SB 387 — COMMUNITY SCHOOL FUND & FRAMEWORK

SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL 387 57TH LEGISLATURE -STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2025 4 6 8 10 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS;

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

Section 22-32-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2013, e t 17 Chapter 16, Section 4, as amended) is amended to read:

w l n d 18 "22-32-4.

COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INITIATIVES--INDIRECT COSTS--COSTS--GRANTS--SCHOOL = = 19 a l GRANTS--SCHOOL DISTRICT, GROUP OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS OR PUBLIC i a e r 20 SCHOOL DUTIES--REQUIREMENTS.-- a t m m 21 A.

A school district shall bear any indirect costs d r e 22 associated with the establishment and implementation of a c e s k 23 community school within the school district.

e a n b 24 B.

Subject to the availability of funding, grants u [ for community schools initiatives are available to a school .231165.1 SEC/SB 387 district, a group of public schools or a single public school that has demonstrated partnerships with the local community to establish, operate and sustain the community school framework and that meets department eligibility requirements.

Applications for grants for community schools SEC/SB 387 Page 1 initiatives shall be in the form prescribed by the department to support a continuum of community school development.

(1) use rigorous, transparent, equitable and e t 17 evidence-based evaluation systems to assess the effectiveness w l n d 18 of the implementation of the community schools initiative;

= = 19 (2) provide ongoing, high-quality professional a l i a e r 20 development that:

a t m m 21 (a) aligns with the community school's d r e 22 instructional program;

c e s k 23 (b) facilitates effective teaching and e a n b 24 learning;

and u [ (c) supports the implementation of .231165.1 - 2 - SEC/SB 387 school reform strategies;

SEC/SB 387 Page 2 F.

e t 17 G.

A school district or public school may use Title w l n d 18 1 funds for its community schools initiative and the department = = 19 may use Title 1 funds to invest in community schools statewide.

a l i a e r 20 H.

The department is authorized to provide a t m m 21 planning, implementation and renewal grants to eligible d r e 22 applicants as follows:

c e s k 23 (1) a one-year, one-time planning grant of up e a n b 24 to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for each eligible public u [ school to conduct an initial school and community needs .231165.1 - 3 - SEC/SB 387 assessment, identify community supports and services through asset mapping and establish a site-based leadership team;

[and] (2) annual implementation grants of up to one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) each year for a period of three years for each eligible school;

and (3) at the conclusion of the initial three-year grant period, applicants may apply for a renewal SEC/SB 387 Page 3 grant for one year in an amount determined by the department.

Eligible applicants shall submit an application for an implementation or renewal grant to the department for each eligible community school through the grant authorization process." e t 17 SECTION 2.

Section 22-32-8 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2019, w l n d 18 Chapter 198, Section 7) is amended to read:

= = 19 "22-32-8.

JEANNIE OAKES MEMORIAL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS a l i a e r 20 FUND--CREATED--ACCOUNTABILITY.-- a t m m 21 A.

Jeannie Oakes memorial community d r e 22 schools fund" is created as a nonreverting fund in the state c e s k 23 treasury.

The fund consists of appropriations, gifts, grants e a n b 24 and donations.

The department shall administer the fund, and u [ money in the fund is appropriated to the department to .231165.1 - 4 - SEC/SB 387 distribute grant awards to support the development and implementation of community schools initiatives.

Jeannie Oakes memorial community schools fund is used for the purposes stated in the Community Schools Act and shall not be used to correct for previous reductions in program services." SEC/SB 387 Page 4 SECTION 3.

-SEC/SB 5387 -Page 125 145 167 e9 t25 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 [ .231165.1