New Mexico 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 D cosponsors

HB 63 — PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA CHANGES

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic) on April 09, 2025.

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The amendments to Bill HB 63 make important updates to how public schools in New Mexico are funded. Notably, they increase the funding unit for students in grades six through twelve, aiming to better support these middle and high school students. The bill also defines a new Family Income Index Rate and introduces an English Learner Program Unit, which will help schools address the needs of diverse learners. These changes are significant as they aim to ensure that funding is appropriately aligned with the requirements of different student populations and enhance support for at-risk students and English learners.

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HOUSE BILL 63 57TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSION, 2025 INTRODUCED BY G.
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCE;
Andrés Romero and Mimi Stewart This document may incorporate amendments proposed by a committee, but not yet adopted, as well as amendments that have been adopted during the current legislative session.
MAKING CHANGES TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA;
The document is a tool to show amendments in context and cannot be used for the purpose of adding amendments to legislation.
INCREASING THE BASIC PROGRAM UNIT FOR SIXTH THROUGH TWELFTH GRADES;
FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE h AN ACT g o RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCE;
DEFINING THE FAMILY INCOME INDEX RATE;
MAKING CHANGES TO THE PUBLIC t hr g e i k SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA;
CHANGING THE AT-RISK PROGRAM UNIT;
INCREASING THE BASIC PROGRAM UNIT FOR h r i s SIXTH SFCº HAFCºTHROUGH TWELFTH GRADES»HAFC h , t, HAFCºGRADE»HAFC»SFC SFCºTHROUGH TWELFTH GRADES»SFC ;
CALCULATING THE AT-RISK INDEX FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS ON THEIR MEMBERSHIP AFTER THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION;
DEFINING e u g e b l e e h THE FAMILY INCOME INDEX RATE;
CREATING AN ENGLISH LEARNER PROGRAM UNIT;
CHANGING THE AT-RISK PROGRAM n d d i = = o h UNIT;
PROVIDING A HOLD HARMLESS PROVISION FOR FORMULA CHANGES.
CALCULATING THE AT-RISK INDEX FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS ON l ] b ,d i a º e THEIR MEMBERSHIP AFTER THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION;
CREATING AN r i = r t e w d m a n o ENGLISH LEARNER PROGRAM UNIT;
PROVIDING A HOLD HARMLESS d m :
b e d s º o t n = .229368.2AIC March 1, 2025 (9:25pm) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d PROVISION FOR FORMULA CHANGES HAFCº;
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS»HAFC .
Withdrawals of students, in addition to students formally withdrawn from the public school, include students absent from h g the public school for as many as ten consecutive school days;
Withdrawals of students, in addition to students formally withdrawn from the public school, include students absent from the public school for as many as ten consecutive school HB 63/a Page 1 days;
o t hr provided that withdrawals do not include students who are in g e i k need of [early ] intervention [and habitual truants the school h r i s h district is required to intervene with and keep in an , t, e u g educational setting as provided in Section 22-12-9 NMSA 1978] e b l e e h or who are chronically or excessively absent ;
provided that withdrawals do not include students who are in need of intervention or who are chronically or excessively absent;
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"basic program ADM" or "basic program MEM" means l ] b ,d i a º e r i = r the MEM of qualified students but excludes the full-time- t e w d m a n o equivalent MEM in early childhood education and three- and d m :
"basic program ADM" or "basic program MEM" means the MEM of qualified students but excludes the full- time-equivalent MEM in early childhood education and three- and four-year-old students receiving special education services;
b e d s º o t n = .229368.2AIC March 1, 2025 (9:25pm) s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d four-year-old students receiving special education services;
"family income index rate" means the percentage of HECºMEM»HEC HECºstudents»HEC in a school district or charter school that is identified as either extremely low income or very low income by the family income index;
"family income index rate" means the percentage of students in a school district or charter school that is identified as either extremely low income or very low income by the family income index;
