HB 30 — TEACHER RESIDENCY ACT CHANGES

HOUSEAN BILLACT 30RELATING 57THTO LEGISLATURE-PUBLIC STATESCHOOLS; OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2026 INTRODUCED BY Debra M.

Sariñana and Mimi Stewart and Joy Garratt and Natalie Figueroa and Brian G.

Baca 7 FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE 10 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS;

PROVIDING THAT A TEACHING RESIDENT MAY WORK AT ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL AFTER THE RESIDENCY INSTEAD OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THE e t 17 SPONSORING SCHOOL DISTRICT;

PROVIDING THAT A PARTNER SCHOOL w l n d 18 DISTRICT OR CHARTER SCHOOL SHALL BE EXPECTED TO OFFER = = 19 a l EMPLOYMENT TO A TEACHING RESIDENT DEPENDING ON THE DISTRICT'S i a e r 20 OR CHARTER SCHOOL'S STAFFING NEEDS AND THE RESIDENT'S a t m m 21 PERFORMANCE.

d r e 22 c e s k 23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

e a n b 24 SECTION 1.

Section 22-10B-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2020, u [ Chapter 25, Section 4, as amended) is amended to read:

.232670.1 "22-10B-4.

rigorous department-approved teacher preparation program coursework, which shall be offered while the teaching resident undertakes a full academic year of guided apprenticeship in the classroom of a level two or HB 30 Page 1 level three teacher at the partner [area] school district or charter school;

clear criteria for the selection of level two and level three teachers based on measures of teacher e t 17 effectiveness and the appropriate subject area knowledge;

w l n d 18 E.

providing level two and level three teachers = = 19 a l with ongoing evidence-based training in coaching and mentoring i a e r 20 teaching residents and compensation for time and added a t m m 21 responsibility;

d r e 22 F.

grouping teaching residents in cohorts to c e s k 23 facilitate professional collaboration among residents and e a n b 24 placing teaching residents in teaching schools or professional u [ development programs that are organized to support a high-high-quality .232670.1 - 2 - quality teacher learning experience in a supportive work environment;

for a teaching resident who is an undergraduate, a stipend of no less than [thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) per year for teaching residents] sixty-five percent of the statutory minimum salary for a level one teacher and, for a teaching resident who has a bachelor's degree, a stipend of no less than eighty percent of the statutory HB 30 Page 2 minimum salary for a level one teacher;

a stipend of no less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) per year for principals or head administrators at the e t 17 partner school district or charter school;

w l n d 18 K.

funding of no less than fifty thousand dollars = = 19 a l ($50,000) per year for teacher residency program coordinators i a e r 20 at each department-approved New Mexico teacher residency a t m m 21 program;

d r e 22 L.

a post-completion commitment by teaching c e s k 23 residents to serve a minimum of three years at [schools in the e a n b 24 sponsoring school district] a public school;

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an expectation of an offer of employment [for] .232670.1 - 3 - to the teaching resident from the partner school district or charter school, depending on the district's or charter school's staffing needs and the resident's performance;

demonstration of the integral role and responsibilities of the partner [area] school district or charter school in fulfilling the purpose of the program." -HB 430 -Page 133 15 e t 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 [ .232670.1