Actions: [2] HEC/HGEIC-HEC
Scheduled: Not Scheduled
Actions: [2] HEC/HGEIC-HEC
Scheduled: Not Scheduled
House Bill 200 (HB 200) in Public School Finance establishes program units for licensed school employees with bilingual and teaching English to speakers of other languages endorsements. HB 200 provides for the calculation of program units for bilingual and teaching English to speakers of other languages endorsements. HB 200 provides for Public Education Department verification.Legislation Overview:
House Bill 200 makes amendments to Public Schools Finance code, as follows: Section 1 amends Subsection A of Program Cost Calculation to insert program units (16) bilingual endorsement and (17) teaching English to speakers of other languages endorsement. SECTION 2 amends National Board for Professional Teaching Standards to insert Subsection B (bilingual endorsements) and Subsection C (teaching of English to speakers of other languages endorsements) to provide program unit calculations and a requirement for verifications by the school district or charter school.Current Law:
House Bill 200 Public Schools finance code: Section 22-8-18 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1974, Chapter 8, Section 8, as amended) does not currently have program units for a bilingual endorsement or a teaching English to speakers of other languages endorsement. Section 22-8-23.4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2003, Chapter 144, Section 2 and Laws 2003, Chapter 152, Section 9, as amended) currently has no reference to a bilingual endorsement or a teaching English to speakers of other languages endorsement and no requirement for verification.