New Mexico 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

HM 56 — STUDY HIGH SCHOOL START TIMES

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic) on March 28, 2023.

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The bill, HM 56, has been updated to include a request for the Legislative Education Study Committee to study high school start times and recommend a specific starting time. It highlights the importance of sufficient sleep for adolescents, noting that many high school start times are earlier than recommended. This change is significant because research indicates that later start times could improve students' academic performance, attendance, and overall well-being.

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HOUSE MEMORIAL 56 56TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEWMEXICO - FIRST SESSION 2023 INTRODUCED BY Joy Garratt 6 8 10 A MEMORIAL REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE TO STUDY HIGH SCHOOL START TIMES AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON A STATUTORY HIGH SCHOOL START TIME.
A MEMORIAL REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE TO STUDY HIGH SCHOOL START TIMES AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON A STATUTORY HIGH SCHOOL START TIME.
15 WHEREAS, the federal centers for disease control and prevention and the American academy of sleep medicine recommend e t 17 that adolescents aged thirteen to eighteen should receive eight w l n d 18 to ten hours of sleep per night;
6 WHEREAS, the federal centers for disease control and prevention and the American academy of sleep medicine recommend that adolescents aged thirteen to eighteen should receive eight to ten hours of sleep per night;
and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, during development, adolescents' natural sleep i a e r 20 pattern causes them to become tired later in the night, a t m m 21 creating a need to sleep later in the morning;
and WHEREAS, during development, adolescents' natural sleep pattern causes them to become tired later in the night, creating a need to sleep later in the morning;
and d r e 22 WHEREAS, the national center for education statistics c e s k 23 reports that eighty-two percent of high schools begin before e a n b 24 8:30 a.m., and forty-two percent begin before 8:00 a.m.;
and WHEREAS, the national center for education statistics reports that eighty-two percent of high schools begin before 8:30 a.m., and forty-two percent begin before 8:00 a.m.;
and u [ WHEREAS, a recent poll conducted by the national sleep .225380.1 foundation found that sixty percent of children under eighteen reported feeling tired during the day, and fifteen percent of children under eighteen reported falling asleep at school at some point during the year;
and WHEREAS, a recent poll conducted by the national sleep foundation found that sixty percent of children under eighteen reported feeling tired during the day, and fifteen percent of children under eighteen reported falling asleep at school at some point during the year;
or later to ensure teenagers receive the recommended amount of sleep;
or later to ensure HM 56 Page 1 teenagers receive the recommended amount of sleep;
e t 17 and w l n d 18 WHEREAS, delaying high school start times may create = = 19 a l logistical challenges for school districts, including issues i a e r 20 with transportation and extracurricular activities that take a t m m 21 place before the school day, suggesting that further study of d r e 22 high school start times may be necessary before a statute is c e s k 23 enacted;
and WHEREAS, delaying high school start times may create logistical challenges for school districts, including issues with transportation and extracurricular activities that take place before the school day, suggesting that further study of high school start times may be necessary before a statute is enacted;
e a n b 24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF u [ REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the legislative .225380.1 - 2 - education study committee be requested to study high school start times and make recommendations on enacting a statutory high school start time;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the legislative education study committee be requested to study high school start times and make recommendations on enacting a statutory high school start time;
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the legislative education study committee be requested to publish a report of its research and recommendations by December 31, 2023;
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the legislative education HM 56 Page 2 study committee be requested to publish a report of its research and recommendations by December 31, 2023;
- 3 - e t 17 w l n d 18 = = 19 a l i a e r 20 a t m m 21 d r e 22 c e s k 23 e a n b 24 u [ .225380.1
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Action History

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  3. DO PASS committee report adopted

  4. Sent to House Education Committee

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HM 56 is sponsored by Joy Garratt (Democrat).
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