HB 302 — FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR GRADUATION

Successfulb completion of a minimum i a e rd 20s ofº twenty-fouro unitst alignedn to= the.218271.2AIC stateMarch academic3, content2021 and(9:49am) as tk m me 21- performance5 standards- shalle be required to earn a Newn Mexicoe d r e 22l diplomau of[ excellence.A d the 2009-2010 school year.

Successful 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.

c e s k 23 (1) four units in English, with major emphasis e a n b 24 on grammar, nonfiction writing and literature;

provided that u [ department-approved work-based training or career and technical .218271.2 - 5 - education courses that meet state English academic content performance standards shall qualify as one of the four required English units;

and h provided that a financial literacy course or department- u » r approved work-based training or career and technical education t h g e l i course that meets state mathematics academic content and h r i s performance standards shall qualify as one of the four required h , e h mathematics units;

and t u g e b l e e , gh (b) for students who enter the ninth n d d i = = o h grade in the 2022-2023 school year and subsequent school years, el t] 17b ,d i a º r four and one-half units of mathematics, of which one shall be we lr n= t e w d 18m a n o the equivalent to or higher than the level of algebra 2, unless =d = 19 a l the parent has submitted written, signed permission for the i a e r 20 student to complete a lesser mathematics unit, and one-half a t m m: 21 unit of financial literacy;

providedb that a department-approved d r e 22t work-basedº trainingo ort careern and= technical.218271.2AIC educationMarch course3, c2021 e(9:49am) s k 23m thate meets- state6 mathematics- academice contenta andn performancee d r e al nu b[ 24A standardsd shallthe qualifyparent ashas onesubmitted ofwritten, signed permission for the fourstudent to complete a lesser mathematics unit, and HCEDCºof which»HCEDC one-half uunit [HCEDCºof»HCEDC requiredHCEDCºshall mathematicsbe»HCEDC units.financial literacy;

Theprovided requiredthat financiala literacydepartment-approved .218271.2work- -based 6training -or career and technical education course shallthat meetmeets state mathematics academic content and performance standards and shall includequalify aas basicone understanding of budgets,the checkingfour and savingsone-half accounts,required credit,mathematics interestunits. and the costs of borrowing;

The required financial literacy course shall meet mathematics academic content and performance standards and shall include a basic understanding of budgets, checking and savings accounts, credit, interest and the costs of borrowing;

provided that department-approved work-based training or career and technical education courses that meet state science academic content and performance h standards shall qualify as one of the three required science u » r units;

t h g e l i (4) three and one-half units in social h r i s science, which shall include United States history and h , e h geography, world history and geography, government and t u g e b l e e , gh economics and one-half unit of New Mexico history;

n d d i = = o h (5) one unit in physical education, as l ] b ,d i a º r determined by each school district, which may include a e tr 17= physicalt educatione program that meets state content and w l n d 18m performance standards or participation in marching band, junior = = 19 a ln reserveo officers'physical trainingeducation corpsprogram orthat interscholasticmeets sportsstate icontent aand ed r 20 sanctioned by the New Mexico activities association or any a t m m: 21 other co-curricular physical activity;

b r e t º o t n = .218271.2AIC March 3, 2021 (9:49am) s k m e - 7 - e a n e d r e 22l (6)u one[ unitA d performance standards or participation in onemarching ofband, junior reserve officers' training corps or interscholastic sports sanctioned by the following:New Mexico activities association or any other co-curricular physical activity;

a(6) cone eunit sin kone 23of careerthe clusterfollowing: course, workplace readiness or a language other e a n b 24 than English;

anda ucareer [cluster (7)course, sevenworkplace andreadiness one-halfor electivea unitslanguage thatother .218271.2than -English; 7 - meet department content and performance standards.

and (7) seven and one-half elective units that meet department content and performance standards.

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For students entering the eighth grade in the g o t hr 2012-2013 school year, a course in health education is required g e i k prior to graduation.

Health education may be required in h r i s either middle school or high school, as determined by the h , t, school district.

Each school district shall submit to the e u g e b l e e h department by the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year a n d d i = = o h health education implementation plan for the 2012-2013 and l ] b ,d i a º e subsequent school years, including in which grade health er i = r t 17e w d m a n o education will be required and how the course aligns with w l n d 18m department: content and performance standards.

Healthb educatione =d s º o t n = 19.218271.2AIC March 3, 2021 (9:49am) s k m e - 8 - e a n e d r e l coursesu shall[ include:A d department content and performance standards.

iHealth aeducation ecourses rshall 20include: (1) age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault a t m m 21 awareness and prevention training that meets department d r e 22 standards developed in consultation with the federal centers c e s k 23 for disease control and prevention that are based on evidence- e a n b 24 based methods that have proven to be effective;

and(1) uage-appropriate [sexual (2)abuse lifesavingand skillsassault awareness and prevention training that followsmeets .218271.2department -standards 8developed -in nationallyconsultation recognizedwith guidelinesthe federal centers for hands-ondisease psychomotorcontrol skillsand cardiopulmonaryprevention resuscitationthat training.are based on evidence- based methods that have proven to be effective;

and (2) lifesaving skills training that follows nationally recognized guidelines for hands-on psychomotor skills cardiopulmonary resuscitation training.

1) school h nurses, health teachers and athletic department personnel as g o t hr instructors;

and 2) any qualified persons volunteering to g e i k provide training at no cost to the school district that the h r i s school district determines to be eligible to offer instruction h , t, pursuant to this paragraph;

and e u g e b l e e h (b) approval of training and n d d i = = o h instructional materials related to the training established l ] b ,d i a º e pursuant to this paragraph in both English and Spanish.

