New Mexico 2020 Regular Session Status: Passed House 2 D cosponsors

HB 4 — FEDERALLY IMPACTED LOCATION SUPPORT PGM

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The latest version of House Bill 4 has added specific details about a new program called the Federally Impacted Location Support Program, which aims to provide annual grants to school districts and state-chartered charter schools that receive impact aid. The previous version mentioned this program, but the latest revision clarifies the purpose and structure of the fund that will support these grants. This change is important because it ensures that schools receiving federal support are clearly defined and assisted, which can enhance educational resources and stabilize funding for affected districts.

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HOUSE BILL 4 54 TH LEGISLATURE- STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION , 2020 INTRODUCED BY Patricia A.
HOUSE BILL 4 54TH LEGISLATURE - STATEOFNEWMEXICO- SECOND SESSION , 2020 INTRODUCED BY Patricia A.
Lundstrom and Brian Egolf and Eliseo Lee Alcon and Anthony Allison and Harry Garcia 7 9 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCE;
Lundstrom and Brian Egolf and Harry Garcia and Anthony Allison and Eliseo Lee Alcon This document incorporates amendments that have been adopted during the current legislative session.
CREATING THE FEDERALLY IMPACTED LOCATION SUPPORT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ANNUAL GRANT AWARDS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND STATE-CHARTERED CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT RECEIVE IMPACT AID;
The document is a tool to show the amendments in context and is not to be used for the purpose of amendments.
CREATING A FUND;
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCE;
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
CREATING THE FEDERALLY IMPACTED LOCATION SUPPORT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ANNUAL GRANT h AWARDS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND STATE-CHARTERED CHARTER SCHOOLS g o THAT RECEIVE IMPACT AID;
e t 17 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
CREATING A FUND HAFCº ;
w l n d 18 SECTION 1.
MAKING AN t hr g e i k APPROPRIATION»HAFC.
A new section of the Public School Finance Act = = 19 is enacted to read:
h r i s h , t, BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
a l i a e r 20 "[NEW MATERIAL] FEDERALLY IMPACTED LOCATION SUPPORT a t m m 21 PROGRAM CREATED--GRANTS.-- d r e 22 A.
e u g e b l e e h HECº SECTION 1.
As used in this section, "annual award" means a c e s k 23 percentage, as provided in this section and as solely e a n b 24 determined by the department, of the average amount of impact u [ aid received by a school district or state-chartered charter .216582.1 school for the preceding five school years.
A new section of the Public School n d d i = = o h Finance Act is enacted to read:
l ] b ,d i a º e "[NEW MATERIAL] FEDERALLY IMPACTED LOCATION SUPPORT r i = r t e w d m a n o PROGRAM CREATED--GRANTS.-- d m :
b e d s º o t n = .216582.1AIC February 6, 2020 (3:22pm) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d A.
As used in this section, "annual award" means a percentage, as provided in this section and as solely determined by the department, of the average amount of impact aid received by a school district or state-chartered charter school for the preceding five school years.
The "federally impacted location support program" is created to provide support to school districts and state-chartered charter schools for the additional costs associated with operating in or near federally impacted locations and serving students associated with those locations while maintaining the state's equalized education funding system.
The "federally impacted location support program" is created to provide support to school districts and state-chartered charter schools for the additional costs associated with operating in or near federally impacted locations and serving students associated with those locations h while maintaining the state's equalized education funding u » r t h system.
The department shall promulgate rules to implement the program.
The department shall promulgate rules to implement the g e l i program.
C.
h r i s C.
A federally impacted location support grant is e e 17 available annually to school districts and state-chartered e e n d 18 charter schools that received impact aid during the immediately = = l ] 19 preceding five school years if those funds were included in the a l r i 20 calculation of federal revenue as provided in Section 22-8-25 t e a t NMSA 1978.
A federally impacted location support grant is h , e h t u g available annually to school districts and state-chartered e b l e e , gh charter schools that received impact aid during the immediately n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d preceding five school years if those funds were included in the i a º r e r = calculation of federal revenue as provided in Section 22-8-25 t e w d m a n o d m :
m m 21 e d r e 22 D.
