HJM 2 — CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION TASK FORCE

HOUSEA JOINT MEMORIAL 2REQUESTING THTHE LEGISLATURECREATION -OF STATEA CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE FUNDING OF NEWCAREER MEXICOTECHNICAL -EDUCATION SECONDPROGRAMS SESSIONALIGNED ,TO 2020WORKFORCE INTRODUCEDNEEDS BYAND SherylTO WilliamsPROVIDE StapletonA andREPORT GayON G.THE STATUS OF FUNDING CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN NEW MEXICO.

Kernan8 ThisWHEREAS, documenteducation incorporatesprovides amendmentsthe thatfoundation havefor beenstudents adoptedto duringenter theand currentsucceed legislativein session.their chosen fields of employment;

Theand documentWHEREAS, isall astudents toolneed toemployability showskills theand amendmentsknowledge into contextmeet andstandards isthat nothave tobeen beidentified used for theeach purposecareer ofpathway; amendments.

A JOINT MEMORIAL REQUESTING THE CREATION OF A CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION TASK h FORCE TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE FUNDING OF g o t hr CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ALIGNED TO WORKFORCE NEEDS g e i k AND TO PROVIDE A REPORT ON THE STATUS OF FUNDING CAREER h r i s TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN NEW MEXICO.

h , t, e u g e b l e e h WHEREAS, education provides the foundation for students to n d d i = = o h enter and succeed in their chosen fields of employment;

and l ] b ,d i a º e WHEREAS, all students need employability skills and r i = r t e w d m a n o knowledge to meet standards that have been identified for each d m :

b e d s º o t n = .216697.1AIC February 13, 2020 (1:40pm) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d career pathway;

and HJM 2/a Page 1 WHEREAS, developing high-quality career technical education programs requires expertise in career fields, knowledge of the academic content foundations of career decisions, employability skills aligned to workforce h employment, post-secondary requirements for credentials and u » r degrees, opportunities for work-related experiences and t h g e l i apprenticeships and partnerships with local employers and h r i s post-secondary educational institutions;

and h , e h WHEREAS, public schools have indicated a desire to develop t u g e b l e e , gh career technical education programs to increase education n d d i = = o h options for their students but lack funding to develop and l ] b ,d i a º r implement programs that meet the needs of their students and e r = t e w d m a n o the local or regional labor market;

and dWHEREAS, mfunding :for career technical education programs requires equipment and often specialized student work areas;

b r e t º o t n = .216697.1AIC February 13, 2020 (1:40pm) s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d WHEREAS, funding for career technical education programs requires equipment and often specialized student work areas;

and WHEREAS, high-quality career technical education programs have been shown to increase graduation rates and HJM 2/a Page 2 contribute to improved academic achievement;

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 h convene a career technical education task force to examine the u » r funding requirements of developing career technical education t h g e l i programs statewide and to provide a report on the status of h r i s career technical education in New Mexico;

and h , e h BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the public education t u g e b l e e , gh department be requested to assist the career technical n d d i = = o h education task force and include as members representatives who l ] b ,d i a º r have technical knowledge of, and expertise in, career technical e r = t e w d m a n o education, including the following:

dA. m :

b r e t º o t n = .216697.1AIC February 13, 2020 (1:40pm) s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d A.

HECº E.

one member from the workforce solutions department;»HECdepartment; HECºE»HEC HECºF»HEC.

F.

HECºF»HECHJM HECºG»HEC.2/a Page 3 G.

and HECºH. G»HEC HECºH»HEC.

at least one member of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house h of representatives;

and gBE o t hr HflºHECºBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that meetings of the taskcareer gtechnical eeducation itask k force be openrequested to theconduct public,its subjectmeetings in a manner that is open to the samepublic, noticewith hreasonable rnotice ito sthe provisionspublic, andconsistent exceptionswith providedthe inprovisions theof OpenSection Meetings10-15-1 Act;NMSA 1978;

hand ,BE t, e u g and»HEC»Hfl e b l e e h HflºBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the career technical n d d i = = o h education task force be requested to conductpresent its meetingsfindings inand arecommendations l ] b ,d i a º e r i = r manner that is open to the public,appropriate withinterim reasonablelegislative noticecommittee toby tNovember e1, w2020; d m a n o the public, consistent with the provisions of Section 10-15-1 d m :

b e d s º o t n = .216697.1AIC February 13, 2020 (1:40pm) s k m e - 4 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d NMSA 1978;

and»Hfl BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the career technical education task force be requested to present its findings and recommendations to the appropriate interim legislative committee by November 1, 2020;

-HJM 52/a -Page »4 g25 o » r h t i k l i g t h s , e h t l i w l b l e e , gh n d l h = = b , a l º d i a r e r = , a t e d m a n o d m :

b r e t º o t n = .216697.1AIC February 13, 2020 (1:40pm) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d