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"full-time-equivalent ADM" or "full-time- equivalent MEM" is that membership calculated by applying to h the MEM in an approved public school program the ratio of the g o t hr number of hours per school day devoted to the program to six g e i k hours or the number of hours per school week devoted to the h r i s program to thirty hours;
"full-time-equivalent ADM" or "full-time- equivalent MEM" is that membership calculated by applying to the MEM in an approved public school program the ratio of the HB 63/a Page 2 number of hours per school day devoted to the program to six hours or the number of hours per school week devoted to the program to thirty hours;
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"operating budget" means the annual e u g e b l e e h financial plan and educational plan required to be submitted by n d d i = = o h a local school board or governing body of a state-chartered l ] b ,d i a º e charter school;
"operating budget" means the annual financial plan and educational plan required to be submitted by a local school board or governing body of a state-chartered charter school;
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"performance measure" means a quantitative d m :
"performance measure" means a quantitative indicator used to assess the output or outcome of an approved program;
b e d s º o t n = .229368.2AIC March 1, 2025 (9:25pm) s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d indicator used to assess the output or outcome of an approved program;
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"program element" is that component of a public school system to which a cost differential factor is applied to determine the number of program units to which a school district is entitled, including MEM, full-time-equivalent MEM, teacher, classroom or public school;
"program element" is that component of a public school system to which a cost differential factor is applied to determine the number of program units to which a school district is entitled, including MEM, full-time- equivalent MEM, teacher, classroom or public school;
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"public money" or "public funds" means all HB 63/a Page 3 money from public or private sources received by a school district or state-chartered charter school or officer or employee of a school district or state-chartered charter school for public use;
"public money" or "public funds" means all g o t hr money from public or private sources received by a school g e i k district or state-chartered charter school or officer or h r i s employee of a school district or state-chartered charter school h , t, for public use;
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"qualified student" means a public school student who:
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(1) has not graduated from high school;
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"qualified student" means a public school n d d i = = o h student who:
(2) is regularly enrolled in one-half or more of the minimum course requirements approved by the department for public school students;
l ] b ,d i a º e (1) has not graduated from high school;
r i = r t e w d m a n o (2) is regularly enrolled in one-half or more d m :
b e d s º o t n = .229368.2AIC March 1, 2025 (9:25pm) s k m e - 4 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d of the minimum course requirements approved by the department for public school students;
or (d) has reached the student's twenty- second birthday on the first day of the 2019-2020 school year, is counted in a school district's or charter school's MEM on the third reporting date of the 2018-2019 school year, has been continuously enrolled in the same public school since that h reporting date and is still enrolled in that school;
or (d) has reached the student's twenty- second birthday on the first day of the 2019-2020 school year, is counted in a school district's or charter school's MEM on the third reporting date of the 2018-2019 school year, has been continuously enrolled in the same public school since that reporting date and is still enrolled in that HB 63/a Page 4 school;
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"rural population rate" means that proportion of the total population within a school district's geographic boundaries that lives in a rural area and not in an urban area as defined by the United States census bureau;
"rural population rate" means that g e i k proportion of the total population within a school district's h r i s geographic boundaries that lives in a rural area and not in an h , t, urban area as defined by the United States census bureau;
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"staffing cost multiplier" means the teacher cost index;