b r e t º o t n = .216582.1AIC February 6, 2020 (3:22pm) s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d NMSA 1978.
A school district or state-chartered charter c e r c 23 school that receives an annual award shall:
D.
e a n b 24 (1) use the award only for expenditures u [ associated with:
A school district or state-chartered charter school that receives an annual award shall:
.216582.1 - 2 - (a) capital expenditures;
(1) use the award only for expenditures associated with:
(a) capital expenditures;
and (3) submit a biannual certification to the department that all expenditures of the annual awards are made in accordance with the provisions of this section and rules promulgated by the department." SECTION 2.
and h g (3) submit a biannual certification to the o t hr department that all expenditures of the annual awards are made g e i k in accordance with the provisions of this section and rules h r i s h promulgated by the department."»HEC , t, e u g HAFCºHAFCºSECTION 1.
A new section of the Public School Finance Act e e 17 is enacted to read:
A new section of the Public School e b l e e h Finance Act is enacted to read:
e e n d 18 "[NEW MATERIAL] FEDERALLY IMPACTED LOCATION SUPPORT = = l ] 19 PROGRAM FUND.--The "federally impacted location support program a l r i 20 fund" is created as a nonreverting fund in the state treasury.
n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d "[NEW MATERIAL] FEDERALLY IMPACTED LOCATION SUPPORT i a º e r i = r PROGRAM CREATED--GRANTS.-- t e w d m a n o d m :
t e a t The fund consists of appropriations, gifts, grants, donations m m 21 e d r e 22 and income from investment of the fund.
b e d s º o t n = .216582.1AIC February 6, 2020 (3:22pm) s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d A.
The fund shall be c e r c 23 administered by the department to make annual awards to e a n b 24 eligible school districts and state-chartered charter schools u [ pursuant to the federally impacted location support program.
As used in this section, "annual award" means a percentage, as provided in this section and as solely determined by the department, of the average amount of impact aid received by a school district or state-chartered charter school for the preceding five school years.
.216582.1 - 3 - Money in the fund shall be expended only as provided in the legislative appropriation.
The annual award percentage shall be phased in over three years so that the annual award percentage in fiscal year 2021 is twenty-five percent, in fiscal year 2022 is fifty percent and in fiscal year 2023 and subsequent fiscal years is seventy-five percent of the average amount of impact aid received by a school district or state-chartered charter school.
Money in the fund shall be disbursed on warrants signed by the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the secretary of public education or the secretary's authorized representative." SECTION 3.
B.
APPROPRIATION.--Eighteen million eight hundred sixty-six thousand six hundred sixty-six dollars ($18,866,666) is appropriated from the general fund to the federally impacted location support program fund for expenditure in fiscal year 2021 to carry out the provisions of the federally impacted location support program.
The "federally impacted location support program" is created to provide support to school districts and state-chartered charter schools for the additional costs associated with operating in or near federally impacted locations and serving students associated with those locations h while maintaining the state's equalized education funding u » r t h system.
Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund.
The department shall promulgate rules to implement the g e l i program.
SECTION 4.
h r i s C.
EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2020.
A federally impacted location support grant is h , e h t u g available annually to school districts and state-chartered e b l e e , gh charter schools that received impact aid during the immediately n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d preceding five school years if those funds were included in the i a º r e r = calculation of federal revenue as provided in Section 22-8-25 t e w d m a n o d m :
- 4 - e e 17 e e n d 18 = = l ] 19 a l r i 20 t e a t m m 21 e d r e 22 c e r c 23 e a n b 24 u [ .216582.1
b r e t º o t n = .216582.1AIC February 6, 2020 (3:22pm) s k m e - 4 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d NMSA 1978.
D.
A school district or state-chartered charter school that receives an annual award shall:
(1) use the award only for expenditures associated with:
(a) capital expenditures;
(b) debt service;
(c) educating students who:
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1) receive special education services;
2) have a disability;
3) are economically disadvantaged;
4) are English language learners;
or 5) are participants in gifted education programs;
(d) community services;
or (e) purposes described in department rule;
(2) spend no more than fifty percent of the award for capital expenditures and debt service;
