HB 331 — PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE

HB0331ECS HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL 331 55th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2021               AN ACT RELATING TO THE PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE;

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

     SECTIONSECTION 1.

     "22-8-29."22-8-29.

TRANSPORTATION DISTRIBUTIONS--REPORTS--PAYMENTS.--DISTRIBUTIONS--REPORTS--           A.PAYMENTS.-- A.

                (1)(1) the number and designation of school bus routes in operation in the school district;

                (2)(2) the number of miles traveled by each school bus on each school bus route, showing the route mileage in accordance with the type of road surface traveled;

                (3)HEC/HB 331 Page 1 (3) the number of students, including special education students, transported on each reporting date of the current year and adjusted for special education students on December 1;

                (4)(4) the projected number of students to be transported in the next school year;

                (5)(5) the seating capacity, age and mileage of each bus used in the school district for student transportation;

and                 (6)(6) the number of total miles traveled for each school district's or state-chartered charter school's per capita feeder routes.

          B.B.

          C.C.

The state transportation director shall certify to the secretary that the allocations from the transportation distributions to each school district and state-chartered charter school are based upon the transportation distribution formula established in the Public School Code, calculated and distributed for the entire school year using an average of the amounts reported pursuant to Subsection A of this section on the second reporting date and third reporting date of the HEC/HB 331 Page 2 prior school year, and are subject to audit and verification;

          D.D.

The department shall make periodic installment payments to school districts and state-chartered charter schools during the school year from the transportation distributions, based upon the allocations certified by the state transportation director."      SECTIONSECTION 2.

     "22-8-29.1."22-8-29.1.

CALCULATION OF TRANSPORTATION ALLOCATION.--           A.A.

                (1)(1) "annual variables" means the coefficients calculated by regressing the total operational expenditures from two years prior to the current school year for each school district and state-chartered charter school using the number of students transported and the numerical value of site characteristics;

                (2)(2) "base amount" means the fixed amount that is the same for all school districts and an amount HEC/HB 331 Page 3 established by rule for state-chartered charter schools;

                (3)(3) "total operational expenditures" means the sum of all to-and-from school transportation expenditures, excluding expenditures incurred in accordance with the provisions of Section 22-8-27 NMSA 1978;

and                 (4)(4) "variable amount" means the sum of the product of the annual variables multiplied by each school district's or state-chartered charter school's numerical value of the school district's and state-chartered charter school's site characteristics multiplied by the number of days of operation for each school district or state-chartered charter school.

          B.B.

The department shall calculate the transportation allocation for each school district and state-charteredstate- chartered charter school.

          C.C.

Product A is the constant calculated by regressing the total [operations] operational expenditures from the two years prior to the current school year for school district or state-chartered charter school operations using the numerical value of site characteristics approved by the department.

          D.HEC/HB 331 Page 4 D.

          E.E.

          F.F.

For the 2001-2002, 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 school years, the transportation allocation for each school district shall not be less than ninety-five percent or more than one hundred five percent of the prior school year's transportation expenditure.expenditure." HEC/HB 331 Page 5 25

          [G.

The adjustment factor shall be applied to the allocation amount determined pursuant to Subsections E and F of this section.]"