HB13 - Teacher Residency Changes has Passed the Senate…moving on to the Governor’s desk
Senate Bill 1, setting minimum teacher salaries passed the House. It now moves to the Governor.
The General Appropriations Act has passed the Senate tonight. It included a 7% increase, raises three tiered minimums for teachers to $50,000, $60,000, &70,000 as well as increases the minimum wages of all school personnel to $15/hr. Additionally, it adds provisions to include extended learning, K-5+, and K-12+,raises funding for textbooks by $8million. And it allows districts who have already selected to operate on a four-day week to continue to do so. We will post an updated comparison chart as soon as it becomes available.
Senate Education Committee passed several important bills that had passed over from the House: HB13 Teacher Residency Changes; HB57 2023 Transportation DistributionChanges; HB73 Educational Retirees Returning to Work; HB119 Adjust Certain School Distribution Changes for Capitol Improvements. These will all proceed to the Senate Floor for final consideration.
The General Appropriations Act has passed the Senate Finance Committee with very few changes for public schools. It appears that the language on 4 day weeks appears to have been changed to allow all districts who are currently practicing 4 day weeks to continue . The language does appear to restrict future additional growth in 4 day districts. We will see the newly adopted HB2 later today and will be able to fully “score” the changes.
The General Appropriations Act (HB2) is still being considered in SFC. The debate is not regarding public school support. We expect it will move out of SFC by tomorrow morning.
Senate Bill 36 increasing employer contributions passes House Education Committee this morning unanimously .
Correction HB119 passed the floor of the House. This bill increases the state match for SB 9 for all districts participating in the Capital Improvements Act…,
HB 73 Return to work after 90 days just passed the Floor of the House. House Bill 119 adjusting school bus funding to prior years to assure sufficient funds also passed just prior to HB73. The House is still in Session after all night deliberations.
Senate Bill 1 - the teacher three tiered minimum salaries has passed the House Education Committee..,
HB57 2023 transportation distribution adjustment (use of earlier ridership) has passed the House
SB243 passed the Senate Education Committee unanimously. The Chair indicated that there are currently no House Bills in the cue for Friday. Che k nmlegis.gov for updates.
SB 36. - Stewart passed the Senate Finance Committee and appears to be part of the General Appropriations Act.
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CS/HB122 Cyber Security has passed House Education. The substitute removed the control of the project from DoIt and allows all districts and charters access to the funds. It still awards the funds to DoIt and is likely to be further amended in HAFC as it moves forward.
Senate Bill175 was held over on the senate floor until Monday. Also House Education and Senate Education will both meet Monday morning. Go to nmlegis.gov for those calendars. Senate Finance Committee will begin considering HB2 on Monday..
Senate Bill 175 Retiree Return to Service bill passed the Senate Finance Committee today and is scheduled to be heard on the Senate Floor tomorrow. This bill fulfills our legislative platform request.
Tomorrow House Education meets at 9:00 and will hear HB122, School Cyber Security Program; Senate Education will meet at 9:30 to hear SB 195, Statewide Media Literacy Program.
The House is scheduled to hear the General Appropriations Act (HAFC sub/HB2,3) sometime after they convene at 11:00 am
Senate Bill 1 passed Senate Finance Committee last night unanimously. This sets the $50,000, $60,000, and $70,000 minimums for teachers and subsequently, principals. This bill will now go to the Senate Floor.
Senate Bill 172 which provides for Return to Work after 90 days unanimously passed Senate Education.
The General Appropriations Act is scheduled to be heard on the floor of the House late this morning. It should then move to the Senate on Friday.
The weather may change times of legislative process today. Go to nmlegis.gov for updates.
The House Appropriations and Finance Committee is expected to vote on the final Committee Substitute of HB2 tomorrow morning. It is expected that the committee will act to eliminate the mandatory ELTP and K-5+ language, recraft the funding for ELTP, incentivize pay for ELTP and K-5+, increase k-12+ opportunities, increase salaries 7% and set higher teacher minimum salaries for 3 tiered system. Also expected to raise minimum salaries for educational personnel. The specifics of these portions should be released sometime after tomorrow’s committee meeting.