and h g (3) submit a biannual certification to the o t hr department that all expenditures of the annual awards are made g e i k in accordance with the provisions of this section and rules h r i s h promulgated by the department."»HAFC»HAFC , t, e u g HAFCºHECºSECTION 1.
A new section of the Public School e b l e e h Finance Act is enacted to read:
n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d "[NEW MATERIAL] FEDERALLY IMPACTED LOCATION SUPPORT i a º e r i = r PROGRAM CREATED--ANNUAL AWARD.-- t e w d m a n o d m :
b e d s º o t n = .216582.1AIC February 6, 2020 (3:22pm) s k m e - 5 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d A.
The "federally impacted location support program" is created in the department to provide annual awards to school districts and state-chartered charter schools that receive impact aid.
The department shall make an annual award from the federally impacted location support program fund to a school district or state-chartered charter school in the following amounts if that impact aid was included in the calculation of federal revenue as provided in Section 22-8-25 NMSA 1978 for each of the preceding five fiscal years, not including the immediately preceding fiscal year, as follows:
(1) in fiscal year 2021, in an amount equal to one-third of the average amount of federal revenue included in Paragraph (2) of Subsection C of Section 22-8-25 NMSA 1978 that was included in the calculation of the school district's or state-chartered charter school's state equalization guarantee distribution for the preceding five fiscal years, not including h the immediately preceding fiscal year;
u » r t h (2) in fiscal year 2022, in an amount equal to g e l i two-thirds of the average amount of federal revenue included in h r i s Paragraph (2) of Subsection C of Section 22-8-25 NMSA 1978 that h , e h t u g was included in the calculation of the school district's or e b l e e , gh state-chartered charter school's state equalization guarantee n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d distribution for the preceding five fiscal years, not including i a º r e r = the immediately preceding fiscal year;
and t e w d m a n o d m :
b r e t º o t n = .216582.1AIC February 6, 2020 (3:22pm) s k m e - 6 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d (3) in fiscal year 2023 and subsequent fiscal years, an amount equal to the average amount of federal revenue included in Paragraph (2) of Subsection C of Section 22-8-25 NMSA 1978 that was included in the calculation of the school district's or state-chartered charter school's state equalization guarantee distribution for the preceding five fiscal years, not including the immediately preceding fiscal year.
B.
A school district or state-chartered charter school that receives an annual award from the federally impacted location support program fund shall:
(1) use the award only for expenditures associated with:
(a) capital expenditures;
(b) debt service;
(c) educating students who:
1) receive h g special education services;
2) have a disability;
3) are o t hr economically disadvantaged;
4) are English language learners;
g e i k or 5) are participants in gifted education programs;
or h r i s h (d) community services;
, t, e u g (2) spend no more than fifty percent of the e b l e e h annual award for capital expenditures and debt service;
and n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d (3) submit a detailed report by October 1 of i a º e r i = r each year to the department, the legislative education study t e w d m a n o d m :
b e d s º o t n = .216582.1AIC February 6, 2020 (3:22pm) s k m e - 7 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d committee and the legislative finance committee of all actual expenditures of the annual award in the previous fiscal year."»HEC»HAFC HAFCºSECTION 1.
A new section of the Public School Finance Act is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] FEDERALLY IMPACTED LOCATION SUPPORT PROGRAM CREATED--ANNUAL AWARD.-- A.
The "federally impacted location support program" is created in the department to provide annual awards to school districts and state-chartered charter schools that receive impact aid.
The department shall make an annual award from the federally impacted location support program fund to a school district or state-chartered charter school in the following amounts if that impact aid was included in the calculation of federal revenue as provided in Section 22-8-25 NMSA 1978 for each of the preceding five fiscal years, not h including the immediately preceding fiscal year, as follows:
u » r t h (1) in fiscal year 2021, in an amount equal to g e l i one-third of the average amount of federal revenue included in h r i s Paragraph (2) of Subsection C of Section 22-8-25 NMSA 1978 that h , e h t u g was included in the calculation of the school district's or e b l e e , gh state-chartered charter school's state equalization guarantee n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d distribution for the preceding five fiscal years, not including i a º r e r = the immediately preceding fiscal year;
t e w d m a n o d m :