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"staffing cost multiplier" means n d d i = = o h [(1) for fiscal year 2019, the instructional l ] b ,d i a º e staff training and experience index;
r i = r t e w d m a n o (2) for fiscal year 2020, the weighted average d m :
b e d s º o t n = .229368.2AIC March 1, 2025 (9:25pm) s k m e - 5 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d of the instructional staff training and experience index at seventy-five percent and the teacher cost index at twenty-five percent;
(3) for fiscal year 2021, the weighted average of the instructional staff training and experience index at fifty percent and the teacher cost index at fifty percent;
(4) for fiscal year 2022, the weighted average of the instructional staff training and experience index at twenty-five percent and the teacher cost index at seventy-five percent;
and (5) for fiscal year 2023 and subsequent fiscal years] the teacher cost index;
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Section 22-8-6.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993, Chapter 227, Section 8, as amended by Laws 2019, Chapter 206, h Section 9 and by Laws 2019, Chapter 207, Section 9) is amended g o t hr to read:
Section 22-8-6.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993, Chapter 227, Section 8, as amended by Laws 2019, Chapter 206, Section 9 and by Laws 2019, Chapter 207, Section 9) is amended to read:
g e i k "22-8-6.1.
"22-8-6.1.
CHARTER SCHOOL OPERATING BUDGETS--MAXIMUM h r i s MEM.-- h , t, A.
CHARTER SCHOOL OPERATING BUDGETS--MAXIMUM MEM.-- A.
Each state-chartered charter school shall submit e u g e b l e e h to the charter schools division of the department a school- n d d i = = o h based operating budget.
Each state-chartered charter school shall submit to the charter schools division of the department a school-based operating budget.
The operating budget shall be l ] b ,d i a º e submitted to the division for approval or amendment pursuant to r i = r t e w d m a n o the Public School Finance Act and the Charter Schools Act.
The operating budget shall be submitted to the division for approval or amendment pursuant to the Public School Finance Act and the Charter Schools Act.
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Thereafter, the operating budget shall be submitted to the commission for review.
b e d s º o t n = .229368.2AIC March 1, 2025 (9:25pm) s k m e - 6 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d Thereafter, the operating budget shall be submitted to the commission for review.
The approval or amendment authority of the local school board relative to the charter school operating budget is limited to ensuring that sound fiscal practices are followed in the development of the operating budget and that the charter school operating budget is within the allotted resources.
The approval or amendment HB 63/a Page 5 authority of the local school board relative to the charter school operating budget is limited to ensuring that sound fiscal practices are followed in the development of the operating budget and that the charter school operating budget is within the allotted resources.
The local school board shall have no veto authority over individual line items within the charter school's proposed financial budget or over any item in the educational plan, but shall approve or disapprove the operating budget in its entirety.
The local school board shall have no veto authority over individual line items within the charter school's proposed financial budget or over any item in the educational plan but shall approve or disapprove the operating budget in its entirety.
Upon final approval of the charter school operating budget by the local school board, the individual charter school operating budget shall be included h separately in the budget submission to the department required g o t hr pursuant to the Public School Finance Act and the Charter g e i k Schools Act.
Upon final approval of the charter school operating budget by the local school board, the individual charter school operating budget shall be included separately in the budget submission to the department required pursuant to the Public School Finance Act and the Charter Schools Act.
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For its first year of operation, a charter h , t, school's operating budget shall be based on the projected e u g e b l e e h number of program units generated by the school and its n d d i = = o h students using the at-risk index HECº , the English learner l ] b ,d i a º e three-year average rate »HEC and the staffing cost multiplier r i = r t e w d m a n o of the school district in which the charter school is located, d m :
For its first year of operation, a charter school's operating budget shall be based on the projected number of program units generated by the school and its students using the at-risk index, the English learner three- year average rate and the staffing cost multiplier of the school district in which the charter school is located, and the charter school's operating budget shall be adjusted using the qualified MEM on the first reporting date of the current school year.
