New Mexico legislation · 2025 Regular Session
New Mexico HM32: Study Means Of Teacher Advancement
Status: Passed both chambers, March 19, 2025
What the bill says
From the enrolled text:
A MEMORIAL REQUESTING THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO STUDY THE POSSIBILITY OF GRANTING TEACHERS MASTER'S LEVEL COLLEGE CREDIT FOR EARNING MICROCREDENTIALS TO ADVANCE FROM LEVEL ONE TO LEVEL TWO LICENSURE AND FROM LEVEL TWO TO LEVEL THREE LICENSURE, INCLUDING THE IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL BARRIERS AND PATHWAYS. WHEREAS, a level one teaching license is a provisional, nonrenewable license and a teacher is given up to five years to develop the academic and pedagogical knowledge and skills to become a level two teacher; and WHEREAS, to move from a level one license to a level two license, the public education department requires teachers to have a baccalaureate degree, teach for at least three years, participate in a formal teacher mentorship program and earn microcredentials in five assessment literacy; multilayered systems of support; culturally and linguistically responsive instruction; and family engagement; and WHEREAS, a teacher must earn a proficiency score of eighty-five percent or higher in each of the microcredential courses; and WHEREAS, it is also possible for a level one teacher to advance to level two by receiving certification from the HM Page national board for professional teaching standards, an exceptionally rigorous program; and WHEREAS, a teacher who holds a level three license will have completed nine microcredentials or five microcredentials and national board certification or a master's degree, all of which …
Sponsors
- Brian G. Baca (R, HD-008) · primary sponsor
- Jack Chatfield (R, HD-067) · primary sponsor
- Catherine J. Cullen (R, HD-057)
- Randall T. Pettigrew (R, HD-061)
Votes
- House Final Passage (March 19, 2025): 63 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HM32?
- HM32 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Study Means Of Teacher Advancement.
- What is the status of HM32?
- Passed both chambers as of March 19, 2025.
- Who sponsored HM32?
- Brian G. Baca (R, HD-008), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HM32?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legtype=M&legno=32&year=25
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