HB 195 — SCHOOL NURSE SALARY TIERS & MINIMUMS

HOUSEAN BILLACT 195RELATING 57THTO LEGISLATURESCHOOL -PERSONNEL; STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2025 INTRODUCED BY Joy Garratt 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.

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hPROVIDING ANMINIMUM ACTSALARIES gAT oTHE RELATINGSAME TORATE SCHOOLAS PERSONNEL;TEACHERS;

PROVIDINGCREATING A TIEREDPROGRAM SALARYUNIT SYSTEMFOR tNATIONAL hrBOARD gCERTIFICATION eOF iCERTAIN kREGISTERED FORNURSES. SCHOOL NURSES;

PROVIDING7 MINIMUMBE SALARIESIT ATENACTED BY THE SAMELEGISLATURE RATEOF hTHE rSTATE iOF sNEW ASMEXICO: TEACHERS;

CREATINGSECTION A1. PROGRAM UNIT FOR NATIONAL BOARD h , t, CERTIFICATION OF CERTAIN REGISTERED NURSES HAFCº HECº;

MAKINGSection e22-8-18 uNMSA g1978 e(being bLaws l1974, eChapter e8, hSection AN8, APPROPRIATION»HEC»HAFCas .amended) is amended to read:

n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d i a º e BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

r i = r t e w d m a n o SECTION 1.

Section 22-8-18 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1974, d m :

b e d s º o t n = .229319.2AIC March 12, 2025 (9:31pm) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d Chapter 8, Section 8, as amended) is amended to read:

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 [(15) ] (16) in this subsection.

hHB 195/a Page 1 (5) fine arts education;

g o t hr (6) elementary physical education;

g e i k (7) size adjustment;

h r i s (8) at-risk;

h , t, (9) enrollment growth or new district e u g e b l e e h adjustment;

n d d i = = o h (10) special education units derived from l ] b ,d i a º e membership in class D special education programs in private, r i = r t e w d m a n o nonsectarian, nonprofit training centers;

d(11) mnational :board for professional teaching standards certification;

b e d s º o t n = .229319.2AIC March 12, 2025 (9:31pm) s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d (11) national board for professional teaching standards certification;

[and ] (15) K-12 plus;

Except as otherwise provided in this section, HB 195/a Page 2 funds generated under the h Public School Finance Act are discretionary to local school g o t hr boards and governing bodies of charter schools;

provided that g e i k the special program needs as enumerated in this section are h r i s met;

and provided further that the department shall ensure that h , t, the local school board or governing body of a charter school is e u g e b l e e h prioritizing resources for the public school toward proven n d d i = = o h programs and methods linked to improved student achievement." l ] b ,d i a º e SECTION 2.

A new section of the Public School Finance Act r i = r t e w d m a n o is enacted to read:

d"SCHOOL mNURSES--CERTIFICATION :BY NATIONAL BOARD FOR CERTIFICATION OF SCHOOL NURSES--PROGRAM UNITS.--The number of program units for licensed level two or level three school nurses who are registered nurses and who are certified by the national board for certification of school nurses is determined by multiplying by one and one-half the number of licensed school employees certified by the national board for certification of school nurses employed by the school district or charter school on or before the first reporting date of the school year and verified by the department.

bDepartment eapproval dof sthese ºunits oshall tbe ncontingent =on .229319.2AICverification Marchby 12,the 2025school (9:31pm)district sor kcharter mschool ethat -these 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d "[NEW MATERIAL] SCHOOL NURSES--CERTIFICATION BY NATIONAL BOARD FOR CERTIFICATION OF SCHOOL NURSES--PROGRAM UNITS.--The number of program units for licensed level two or level three school nurses whohold arecertification registered nurses and who are certified by the national board for certification of school nurses isand determinedare byreceiving multiplyinga byone-time onesalary anddifferential one-halfequal theto numberor ofgreater licensedHB school195/a employeesPage certified3 bythan the nationalamount boardgenerated forby certificationthe ofunits schoolmultiplied nurses employed by the schoolprogram districtunit orvalue charterduring schoolthe onfiscal oryear beforein which the firstschool reportingdistrict dateor ofcharter the school yearwill andreceive verifiedthese byunits." theSECTION department.3.

DepartmentA approvalnew section of these units shall be contingent on verification by the schoolSchool districtPersonnel orAct charteris schoolenacted that these licensed school nurses hold certification by the national board for certification of school nurses and are receiving a one-time salary differential equal to orread: greater than the amount generated by the units multiplied by the program unit value h during the fiscal year in which the school district or charter u » r school will receive these units." t h g e l i SECTION 3.

A"SCHOOL newNURSES--LEVEL sectionONE ofLICENSURE.-- theA. School Personnel Act is h r i s enacted to read:

hA ,level eone hlicense "[NEWis MATERIALa ]provisional SCHOOLthree-year NURSES--LEVELlicense ONEfor LICENSURE.--beginning tregistered unurses gwho edo bnot lhave eat eleast ,three ghyears A.of nursing experience satisfactory to the department prior to being licensed as a school nurse and that requires as a condition of licensure that the licensee undergo a formal mentorship program for at least one full school year and an annual intensive performance evaluation by a level three school nurse;

A level one license is a provisional three-year n d d i = = o h license for beginning registered nurses who do not have at l ] b ,d i a º r least three years of nursing experience satisfactory to the e r = t e w d m a n o department prior to being licensed as a school nurse and that d m :

b r e t º o t n = .229319.2AIC March 12, 2025 (9:31pm) s k m e - 4 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d requires as a condition of licensure that the licensee undergo a formal mentorship program for at least one full school year and an annual intensive performance evaluation by a level three school nurse;

If the school nurse fails to demonstrate satisfactory progress and HB 195/a Page 4 competence annually, the school nurse may be terminated as provided in h Section 22-10A-24 NMSA 1978.

If the school nurse has not u » r demonstrated satisfactory progress and competence by the end of t h g e l i the three-year period, the school nurse shall not be granted a h r i s level two license.

h , e h C.

Except in exigent circumstances defined by t u g e b l e e , gh department rule, a level one license shall not be extended n d d i = = o h beyond the initial period.

l ] b ,d i a º r D.

The department shall issue a standard level one e r = t e w d m a n o license to an applicant who is at least eighteen years of age dwho: m :

b r e t º o t n = .229319.2AIC March 12, 2025 (9:31pm) s k m e - 5 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d who:

After the issuance of a license, a license holder shall not be required to meet changed requirements to HB 195/a Page 5 maintain the license until such time as the license expires and h the license holder seeks renewal of the license." g o t hr SECTION 4.