b e d s º o t n = .229368.2AIC March 1, 2025 (9:25pm) s k m e - 7 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d and the charter school's operating budget shall be adjusted using the qualified MEM on the first reporting date of the current school year.
For its second and third fiscal year of operation, a charter school's operating budget shall be based on the number of program units generated by the school and HB 63/a Page 6 its students using the average of MEM on the second and third reporting dates of the prior year, the at-risk index and English learner three-year average rate of the school district in which the charter school is located and the charter school's staffing cost multiplier.
HECº For its second and third fiscal year of operation, a charter school's operating budget shall be based on the number of program units generated by the school and its students using the average of MEM on the second and third reporting dates of the prior year, the at-risk index and English learner three-year average rate of the school district in which the charter school is located and the charter school's staffing cost multiplier.
For its fourth and subsequent fiscal years of operation, a charter school's operating budget shall be based on the number of program units generated by the charter school and its students using the average of the MEM on the second and third reporting dates of the prior year, the charter school's at-risk index, the charter school's English learner three-year average rate and the charter school's staffing cost multiplier." SECTION 3.
»HEC For its HECºsecond»HEC HECº fourth»HEC and subsequent fiscal years of operation, a charter school's operating budget shall be based on the number of program units generated by the charter school and its students using the average of the MEM on the second and third reporting dates of the prior year, the charter school's at-risk index HECº, the charter school's English learner three- h year average rate»HEC [of the school district in which the g o t hr charter school is located] and the charter school's staffing g e i k cost multiplier." h r i s SECTION 3.
Section 22-8-18 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1974, Chapter 8, Section 8, as amended) is amended to read:
Section 22-8-18 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1974, h , t, e u g Chapter 8, Section 8, as amended) is amended to read:
"22-8-18.
e b l e e h "22-8-18.
PROGRAM COST CALCULATION--LOCAL RESPONSIBILITY.-- A.
PROGRAM COST CALCULATION--LOCAL n d d i = = o h RESPONSIBILITY.-- l ] b ,d i a º e r i = r A.
The total program units for the purpose of computing the program cost shall be calculated by multiplying the sum of the program units itemized as Paragraphs (1) and (2) in this subsection by the staffing cost multiplier and adding the program units itemized as Paragraphs (3) through (16) in this subsection.
The total program units for the purpose of t e w d m a n o computing the program cost shall be calculated by multiplying d m :
b e d s º o t n = .229368.2AIC March 1, 2025 (9:25pm) s k m e - 8 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d the sum of the program units itemized as Paragraphs (1) and (2) in this subsection by the staffing cost multiplier and adding the program units itemized as Paragraphs (3) through [(15) ] (16) in this subsection.
(3) special education, adjusted by subtracting the units derived from membership in class D special education programs in private, nonsectarian, nonprofit training centers;
HB 63/a Page 7 (3) special education, adjusted by subtracting the units derived from membership in class D special education programs in private, nonsectarian, nonprofit training centers;
(9) enrollment growth or new district h adjustment;
(9) enrollment growth or new district adjustment;
g o t hr (10) special education units derived from g e i k membership in class D special education programs in private, h r i s nonsectarian, nonprofit training centers;
(10) special education units derived from membership in class D special education programs in private, nonsectarian, nonprofit training centers;
h , t, (11) national board for professional teaching e u g e b l e e h standards certification;
(11) national board for professional teaching standards certification;
n d d i = = o h (12) home school student;
(12) home school student;
l ] b ,d i a º e (13) home school student activities;
(13) home school student activities;
r i = r t e w d m a n o (14) charter school student activities;
(14) charter school student activities;
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(15) K-12 plus;
