HJM 5 — STUDY EFFECTS OF FUNDING FORMULA CHANGES

HOUSEA JOINT MEMORIAL 5REQUESTING 55THTHE LEGISLATURELEGISLATIVE -EDUCATION STATESTUDY COMMITTEE AND THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO APPOINT A JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF NEWMEXICOCHANGES -TO FIRSTTHE SESSIONPUBLIC 2021SCHOOL INTRODUCEDCODE BYON SherylTHE WilliamsFUNDING StapletonFORMULA andAND PatriciaTO A.PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FIFTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, SECOND SESSION.

Lundstrom8 WHEREAS, in the last few years, there have been major changes to public school law, some in recognition of the need to start children's education earlier than kindergarten or pre-kindergarten and G.the need for longer time in school by the enactment of K-5 plus and extended learning time and some in response to the Yazzie/Martinez v.

Andrés Romero and Rebecca Dow 7 9 A JOINT MEMORIAL REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE AND THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO APPOINT A JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF CHANGES TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CODE ON THE FUNDING FORMULA AND TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FIFTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, SECOND SESSION.

e t 17 WHEREAS, in the last few years, there have been major w l n d 18 changes to public school law, some in recognition of the need = = 19 a l to start children's education earlier than kindergarten or pre- i a e r 20 kindergarten and the need for longer time in school by the a t m m 21 enactment of K-5 plus and extended learning time and some in d r e 22 response to the Yazzie/Martinez v.

c e s k 23 and e a n b 24 WHEREAS, almost every year, the legislature considers u [ legislation that will have an effect on the public school .220172.1 funding formula, including some proposed changes that have a profound impact on the formula;

and HJM 5 Page 1 WHEREAS, the legislature and the public schools find themselves once again in a fiscal crisis due to the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, perhaps the worst public health crisis since the influenza pandemic of 1917 through 1920;

and WHEREAS, public health orders closing schools and nonessential businesses in an attempt to slow the spread of the e t 17 disease, while effective, had ruinous consequences on students, w l n d 18 staff and the public education system;

and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, in 2021, the legislature is considering major i a e r 20 changes to the formula, including federal impact aid, pandemic a t m m 21 hold harmless and enrollment growth changes, as well as other d r e 22 measures that will affect the formula, including c e s k 23 telecommunications and broadband connectivity, pandemic-relatedpandemic- erelated a n b 24 reopening proposals for continued virtual education or in-in-person u [ person learning or a hybrid of those two proposals;

.220172.1 - 2 - NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the legislative education study committee and the legislative finance committee be requested to study all of the current issues affecting the funding formula, including legislation passed by the fifty-fifth legislature, first session;

and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the public education HJM 5 Page 2 department, school districts, charter schools and other public school finance experts be requested to provide assistance to the subcommittee as requested;

and e t 17 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the legislative education w l n d 18 study committee and the legislative finance committee report to = = 19 a l the legislature by December 15, 2021.

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