HB 171 — SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

(3) two units in science, one of which shall have a laboratory component;

provided, however, that with students entering the ninth grade beginning in the 2005-2006 school year, three units in science shall be required, one of which shall have a laboratory component;

(4) three units in social science, which shall h include United States history and geography, world history and g o t hr geography and government and economics;

g e i k (5) one unit in physical education;

h r i s (6) one unit in communication skills or h , t, business education, with a major emphasis on writing and e u g e b l e e h speaking and that may include a language other than English;

n d d i = = o h (7) one-half unit in New Mexico history for l ] b ,d i a º e students entering the ninth grade beginning in the 2005-2006 r i = r t e w d m a n o school year;

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b e d s º o t n = .227285.1AIC January 29, 2024 (9:37pm) s k m e - 5 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d (8) nine elective units and seven and one-half elective units for students entering the ninth grade in the 2005-2006 school year that meet department content and performance standards.

Student service learning shall be offered as an elective.

Financial literacy shall be offered as an elective.

Pre-apprenticeship programs may be offered as electives.

Media literacy may be offered as an elective.

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]The J.department shall establish a procedure for students to be awarded credit through completion of specified career technical education for certain graduation requirements, and districts may choose to allow students who successfully complete an industry-recognized credential, certificate or degree to receive additional weight in the calculation of the student's grade point average.

TheK. department shall establish a procedure for students to be awarded credit through completion of specified career technical education [courses ] for certain h graduation requirements, and districts may choose to allow g o t hr students who successfully complete an industry-recognized g e i k credential, certificate or degree to receive additional weight h r i s in the calculation of the student's grade point average.

hSuccessful ,completion t,of [J.the requirements of the New Mexico diploma of excellence shall be required for HB 171/a Page 4 graduation for students entering the ninth grade beginning in the 2009-2010 school year.

]Successful K.completion of a minimum of twenty-four units aligned to the state academic content and performance standards shall be required to earn a New Mexico diploma of excellence.

Successful completion of the requirements e u g e b l e e h of the New Mexico diploma of excellence shall be required for n d d i = = o h graduation for students entering the ninth grade beginning in l ] b ,d i a º e the 2009-2010 school year.

Successful completion of a minimum r i = r t e w d m a n o of twenty-four units aligned to the state academic content and d m :

b e d s º o t n = .227285.1AIC January 29, 2024 (9:37pm) s k m e - 6 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d performance standards shall be required to earn a New Mexico diploma of excellence.

and provided that a financial literacy course or department-approved work-work-based based training or career and technical education course that meets state mathematics academic content and performance standards shall qualify as one of the four required mathematics h units;

u » r (3) three units in science, two of which shall t h g e l i have a laboratory component;

provided that department-approveddepartment- happroved r i s work-based training or career and technical education courses h , e h that meet state science academic content andHB performance171/a tPage u5 gand eperformance b l e e , gh standards shall qualify as one of the three required science n d d i = = o h units;

l ] b ,d i a º r (4) three and one-half units in social escience, rwhich =shall tinclude eUnited wStates dhistory mand ageography, nworld ohistory science,and whichgeography, shallgovernment includeand Unitedeconomics Statesand historyone-half andunit dof mNew :Mexico history;

b(5) rone eunit tin ºphysical oeducation, tas ndetermined =by .227285.1AICeach Januaryschool 29,district 2024or (9:37pm)charter sschool, kwhich mmay einclude -a 7physical -education eprogram athat nmeets estate dcontent rand eperformance lstandards uor [participation Ain dmarching geography,band, worldjunior historyreserve andofficers' geography,training governmentcorps andor economicsinterscholastic andsports one-halfsanctioned unitby ofthe New Mexico history;activities association or any other co-curricular physical activity;

(5) one unit in physical education, as determined by each school district or charter school , which may include a physical education program that meets state content and performance standards or participation in marching band, junior reserve officers' training corps or interscholastic sports sanctioned by the New Mexico activities association or any other co-curricular physical activity;

h Financial literacy shall be offered as an elective.

Pre-Pre-apprenticeship g o t hr apprenticeship programs may be offered as electives.

Media g e i k literacy may be offered as an elective.

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]For L.students entering the eighth grade in the HB 171/a Page 6 2012-2013 school year, one-half unit in health education is required prior to graduation.

ForHealth studentseducation enteringmay thebe eighthrequired grade in heither ,middle t, the 2012-2013 school year,or [ahigh courseschool, ]as one-halfdetermined unitby inthe healthschool edistrict uor gcharter eschool. b l e e h education is required prior to graduation.