b e d s º o t n = .229368.2AIC March 1, 2025 (9:25pm) s k m e - 9 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d (15) K-12 plus;
The total program cost calculated as prescribed in Subsection A of this section includes the cost of early childhood, special, bilingual multicultural, fine arts and vocational education and other remedial or enrichment programs.
The total program cost calculated as prescribed in Subsection A of this section includes the cost of early childhood, special, bilingual multicultural, fine arts and vocational education and other remedial or enrichment HB 63/a Page 8 programs.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, funds generated [under ] pursuant to the Public School Finance Act are discretionary to local school boards and governing bodies of charter schools;
Except as otherwise provided in this section, funds generated pursuant to the Public School Finance Act are discretionary to local school boards and governing bodies of charter schools;
and provided further that the department shall ensure that the local school board or governing body of a charter school is prioritizing resources for the public school h toward proven programs and methods linked to improved student g o t hr achievement." g e i k SECTION 4.
and provided further that the department shall ensure that the local school board or governing body of a charter school is prioritizing resources for the public school toward proven programs and methods linked to improved student achievement." SECTION 4.
Section 22-8-20 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1991, h r i s Chapter 85, Section 3, as amended by Laws 1993, Chapter 2, h , t, Section 1 and by Laws 1993, Chapter 226, Sections 21 and 22 and e u g e b l e e h also by Laws 1993, Chapter 228, Sections 2 and 3) is amended to n d d i = = o h read:
Section 22-8-20 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1991, Chapter 85, Section 3, as amended by Laws 1993, Chapter 2, Section 1 and by Laws 1993, Chapter 226, Sections 21 and 22 and also by Laws 1993, Chapter 228, Sections 2 and 3) is amended to read:
l ] b ,d i a º e "22-8-20.
"22-8-20.
BASIC PROGRAM UNITS.--The number of basic r i = r t e w d m a n o program units is determined by multiplying the basic program d m :
BASIC PROGRAM UNITS.--The number of basic program units is determined by multiplying the basic program MEM in each grade by the corresponding cost differential factor as follows:
b e d s º o t n = .229368.2AIC March 1, 2025 (9:25pm) s k m e - 10 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d MEM in each grade by the corresponding cost differential factor as follows:
Grades Cost Differential Factor 1 1.2 2 and 3 1.18 4 and 5 1.045 HB 63/a Page 9 6 through 12 1.30." SECTION 5.
Grades Cost Differential Factor 1.2 and 3 1.18 [through 6 ] and 5 1.045 SFCº HAFCº6 1.1475»HAFC»SFC SFCºHAFCº[7]»HAFC HAFCº6»HAFC HAFCº7»HAFC»SFC SFCº[7] 6»SFC through 12 SFCºHAFCº[1.25]»HAFC HAFCº1.30»HAFC HAFCº1.25»HAFC»SFC SFCº[1.25] 1.30»SFC ." SECTION 5.
A school district or charter school is eligible for additional program units if it establishes within its department-approved educational plan identified services to h assist students to reach their full academic potential.
A school district or charter school is eligible for additional program units if it establishes within its department-approved educational plan identified services to assist students to reach their full academic potential.
A g o t hr school district or charter school receiving additional at-risk g e i k program units shall include a report of specified services h r i s implemented to improve the academic success of at-risk h , t, e u g students.
A school district or charter school receiving additional at- risk program units shall include a report of specified services implemented to improve the academic success of at- risk students.
The report shall identify the ways in which the e b l e e h school district, charter school and individual public schools n d d i = = o h use funding generated through the at-risk index and the l ] b ,d i a º e intended outcomes.
The report shall identify the ways in which the school district, charter school and individual public schools use funding generated through the at-risk index and the intended outcomes.
For purposes of this section, "at-risk r i = r t e w d m a n o student" means a student who meets the criteria to be included d m :
For purposes of this section, "at- risk student" means a student who meets the criteria to be included in the calculation of the three-year average rate in Subsection B of this section.
b e d s º o t n = .229368.2AIC March 1, 2025 (9:25pm) s k m e - 11 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d in the calculation of the three-year average [total] rate in Subsection B of this section.
