Bill > HB200

This bill modifies New Mexico's public school finance law to create additional program units for licensed school employees with specific language-related teaching endorsements. The bill adds two new categories of program units to the existing school funding calculation: one for teachers with bilingual endorsements (which will be calculated at one program unit per endorsed teacher) and another for teachers with Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) endorsements (calculated at half a program unit per endorsed teacher). These new program units will be awarded to school districts and charter schools that employ teachers with these specialized endorsements, and the units are contingent upon the school verifying that the teachers are working in approved bilingual or multicultural education programs and receiving a one-time salary differential. The bill amends existing law to include these new endorsement-based program units in the overall calculation of school funding, with the goal of incentivizing and supporting educators who have specialized skills in multilingual education and English language learning. The Public Education Department will be responsible for verifying the eligibility of teachers and approving the additional program units.

Education

https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legtype=B&legno=200&year=25