programs, higher education
184		-	institutions, technical assistance centers and 520-certified
185		-	educators; and
186		-	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group be
187		-	requested to present its findings and recommendations to the
188		-	legislative education study committee, the legislature and
189		-	the Indian education division of the public education
190		-	department no later than December 31, 2025; and
	184	+	system improvement; and
	185	+	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group be requested
	186	+	to include representatives from the Indian education division
	187	+	and the licensure bureau of the public education department,
	188	+	school districts and charter schools specializing in Native
	189	+	American language and culture education, organizations focused
	190	+	on 520 certification or bilingual teacher certification,
	191	+	including those providing professional development and
	192	+	training, bilingual and multicultural education programs,
	193	+	higher education institutions, technical assistance centers and
	194	+	520-certified educators; and
	195	+	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group be requested
	196	+	to present its findings and recommendations to the legislative
	197	+	education study committee, the legislature and the Indian
	198	+	education division of the public education department no later
	199	+	than December 31, 2025; and
191	200		BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
192		-	transmitted to the secretary of public education, the
193		-	assistant secretary of Indian education of the public
194		-	education department, the director of the legislative
195		-	education study committee and the respective governing bodies
196		-	of each New Mexico Indian nation, tribe and pueblo.
	201	+	transmitted to the secretary of public education, the assistant
	202	+	secretary of Indian education of the public education
	203	+	department, the director of the legislative education study
	204	+	committee and the respective governing bodies of each New
	205	+	Mexico Indian nation, tribe and pueblo.
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