Health education n d d i = = o h may be required in either middle school or high school, as l ] b ,d i a º e determined by the school district [Each school district shall r i = r t e w d m a n o submit to the department by the beginning of the 2011-2012 d m :

b e d s º o t n = .227285.1AIC January 29, 2024 (9:37pm) s k m e - 8 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d school year a health education implementation plan for the 2012-2013 and subsequent school years, including in which grade health education will be required and how the course aligns with department content and performance standards] or charter school.

(1) age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention training that meets department standards developed in consultation with the federal centers for disease control and prevention that are based on evidence-evidence-based based methods that have proven to be effective;

The secretary shall promulgate h rules to provide for the:

u » r (a) use of the following instructors for t h g e l i the training provided pursuant to this paragraph:

1) school h r i s nurses, health teachers and athletic department personnel as h , e h instructors;

and 2) any qualified persons volunteering to t u g e b l e e , gh provide training at no cost to the school district or charter n d d i = = o h school that the school district or charter school determines to l ] b ,d i a º r be eligible to offer instruction pursuant to this paragraph;

eand rHB =171/a tPage e7 w(b) dapproval mof atraining nand oinstructional andmaterials drelated mto :the training established pursuant to this paragraph in both English and Spanish.

bM. r e t º o t n = .227285.1AIC January 29, 2024 (9:37pm) s k m e - 9 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d (b) approval of training and instructional materials related to the training established pursuant to this paragraph in both English and Spanish.

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(1) one of the units in mathematics required by Paragraph (2) of Subsection [J ] K of this section may comprise a computer science course HECº if taken after the student demonstrates competence in mathematics and»HEC if the course is not used to satisfy any part of the requirement set forth in Paragraph (3) of that subsection;

and (2) one of the units in science required by Paragraph (3) of Subsection [J ] K of this section may comprise a computer science course HECº if taken after the student demonstrates competence in science and »HEC if the course is not used to satisfy any part of the requirement set forth in h Paragraph (2) of that subsection.

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]Final N.examinations shall be administered to all students in all classes offered for credit.

FinalO. examinations shall be administered to g e i k all students in all classes offered for credit.

hBeginning rwith istudents sentering [N.the ninth grade in the 2025-2026 school year, successful completion of a minimum of twenty-four units aligned to the state academic content and performance standards shall be required for graduation and the award of a diploma of excellence.

Until July 1, 2010, a student who has not h , t, e u g passed a state graduation examination in the subject areas of e b l e e h reading, English, mathematics, writing, science and social n d d i = = o h science shall not receive a high school diploma.

The state l ] b ,d i a º e graduation examination on social science shall include a r i = r t e w d m a n o section on the constitution of the United States and the d m :

b e d s º o t n = .227285.1AIC January 29, 2024 (9:37pm) s k m e - 10 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d constitution of New Mexico.

If a student exits from the school system at the end of grade twelve without having passed a state graduation examination, the student shall receive an appropriate state certificate indicating the number of credits earned and the grade completed.

If within five years after a student exits from the school system the student takes and passes the state graduation examination, the student may receive a high school diploma.

Any student passing the state graduation examination and completing all other requirements within five years of entering ninth grade, including a final summer session if completed by August 1, may be counted by the school system in which the student is enrolled as a high school graduate for the year in which completion and examination occur.] HECº O.

Beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, a student shall not receive a New Mexico diploma of excellence if h the student has not demonstrated competence in the subject u » r areas of mathematics, reading and language arts, writing, t h g e l i social studies and science, including a section on the h r i s constitution of the United States and the constitution of New h , e h Mexico, based on a standards-based assessment or assessments or t u g e b l e e , gh a portfolio of standards-based indicators established by the n d d i = = o h department by rule.

The standards-based assessments required l ] b ,d i a º r in Section 22-2C-4 NMSA 1978 may also serve as the assessment e r = t e w d m a n o required for high school graduation.

If a student exits from d m :

b r e t º o t n = .227285.1AIC January 29, 2024 (9:37pm) s k m e - 11 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d the school system at the end of grade twelve without having satisfied the requirements of this subsection, the student shall receive an appropriate state certificate indicating the number of credits earned and the grade completed.

If within five years after a student exits from the school system the student satisfies the requirements of this subsection, the student may receive a New Mexico diploma of excellence.

