Bill > HB184

This bill makes several key changes to the K-5 Plus program in New Mexico: 1. It allows elementary schools to provide the K-5 Plus program as an "equivalent number of instructional hours" instead of additional instructional days, as long as they meet certain requirements related to the minimum number of instructional days in the regular school year. 2. It limits the ability of schools to use both the K-5 Plus program and the Extended Learning Time program to count towards the total instructional time required, unless the K-5 Plus program provides an equivalent number of instructional hours. 3. It changes the funding formula for the K-5 Plus program, basing it on the average number of qualified students from the prior year's second and third reporting dates, rather than a single reporting date chosen by the department. The bill aims to provide more flexibility for schools in how they structure the K-5 Plus program, while also ensuring a minimum level of instructional time, and changing the funding mechanism to be based on prior-year enrollment data.

Budget and Finance, Education

https://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/legislation.aspx?chamber=H&legtype=B&legno=184&year=21