At-Risk Index x MEM = Units where MEM is equal to the total district or charter school membership, including early childhood education, full-time- equivalent membership and special education membership and where the at-risk index is calculated in the following manner:
At-Risk Index x MEM = Units where MEM is equal to the total district or charter school membership, including early childhood education, full-time- equivalent membership and special education membership and where the at-risk index is calculated in the following HB 63/a Page 10 manner:
Three-Year Average [Total ] Rate x [0.33] 0.40 = At-Risk Index.
Three-Year Average Rate x 0.40 = At-Risk Index.
To calculate the three-year average [total ] rate, the department shall compute HECº a»HEC HECºthe preceding»HEC three-year average of the school district's [percentage of membership used to determine its Title 1 allocation, a three-year average of the percentage of h membership classified as English language learners using g o t hr criteria established by the office for civil rights of the g e i k United States department of education and a three-year average h r i s of the percentage of student mobility.
To calculate the three-year average rate, the department shall compute the preceding three-year average of the school district's or charter school's family income index rate.
The department shall h , t, then add the three-year average rates.
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The number obtained e u g e b l e e h from this calculation is the three-year average total rate] or n d d i = = o h charter school's family income index rate.
The department shall recalculate the at-risk index for each school district and charter school every year.
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The department shall recalculate the at-risk r i = r t e w d m a n o index for each school district and charter school every year.
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b e d s º o t n = .229368.2AIC March 1, 2025 (9:25pm) s k m e - 12 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d D.
HECº (2) culturally relevant professional and curriculum development, including those necessary to support language acquisition, bilingual and multicultural education;
(2) culturally relevant professional and curriculum development, including those necessary to support language acquisition, bilingual and multicultural education;
»HEC HECº(2) culturally relevant professional and curriculum development, including those necessary to support language acquisition, bilingual and multicultural education;»HEC HECº[(3)] (2)»HEC HECº(3)»HEC additional h compensation strategies for high-need schools;
(3) additional compensation strategies for high-need schools;
u » r HECº[(4)] (3)»HEC HECº(4)»HEC whole school t h g e l i interventions, including school-based health centers and h r i s community schools;
(4) whole school interventions, including school-based health centers and community schools;
h , e h HECº [(5)] (4)»HEC HECº(5)»HEC educational t u g e b l e e , gh programming intended to improve career and college readiness of n d d i = = o h at-risk students, including dual or concurrent enrollment, l ] b ,d i a º r e r = career and technical education, guidance counseling services t e w d m a n o and coordination with post-secondary institutions;
(5) educational programming intended to improve career and college readiness of at-risk students, including dual or concurrent enrollment, career and technical HB 63/a Page 11 education, guidance counseling services and coordination with post-secondary institutions;
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and (6) services to engage and support parents and families in the education of students." SECTION 6.
b r e t º o t n = .229368.2AIC March 1, 2025 (9:25pm) s k m e - 13 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d HECº[(6)] (5)»HEC HECº(6)»HEC services to engage and support parents and families in the education of students." SECTION 6.
[NEW MATERIAL] ENGLISH LEARNER PROGRAM UNITS.-- A.
ENGLISH LEARNER PROGRAM UNITS.-- A.
To calculate the three-year average rate, the h department shall compute HECº a»HEC HECºthe preceding»HEC g o t hr three-year average of the school district's or charter school's g e i k percentage of MEM that is classified as an English learner, h r i s using criteria established by the office for civil rights of h , t, e u g the United States department of education.
To calculate the three-year average rate, the department shall compute the preceding three-year average of the school district's or charter school's percentage of MEM that is classified as an English learner, using criteria established by the office for civil rights of the United States department of education.
The three-year e b l e e h average rate shall include students who have been reclassified n d d i = = o h as fluent English proficient in the preceding two l ] b ,d i a º e r i = r HECºacademic»HEC HECº school »HEC years, as determined by the t e w d m a n o department on the department-approved English language d m :