b r e t º o t n = .216582.1AIC February 6, 2020 (3:22pm) s k m e - 8 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d (2) in fiscal year 2022, in an amount equal to two-thirds of the average amount of federal revenue included in Paragraph (2) of Subsection C of Section 22-8-25 NMSA 1978 that was included in the calculation of the school district's or state-chartered charter school's state equalization guarantee distribution for the preceding five fiscal years, not including the immediately preceding fiscal year;
and (3) in fiscal year 2023 and subsequent fiscal years, an amount equal to the average amount of federal revenue included in Paragraph (2) of Subsection C of Section 22-8-25 NMSA 1978 that was included in the calculation of the school district's or state-chartered charter school's state equalization guarantee distribution for the preceding five fiscal years, not including the immediately preceding fiscal year.
B.
A school district or state-chartered charter h school that receives an annual award from the federally u » r t h impacted location support program fund shall:
g e l i (1) use the award only for expenditures h r i s associated with:
h , e h t u g (a) capital expenditures;
e b l e e , gh (b) debt service;
n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d (c) educating students who:
1) receive i a º r e r = special education services;
2) have a disability;
3) are t e w d m a n o d m :
b r e t º o t n = .216582.1AIC February 6, 2020 (3:22pm) s k m e - 9 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d economically disadvantaged;
4) are English language learners;
or 5) are participants in gifted education programs;
or (d) community services;
(2) spend no more than fifty percent of the annual award for capital expenditures and debt service;
and (3) submit a detailed report by October 1 of each year to the department, the legislative education study committee and the legislative finance committee of all actual expenditures of the annual award in the previous fiscal year.
C.
Each school district and state-chartered charter school that receives an annual award from the federally impacted location support program shall engage in meaningful consultation with Indian nations, tribes and pueblos located in New Mexico whose enrolled members are students in that school district or state-chartered charter school.
The department shall verify that each school district and state-chartered h charter school has consulted with the one or more applicable u » r t h Indian nations, tribes or pueblos and shall submit a g e l i verification report by October 1 of each year to the h r i s legislative education study committee and the legislative h , e h t u g finance committee."»HAFC e b l e e , gh SECTION 2.
A new section of the Public School Finance Act n d d i = = o h is enacted to read:
l ] b ,d i a º r e r = "[NEW MATERIAL ] FEDERALLY IMPACTED LOCATION SUPPORT t e w d m a n o d m :
b r e t º o t n = .216582.1AIC February 6, 2020 (3:22pm) s k m e - 10 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d PROGRAM FUND.--The "federally impacted location support program fund" is created as a nonreverting fund in the state treasury.
The fund consists of appropriations, gifts, grants, donations and income from investment of the fund.
The fund shall be administered by the department to make annual awards to eligible school districts and state-chartered charter schools pursuant to the federally impacted location support program.
Money in the fund shall be expended only as provided in the legislative appropriation.
Money in the fund shall be disbursed on warrants signed by the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the secretary of public education or the secretary's authorized representative." HAFCº SECTION 3.
APPROPRIATION.--Eighteen million eight hundred sixty-six thousand six hundred sixty-six dollars ($18,866,666) is appropriated from the general fund to the federally impacted location support program fund for h expenditure in fiscal year 2021 to carry out the provisions of u » r the federally impacted location support program.
Any t h g e l i unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of the h r i s fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund.»HAFC h , e h SECTION HAFCº4»HAFC HAFCº3»HAFC.
EFFECTIVE DATE.--The t u g e b l e e , gh effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2020.
n d d i = = o h - 11 - l ] b ,d i a º r e r = t e w d m a n o d m :
b r e t º o t n = .216582.1AIC February 6, 2020 (3:22pm) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d
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  2. Sent to Senate Education Committee & Senate Finance Committee

  3. passed House

  4. DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted

  5. DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted

  6. Sent to House Education Committee & House Appropriations & Finance Committee

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HB 4 is sponsored by Allison, Anthony, Alcon, Eliseo Lee, Egolf, Brian, Patricia A. Lundstrom (Democrat), and Martha Garcia (Democrat).
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