SB 201 — PUBLIC ED. REFORM FUND USES

SENATEAN BILLACT 201RELATING 57THTO LEGISLATUREPUBLIC -SCHOOL STATEFINANCE; OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSION, 2025 INTRODUCED BY Roberto "Bobby" J.

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CHANGING THE USE OF THE t hr g e i k PUBLIC EDUCATION REFORM FUND TO ALLOW FUNDING FOR REFORM h r i s PROJECTS INCLUDED IN ACCOUNTABILITY AND EVALUATION PLANS h , t, APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION;

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(b) the full-time-equivalent membership of students to be enrolled in approved early childhood SB 201 Page 1 education programs;

and (c) the membership of students to be h g enrolled in approved special education programs;

o t hr (2) all other information necessary to g e i k calculate program costs;

and h r i s h (3) any other information related to the , t, e u g financial needs of the school district or state-chartered e b l e e h charter school as may be requested by the department.

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All information requested pursuant to Subsection l ] b ,d i a º e r i = r A of this section shall be submitted on forms prescribed and t e w d m a n o furnished by the department and shall comply with the ddepartment's mrules :and procedures.

b e d s º o t n = .229275.1AIC February 24, 2025 (2:27pm) s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d department's rules and procedures.

[and ] (2) submit annually, on or before [November 30] September 1, to the [secretary] department of finance and administration, the legislative finance committee and the legislative education study committee the recommendations of the department for:

(b) appropriations for the succeeding fiscal year to the public school fundfund; [for inclusion in the executive budget document;

and];and SB 201 Page 2 (c) appropriations for the succeeding fiscal year for pupil transportation and instructional materials;

SECºand»SECand (c)(3) appropriationssubmit forannually, on or before November 30, to the succeedingdepartment hof fiscalfinance yearand foradministration, pupilthe transportationlegislative finance committee and instructionalthe glegislative oeducation tstudy hrcommittee materials;any adjustments to the recommendations of the department for appropriations related to additional enrollment growth program units pursuant to Section 22-8-23.1 NMSA 1978." SECTION 2.

and g e i k SECº(d) appropriations for the h r i s succeeding fiscal year for programs with accountability and h , t, e u g evaluation plans pursuant to Section 22-8-23.13 NMSA 1978 that e b l e e h demonstrate causal evidence of improving approved performance n d d i = = o h measures pursuant to Section 6-3A-8 NMSA 1978;

and»SEC l ] b ,d i a º e r i = r (3) submit annually, on or before November 30, t e w d m a n o to the department of finance and administration, the d m :

b e d s º o t n = .229275.1AIC February 24, 2025 (2:27pm) s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d legislative finance committee and the legislative education study committee any adjustments to the recommendations of the department for appropriations related to additional enrollment growth program units pursuant to Section 22-8-23.1 NMSA 1978." SECTION 2.

Subject to legislative appropriation, money in the fund is appropriated to the department for the purposes of implementing [evidence-based ] and evaluating public education reforms and initiativesinitiatives. [related to high-quality teaching and h school leadership, extended learning opportunities for u » r students, educational interventions for at-risk students, t h g e l i effective and efficient school administration or promoting h r i s public education accountability] SECºaffecting performance h , e h measures approved pursuant to Section 6-3A-5 NMSA 1978»SEC .

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b r e t º o t n = .229275.1AIC February 24, 2025 (2:27pm) s k m e - 4 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d evaluation plans and shall send the instructions on or before May 1 to the department.

(2) describe the specific activities of the programprogram, SECº, including expected roles and responsibilities of all participating entities,»SECentities, and how those activities SECºandand entities»SECentities will achieve expected program outcomes;

(3) provide a summary of whether the program is evidence-based, research-based, promising or does not yet have rigorous research SECºpursuantpursuant to Section 6-3A-3 NMSA 1978»SEC1978 on its effectiveness;

(4) provide a list of performance measures and h a monitoring plan to regularly assess program performance;

u » r (5) provide a program evaluation plan to t h g e l i assess the causal impact of the program on expected outcomes hwhenever r i s SECºwhenever possible or, when not possible to assess causal h , e h impact, provide a rationale for the proposed evaluation tdesign; u g e b l e e , gh design»SEC ;

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bD. r e t º o t n = .229275.1AIC February 24, 2025 (2:27pm) s k m e - 5 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d time line for releasing performance and program evaluation results to the department of finance and administration, the legislative finance committee, the legislative education study committee and the public.

SECºD.The department shall submit an accountability and evaluation plan for each program receiving an appropriation from the public education reform fund to the department of finance and administration, the legislative finance committee and the legislative education study committee on or before July 1 of the year the appropriation is made and, if the department of finance and administration, the legislative finance committee and the legislative education study committee require, a revised plan on or before September 1 of the same year.

The department shall submit an accountability and evaluation plan for each program receiving an appropriation from the public education reform fund to the department of finance and administration, the legislative finance committee and the legislative education study committee on or before June 15 of each year, and a final accountability and evaluation plan shall be approved by the department of finance and administration, after consultation with the legislative finance committee and the legislative education study committee, on or before September 1 of the first year of the appropriation."»SEC SECºD.

The department shall submit an h accountability and evaluation plan for each program receiving u » r t h an appropriation from the public education reform fund to the g e l i department of finance and administration, the legislative h r i s finance committee and the legislative education study committee h , e h t u g on or before July 1 of the year the appropriation is made and, e b l e e , gh if the department of finance and administration, the n d d i = = o h legislative finance committee and the legislative education l ] b ,d i a º r e r = study committee require, a revised plan on or before September t e w d m a n o d m :

b r e t º o t n = .229275.1AIC February 24, 2025 (2:27pm) s k m e - 6 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d of the same year.

On or before September 1 of the final year of an appropriation for a program or project, the department, the department of finance and administration, the legislative finance committee and the legislative education study committee shall consider the evaluation performed on the program or project and make recommendations regarding recurring funding for the following fiscal year."»SECyear." -SB 7201 -Page »5 g25 o » r h t i k l i g t h s , e h t l i w l b l e e , gh n d l h = = b , a l º d i a r e r = , a t e d m a n o d m :

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