The three-year average rate shall include students who have been reclassified as fluent English proficient in the preceding two school years, as determined by the department on the department-approved English language proficiency assessment.
b e d s º o t n = .229368.2AIC March 1, 2025 (9:25pm) s k m e - 14 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d proficiency assessment.
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h (4) additional compensation strategies that g o t hr support high-quality, culturally and linguistically sustaining g e i k instruction;
(4) additional compensation strategies that support high-quality, culturally and linguistically sustaining instruction;
h r i s (5) innovative staffing, scheduling and h , t, programming strategies that promote collaborative instruction;
(5) innovative staffing, scheduling and programming strategies that promote collaborative instruction;
e u g e b l e e h and n d d i = = o h (6) services to support and partner with l ] b ,d i a º e parents and families in the long-term success of students." r i = r t e w d m a n o SECTION 7.
and (6) services to support and partner with parents and families in the long-term success of students." SECTION 7.
TEMPORARY PROVISION--PROTECTION FROM PROGRAM d m :
TEMPORARY PROVISION--PROTECTION FROM PROGRAM HB 63/a Page 13 COST REDUCTIONS.-- A.
b e d s º o t n = .229368.2AIC March 1, 2025 (9:25pm) s k m e - 15 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d COST REDUCTIONS.-- A.
and (2) if, in fiscal year 2026, the appropriation for the purpose of implementing this subsection is insufficient to supplement school districts and charter schools in accordance with Paragraph (1) of this subsection, then in an amount equal to the school district's or charter school's h prorated share of the total appropriation.
and (2) if, in fiscal year 2026, the appropriation for the purpose of implementing this subsection is insufficient to supplement school districts and charter schools in accordance with Paragraph (1) of this subsection, then in an amount equal to the school district's or charter school's prorated share of the total appropriation.
u » r B.
On or before January 31, 2026, the public t h g e l i education department shall submit a report to the legislative h r i s education study committee and the legislative finance committee h , e h that states the need for a supplemental appropriation for t u g e b l e e , gh fiscal year 2026 that shows:
n d d i = = o h (1) the total sum needed to supplement school l ] b ,d i a º r districts and charter schools in accordance with this section;
e r = t e w d m a n o and d m :
b r e t º o t n = .229368.2AIC March 1, 2025 (9:25pm) s k m e - 16 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d (2) the supplemental amount for each of those school districts and charter schools.
HAFCº SECTION 8.
APPROPRIATIONS.-- A.
One hundred thirty-two million seven hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($132,725,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the state equalization guarantee distribution for expenditure in fiscal year 2026 to cover the cost of funding formula changes pursuant to Sections 1 through of this act.
Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2026 shall revert to the general fund.
Five million dollars ($5,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the state support reserve fund for expenditure in fiscal year 2026 to distribute supplemental funding pursuant to the hold harmless provisions of Section 7 of this act and in the manner provided for in h Section 22-8-31 NMSA 1978.
On or before January 31, 2026, the public education department shall submit a report to the legislative education study committee and the legislative finance committee that states the need for a supplemental appropriation for fiscal year 2026 that shows:
Any unexpended or unencumbered u » r t h balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2026 shall not g e l i revert to the general fund.»HAFC h r i s SECTION HAFCº9.»HAFC HAFCº8.»HAFC EFFECTIVE DATE.--The h , e h t u g effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2025.
(1) the total sum needed to supplement school districts and charter schools in accordance with this section;
e b l e e , gh - 17 - n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d i a º r e r = t e w d m a n o d m :
and HB 63/a Page 14 (2) the supplemental amount for each of those school districts and charter schools.
b r e t º o t n = .229368.2AIC March 1, 2025 (9:25pm) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d
SECTION 8.
EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2025.
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Action History