Any student satisfying the requirements of this subsection and completing all other requirements within five years of entering ninth grade, including a final summer session if completed by August 1, may be counted by the school system in which the student is enrolled as a high school graduate for the year in which all requirements are satisfied.»HEC HECºP.»HEC HECºO.»HEC Beginning with students entering the ninth grade in the 2025-2026 school year, successful completion of a minimum of twenty-four units aligned h to the state academic content and performance standards shall u » r t h be required for graduation and the award of a diploma of g e l i excellence.

h r i s (1) four units in English, which shall include h , e h t u g a three-unit sequence;

provided that department-approveddepartment- work-HB e171/a bPage l8 eapproved ework-based , gh based learning, career technical education or English language n d d i = = o h development courses that meet state English or English language l ] b ,d i a º r e r = development academic content and performance standards may t e w d m a n o qualify as required English units;

d(2) mfour :units in mathematics, two of which shall include a sequence of algebra 1 and geometry or another integrated pathway of mathematics equivalent to algebra 1 and geometry;

b r e t º o t n = .227285.1AIC January 29, 2024 (9:37pm) s k m e - 12 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d (2) four units in mathematics, two of which shall include a sequence of algebra 1 and geometry or another integrated pathway of mathematics equivalent to algebra 1 and geometry;

provided that department-approveddepartment- approved work-based learning or career technical education courses that meet state science academic content and performance standards may qualify as required science units;

(4) four units in social science, which shall include United States history and geography, which course h content contains New Mexico history;

government and economics u » r and personal financial literacy, which course content contains t h g e l i civics;

h r i s (5) one unit in physical education, as h , e h determined by the school district or charter school, which mayHB t171/a uPage g9 emay b l e e , gh include a physical education program that meets state academic n d d i = = o h content and performance standards or participation in marching l ] b ,d i a º r band, dance programs, junior reserve officers' training corps e r = t e w d m a n o or interscholastic sports sanctioned by the New Mexico dactivities massociation :or any other co-curricular physical activity;

b r e t º o t n = .227285.1AIC January 29, 2024 (9:37pm) s k m e - 13 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d activities association or any other co-curricular physical activity;

or community or service learning, a capstone course or work-basedwork- based learning;

and provided further that media literacy and pre-apprenticeship h programs may be offered as electives;

and u » r (8) two units set by each local school board t h g e l i or governing body of a charter school that meet department h r i s academic content and performance standards.

hHB ,171/a ePage h10 HECºQ.»HECP. HECºP.»HEC If a high school student t u g e b l e e , gh who has taken one or both units provided in Paragraph (8) of n d d i = = o h Subsection HECºP»HEC HECºO»HEC of this section moves from one l ] b ,d i a º r school district or charter school to another, the receiving e r = t e w d m a n o school district or charter school shall accept those earned d m :

bIf ra ehigh tschool ºstudent owho thas ntaken =one .227285.1AICor Januaryboth 29,units 2024provided (9:37pm)in sParagraph k(8) mof eSubsection -O 14of -this esection amoves nfrom eone dschool rdistrict eor lcharter uschool [to Aanother, dthe receiving school district or charter school shall accept those earned units toward the student's graduation.

HECºR.»HECQ. HECºQ.»HEC For students entering the ninth grade in the 2025-2026 school year, one-half unit of health education is required prior to graduation.

For students entering the ninth grade in the 2025-2026 school year, one-half unit of health education is required prior to graduation.

(1) age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention training that meets department standards developed in consultation with the federal centers for disease control and prevention that are based on evidence-evidence-based based methods that have proven to be effective;

The secretary shall promulgate h rules to provide for the:

g o t hr (a) use of the following instructors for g e i k the training provided pursuant to this paragraph:

1) school h r i s nurses, health teachers and athletic department personnelHB as171/a hPage ,11 t,personnel as instructors;

and 2) any qualified persons volunteering to e u g e b l e e h provide training at no cost to the school district that the n d d i = = o h school district determines to be eligible to offer instruction l ] b ,d i a º e pursuant to this paragraph;

and r(b) iapproval =of rtraining tand einstructional wmaterials drelated mto athe ntraining oestablished (b)pursuant approvalto ofthis trainingparagraph andin dboth mEnglish :and Spanish.

bR. e d s º o t n = .227285.1AIC January 29, 2024 (9:37pm) s k m e - 15 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d instructional materials related to the training established pursuant to this paragraph in both English and Spanish.

HECºS.»HEC HECºR.»HEC Nothing in the minimum graduation requirements specified in Subsection HECºP»HECO HECºO»HEC of this section affects:

HECºT.»HECS. HECºS.»HEC Subject to the department's academic content and performance standards and other provisions of this section, every school district and charter school shall h develop a graduate profile:

gSubject oto tthe hrdepartment's (1)academic thatcontent isand specificperformance tostandards eachand community;other provisions of this section, every school district and charter school shall develop a graduate profile:

g(1) e i k (2) that articulatesis thespecific core academic h r i s competencies and subjects that are key to graduates'each post-high-community; h , t, e u g school success;

and(2) ethat barticulates lthe ecore eacademic hcompetencies (3)and tosubjects whichthat requiredare unitskey areto aligned.graduates' post- high-school success;

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The department shall adopt and promulgate rules to implement graduation requirements by no later than December 31, 2024.