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For students entering the ninth grade in the w l n d 18m 2017-2018: school year and subsequent school years:

=b = 19 a l (1) one of the units in mathematics required i a e rd 20s byº Paragrapho (2)t ofn Subsection= J.218271.2AIC ofMarch this3, section2021 may(9:49am) comprises ak a t m me 21- computer9 science- coursee ifa takenn aftere the student demonstrates d r e 22l competenceu in[ mathematicsA andd if2017-2018 theschool courseyear isand notsubsequent usedschool toyears: c e s k 23 satisfy any part of the requirement set forth in Paragraph (3) e a n b 24 of that subsection;

and(1) u [ (2) one of the units in sciencemathematics required by .218271.2 - 9 - Paragraph (3)(2) of Subsection J of this section may comprise a computer science course if taken after the student demonstrates competence in sciencemathematics and if the course is not used to satisfy any part of the requirement set forth in Paragraph (2)(3) of that subsection.subsection;

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

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

The state graduation h r i s examination on social science shall include a section on the h , e h constitution of the United States and the constitution of New t u g e b l e e , gh Mexico.

If a student exits from the school system at the end n d d i = = o h of grade twelve without having passed a state graduation l ] b ,d i a º r examination, the student shall receive an appropriate state e r = t 17e w d m a n o certificate indicating the number of credits earned and the w l n d 18m grade: completed.

Ifb withinr fivee yearst afterº ao studentt exitsn = =.218271.2AIC 19March a3, l2021 from(9:49am) thes schoolk systemm thee student- takes10 and- passese the state i a n e d r 20e graduationl examination,u the[ studentA mayd receivegrade acompleted. high school a t m m 21 diploma.

AnyIf student passing the state graduation examination d r e 22 and completing all other requirements within five years ofafter c e s k 23 entering ninth grade, including a finalstudent summerexits sessionfrom ifthe eschool asystem nthe bstudent 24takes completedand bypasses August 1, may be counted by the schoolstate systemgraduation inexamination, u [ which the student ismay enrolledreceive as a high school graduatediploma. for the .218271.2 - 10 - year in which completion and examination occur.

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.

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

The standards-based assessments required t h g e l i in Section 22-2C-4 NMSA 1978 may also serve as the assessment h r i s required for high school graduation.

If a student exits from h , e h the school system at the end of grade twelve without having t u g e b l e e , gh satisfied the requirements of this subsection, the student n d d i = = o h shall receive an appropriate state certificate indicating the l ] b ,d i a º r number of credits earned and the grade completed.

If within e r = t 17e w d m a n o five years after a student exits from the school system the w l n d 18m student: satisfies the requirements of this subsection, the = = 19 a l student may receive a New Mexico diploma of excellence.

Anyb ir a e rt 20º studento satisfyingt then requirements= of.218271.2AIC thisMarch subsection3, and2021 a(9:49am) ts mk m 21e completing- all11 other- requirementse withina fiven yearse of entering d r e 22l ninthu grade,[ includingA ad finalstudent summersatisfies session if completed by c e s k 23 August 1, may be counted by the schoolrequirements systemof inthis whichsubsection, the e a n b 24 student ismay enrolledreceive as a highNew schoolMexico graduatediploma forof theexcellence. year in u [ which all requirements are satisfied.

.218271.2Any -student 11satisfying -the P.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.

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h (2) "career and technical education course" u » r means a course with content that provides technical knowledge, t h g e l i skills and competency-based applied learning and that aligns h r i s with educational standards and expectations as defined in rule;

h , e h (3) "career cluster" means a grouping of t u g e b l e e , gh occupations in industry sectors based on recognized n d d i = = o h commonalities that provide an organizing tool for developing l ] b ,d i a º r instruction within the educational system;

e tr 17= (4)t "careere pathways" means a sub-grouping w l n d 18m used as an organizing tool for curriculum design and = = 19 a ln instructiono of(4) occupations"career andpathways" careermeans specialities that share a isub-grouping ad em r: 20 set of common knowledge and skills for career success;

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.218271.2(5) -"final 12 - (6) "interim next-step plan" means ana annual next-step plan inthat whichshows that the student specifieshas post-high-schoolcommitted goalsor andintends setsto forthcommit in the courseworknear thatfuture willto allowa thefour-year studentcollege toor achieveuniversity, thosea goals;two-year college, a trade or vocational program, an internship or apprenticeship, military service or a job;

and(6) (7)"interim "next-stepnext-step plan" means an annual personalnext-step written plan ofin studieswhich developedthe by a student inspecifies apost-high-school publicgoals schooland orsets otherforth state-supported school or institution in consultation with the student's parent and school counselor or other school official charged with coursework planningthat forwill allow the student thatto includesachieve onethose orgoals; more of the following:

(a)and advanced(7) placement"next-step plan" means an annual personal written plan of studies developed by a student in a public school or honorsother courses;state-supported school or institution in consultation with the student's parent and school counselor or h other school official charged with coursework planning for the g o t hr student that includes one or more of the following:

(b)g dual-credite coursesi offeredk in(a) cooperationadvanced withplacement anor institutionhonors ofh higherr education;i s courses;

(c)h distance, learningt, courses;(b) dual-credit courses offered in e u g e b l e e h cooperation with an institution of higher education;

(d)n career-technicald d i = = o h (c) distance learning courses;

andl e] tb 17,d (e)i pre-apprenticeshipa programs.º e (d) career-technical courses;

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