  1. Signed

  2. House concurred in Senate amendments

  3. passed Senate

  4. DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted

  5. DO PASS committee report adopted

  6. Sent to Senate Education Committee & Senate Finance Committee

  7. passed House

  8. DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted

  9. DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted

  10. Sent to House Education Committee & House Appropriations & Finance Committee

  11. Sent to House Pre-file

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Votes

senate passage

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 24001
Republican 12003
Unaffiliated 2000
Total 38004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (42)
Member Party Vote
PAUL — Yea
SEDILLO-LOPEZ — Yea
Angel M. Charley Democrat Yea
Antoinette Sedillo Lopez Democrat Yea
Antonio Maestas Democrat Yea
Benny Shendo, Jr. Democrat Yea
Carrie Hamblen Democrat Not Voting
Cindy Nava Democrat Yea
Elizabeth "Liz" Stefanics Democrat Yea
George K. Muñoz Democrat Yea
Harold Pope Democrat Yea
Heather Berghmans Democrat Yea
Jeff Steinborn Democrat Yea
Joseph Cervantes Democrat Yea
Katy Duhigg Democrat Yea
Leo Jaramillo Democrat Yea
Linda M. Trujillo Democrat Yea
Martin Hickey Democrat Yea
Micaelita Debbie O'Malley Democrat Yea
Michael Padilla Democrat Yea
Mimi Stewart Democrat Yea
Natalie Figueroa Democrat Yea
Pete Campos Democrat Yea
Peter Wirth Democrat Yea
Roberto "Bobby" J. Gonzales Democrat Yea
Shannon D. Pinto Democrat Yea
William P. Soules Democrat Yea
Anthony L. Thornton Republican Yea
Candy Spence Ezzell Republican Yea
Craig W. Brandt Republican Yea
Crystal Brantley Republican Yea
David M. Gallegos Republican Yea
Gabriel Ramos Republican Yea
James G. Townsend Republican Yea
Jay C. Block Republican Yea
Joshua A. Sanchez Republican Not Voting
Larry R. Scott Republican Yea
Nicole Tobiassen Republican Yea
Pat Boone Republican Yea
Pat Woods Republican Yea
Steve D. Lanier Republican Not Voting
William E. Sharer Republican Not Voting

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house passage

Passed 61 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 36004
Republican 19005
Unaffiliated 6000
Total 61009
% of votes cast 87%0%0%13%
How each member voted (70)
Member Party Vote
Romero, GA — Yea
De La Cruz — Yea
Hernandez J.N. — Yea
Hernandez, J.F. — Yea
Roybal Caballero — Yea
Sena Cortez — Yea
Andrea Romero Democrat Yea
Angelica Rubio Democrat Not Voting
Anita Gonzales Democrat Yea
Charlotte Little Democrat Not Voting
Christine Chandler Democrat Yea
Cristina Parajón Democrat Yea
Cynthia Borrego Democrat Yea
D. Wonda Johnson Democrat Yea
Dayan Hochman-Vigil Democrat Yea
Debra M. Sariñana Democrat Not Voting
Derrick J. Lente Democrat Not Voting
Doreen Y. Gallegos Democrat Yea
E. Diane Torres-Velásquez Democrat Yea
Eleanor Chávez Democrat Yea
Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson Democrat Yea
Janelle Anyanonu Democrat Yea
Javier Martínez Democrat Yea
Joanne J. Ferrary Democrat Yea
Joseph Sanchez Democrat Yea
Joy Garratt Democrat Yea
Kathleen Cates Democrat Yea
Kristina Ortez Democrat Yea
Linda Serrato Democrat Yea
Marian Matthews Democrat Yea
Marianna Anaya Democrat Yea
Martha Garcia Democrat Yea
Matthew McQueen Democrat Yea
Meredith A. Dixon Democrat Yea
Micaela Lara Cadena Democrat Yea
Michelle Paulene Abeyta Democrat Yea
Miguel P. García Democrat Yea
Nathan P. Small Democrat Yea
Pamelya Herndon Democrat Yea
Patricia A. Lundstrom Democrat Yea
Raymundo Lara Democrat Yea
Reena Szczepanski Democrat Yea
Sarah Silva Democrat Yea
Susan K. Herrera Democrat Yea
Tara L. Lujan Democrat Yea
Yanira Gurrola Democrat Yea
Alan T. Martinez Republican Yea
Andrea Reeb Republican Yea
Angelita Mejia Republican Yea
Brian G. Baca Republican Yea
Catherine J. Cullen Republican Not Voting
Cathrynn N. Brown Republican Yea
Gail Armstrong Republican Not Voting
Harlan Vincent Republican Yea
Jack Chatfield Republican Yea
Jenifer Jones Republican Not Voting
Jimmy G. Mason Republican Yea
John Block Republican Yea
Jonathan A. Henry Republican Yea
Luis M. Terrazas Republican Yea
Mark B. Murphy Republican Yea
Mark Duncan Republican Not Voting
Martin R. Zamora Republican Yea
Nicole Chavez Republican Yea
Randall T. Pettigrew Republican Yea
Rebecca Dow Republican Yea
Rod Montoya Republican Yea
Stefani Lord Republican Not Voting
Tanya Mirabal Moya Republican Yea
William A. Hall II Republican Yea

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