SB 1 — INCREASING SALARY FOR LICENSED TEACHERS

SENATEAN BILLACT 1RELATING 55TO THPUBLIC LEGISLATURE-EDUCATION; STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION , 2022 INTRODUCED BY Mimi Stewart and Siah Correa Hemphill and Debra M.

Sariñana 6 8 ENDORSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE 10 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION;

145 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 22-10A-7 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2003, Chapter 153, Section 38, as amended by Laws 2019, Chapter 206, e t 17 Section 21 and by Laws 2019, Chapter 207, Section 21) is w l n d 18 amended to read:

= = 19 "22-10A-7.

LEVEL ONE LICENSURE.-- a l i a e r 20 A.

A level one license is a provisional five-year a t m m 21 license for beginning teachers that requires as a condition of d r e 22 licensure that the licensee undergo a formal mentorship program c e s k 23 for at least one full school year and an annual intensive e a n b 24 performance evaluation by a school administrator for at least u [ three full school years before applying for a level two .221617.2GLG license.

If the teacher has not demonstrated SB 1 Page 1 satisfactory progress and competence by the end of the five-year period, the teacher shall not be granted a level two license.

The department shall issue a standard level one license to an applicant who is at least eighteen years of age e e 17 who:

e e n d 18 (1) holds a baccalaureate degree from an = = l ] 19 accredited educational institution;

a l r i 20 (2) has successfully completed a department-department-approved t e a t approved teacher preparation program from a nationally m m 21 e d r e 22 accredited or state-approved educational institution;

c e r c 23 (3) has passed the New Mexico teacher e a n b 24 assessments examination, including for elementary licensure u [ beginning January 1, 2013, a rigorous assessment of the .221617.2GLG - 2 - candidate's knowledge of the science of teaching reading;

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The minimum salary for a level one teacher is [forty thousand dollars ($40,000) ] fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for a standard nine and one-half month contract;

provided that teachers in an extended learning time program or e e 17 K-5 plus program shall receive additional salary at the same e e n d 18 rate as their base salary for that teaching time." = = l ] 19 SECTION 2.

Section 22-10A-10 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2003, a l r i 20 Chapter 153, Section 41, as amended by Laws 2019, Chapter 191, t e a t Section 1 and by Laws 2019, Chapter 206, Section 22 and also by m m 21 e d r e 22 Laws 2019, Chapter 207, Section 22) is amended to read:

c e r c 23 "22-10A-10.

LEVEL TWO LICENSURE.-- e a n b 24 A.

A level two license is a nine-year license u [ granted to a teacher who meets the qualifications for that .221617.2GLG - 3 - level and who annually demonstrates essential competency to teach.

If by the end of that school year the teacher fails to SB 1 Page 3 demonstrate essential competency, a school district may choose not to contract with the teacher to teach in the classroom.

(1) demonstrate essential competency required by the department as verified by the local superintendent e e 17 through the highly objective uniform statewide standard of e e n d 18 evaluation;

and = = l ] 19 (2) meet other qualifications as required by a l r i 20 the department.

t e a t C.

The department shall provide for qualifications m m 21 e d r e 22 for specific grade levels, types and subject areas of level two c e r c 23 licensure, including early childhood, elementary, middle, e a n b 24 secondary, special and vocational education.

u [ D.

The minimum salary for a level two teacher is .221617.2GLG - 4 - [fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) ] sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) for a standard nine and one-half month contract;

provided that teachers in an extended learning time program or K-5 plus program shall receive additional salary at the same rate as their base salary for that teaching time." SB 1 Page 4 SECTION 3.

If a level three-A teacher does not demonstrate essential competency in a given school year, the school district shall provide the teacher with additional professional e e 17 development and peer intervention during the following school e e n d 18 year.

If by the end of that school year the teacher fails to = = l ] 19 demonstrate essential competency, a school district may choose a l r i 20 not to contract with the teacher to teach in the classroom.

t e a t B.

The department shall grant a level three-A m m 21 e d r e 22 license to an applicant who has been a level two teacher for at c e r c 23 least three years and holds a post-baccalaureate degree or e a n b 24 national board for professional teaching standards u [ certification;

demonstrates instructional leader competence as .221617.2GLG - 5 - required by the department and verified by the local superintendent through the highly objective uniform statewide standard of evaluation;

and meets other qualifications for SB 1 Page 5 the license.

The minimum salary for a level three-A teacher is [sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) ] seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) for a standard nine and one-half month contract;

EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the e e 17 provisions of this act is July 1, 2022.

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