[P.]V. HECºW.»HEC HECºV.»HEC As used in this section:

(1)As "capstoneused course" means a multifaceted academic and intellectual experience that may take a wide variety of forms and that culminates in athis finalsection: product, performance or presentation explaining how the final product, performance or presentation explicates the chosen course to an evaluation panel convened by the public school to evaluate the h quality of course and the final product, performance or u » r presentation;

t(1) h"capstone gcourse" e l i [(1)] (2) "career [and] technical education" h r i s [sometimes referred to as "vocational education" ] means h , e h organized programs offering a sequencemultifaceted ofacademic courses,and includingintellectual texperience uthat gmay etake ba lwide evariety eof ,forms gh technical education and applied technology education, that areculminates nin da dfinal iproduct, =performance =or opresentation hexplaining directlyhow related to the preparationfinal ofproduct, [individualsperformance ]or studentspresentation lexplicates ]the bchosen ,dcourse ito aan ºevaluation rpanel forconvened paidby orthe unpaidpublic employmentschool into currentevaluate orthe emergingquality eof rcourse =and tthe efinal wproduct, dperformance mor apresentation; n o occupations requiring an industry-recognized credential, d m :

b(2) r"career etechnical teducation" ºmeans oorganized tprograms noffering =a .227285.1AICsequence Januaryof 29,courses, 2024including (9:37pm)technical seducation kand mapplied etechnology -education, 17that -are edirectly arelated nto ethe dpreparation rof estudents lfor upaid [HB A171/a dPage 13 or unpaid employment in current or emerging occupations requiring an industry-recognized credential, certificate or degree;

[(2)] (3) "career [and] technical education course" means a course with content that provides technical knowledge, skills and competency-based applied learning and that aligns with educational standards and expectations as defined in rule;

[(3)] (4) "career cluster" means a grouping of occupations in industry sectors based on recognized commonalities that provide an organizing tool for developing instruction within the educational system;

[(4)] (5) "career pathways" means a sub-sub-grouping grouping used as an organizing tool for curriculum design and instruction of occupations and career specialities that share a set of common knowledge and skills for career success;

[(5)] (6) "final next-step plan" means a next-next-step step plan that shows that the student has committed or intends h to commit in the near future to a four-year college or g o t hr university, a two-year college, a trade or vocational program, g e i k an internship or apprenticeship, military service or a job;

h r i s (7) "graduate profile" means a document that a h , t, school district or charter school uses to specify the e u g e b l e e h cognitive, personal and interpersonal competencies that nHB d171/a dPage i14 = = o h students should have when they graduate;

l ] b ,d i a º e [(6)] (8) "interim next-step plan" means an rannual inext-step =plan rin twhich ethe wstudent dspecifies mpost-high- aschool ngoals oand annualsets next-stepforth planthe incoursework whichthat will allow the student specifiesto post-high-achieve dthose mgoals; :

band e(9) d"next-step splan" ºmeans oan tannual npersonal =written .227285.1AICplan Januaryof 29,studies 2024developed (9:37pm)by sa kstudent min ea -public 18school -or eother astate-supported nschool eor dinstitution rin econsultation lwith uthe [student's Aparent dand school goalscounselor andor setsother forthschool theofficial courseworkcharged thatwith willcoursework allowplanning for the student tothat achieveincludes thoseone goals;or more of the following:

and [(7)] (9) "next-step plan" means an annual personal written plan of studies developed by a student in a public school or other state-supported school or institution in consultation with the student's parent and school counselor or other school official charged with coursework planning for the student that includes one or more of the following:

hW. [Q.] HECºX.»HEC HECºW.»HEC The secretary may u » r establish a policy to provide for administrative t h g e l i interpretations to clarify curricular and testing provisions of h r i s the Public School Code." h , e h SECTION 2.

REPEAL.--SectionThe 22-13-1.2secretary NMSAmay 1978establish (beinga tpolicy uto gprovide efor badministrative linterpretations eto eclarify ,curricular ghand Lawstesting 2003,provisions Chapterof 153,the SectionPublic 59)School isCode." repealed.SECTION 2.

nREPEAL.--Section d22-13-1.2 dNMSA i1978 =(being =Laws o2003, hChapter -153, 19Section -59) lis ]repealed. b ,d i a º r e r = t e w d m a n o d m :

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