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  1. Promotion and protection of sound charter laws that ensure autonomy and growth with accountability.
  2. Equitable access to all public school funding streams.
  3. Advocating public policies supportive of quality New Mexico public charter schools.
2011 Legislative Agenda


2011 Legislative Bills
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SENATE BILL 446
50TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSION, 2011
INTRODUCED BY John M. Sapien and Rhonda S. King
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION; AMENDING AND ENACTING SECTIONS OF THE CHARTER SCHOOLS ACT; PROVIDING FOR CHARTER SCHOOL CONTRACTS; REQUIRING CHARTER CONTRACTS BETWEEN A CHARTER SCHOOL AND THE CHARTERING AUTHORITY AND SETTING FORTH CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS; ESTABLISHING CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROCEDURES FOR A CHARTER SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY AND ADMINISTRATION; CREATING AN ANNUAL EVALUATION PROCESS FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS

PDF of Senate Bill 446



SENATE BILL 427
RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; ENACTING THE A-B-C-D-F SCHOOLS
RATING ACT; PROVIDING FOR A RATING SYSTEM TO GRADE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS IN A WAY EASILY UNDERSTANDABLE BY PARENTS, SCHOOL
PERSONNEL AND THE COMMUNITY; ESTABLISHING CRITERIA FOR RATING
PUBLIC SCHOOLS; PROVIDING SCHOOL OPTIONS; PROVIDING FUNDING FOR
FAILING SCHOOLS TO IMPLEMENT SCIENTIFICALLY BASED INSTRUCTIONAL
PROGRAMS LINKED TO IMPROVED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT; CREATING A NEW
MEXICO SCHOOL RECOGNITION PROGRAM; PROVIDING FINANCIAL AWARDS
FOR HIGH-ACHIEVING PUBLIC SCHOOLS; RECONCILING MULTIPLE
AMENDMENTS TO THE SAME SECTION OF LAW IN LAWS 2007.

PDF of Senate Bill 427



House Bill 21
Introduced By: Mary Helen Garcia
RELATING TO EDUCATION; LIMITING GRADE PROMOTIONS; PROVIDING
THAT A STUDENT WHO IS NOT PROFICIENT IN READING AT THE END OF
GRADE THREE SHALL NOT BE PROMOTED TO GRADE FOUR; LIMITING
PROMOTION TO EIGHTH GRADE.

PDF of House Bill 21




2011 Legislative Update
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