Sat Mar 8 4:58PM - 13 days, 18 hours left in session
| Sponsors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rep. Randall T. Pettigrew | 61 | Lea |
| Rep. Catherine J. Cullen | 57 | Sandoval |
| Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| House | 🗓 Sat Mar 8 | 12:00 PM | House Floor |
This is the official nmlegis action history. I'm doing my best to translate the LONG/WEIRD-STRING to something less gibberishy. And before you ask, no, the "Legis Day" number has no mapping to the real world.
Actions: [8] HEC-HEC [12] DP
| Legis Day | Action | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | referred | HEC | ||
| 8 | sent | HEC | ||
| 12 | passed | HEC (view committee report) | DP | 10-0 |
This table shows bill actions detected on Ed's system, using heuristics that may not be 100% accurate and which may not reflect the "official" nmlegis chronology. It is probably more than you care to know.
| Feb 21 | filed: [Prefiled by Randall T. Pettigrew et al; not yet on nmlegis] |
| [new] | |
| sent to HEC | |
| title: '[prefiled by Randall T. Pettigrew Et Al; Not Yet on Nmlegis]' -> 'Study Means of Teacher Advancement' | |
| actions: 'HPREF' -> '[8] HEC-HEC' | |
| new sponsor: Randall T. Pettigrew | |
| new sponsor: Catherine J. Cullen | |
| Feb 28 | scheduled for HEC on Wed Mar 5, 08:30 |
| Mar 5 | passed HEC; sent to Speaker's Table |
| actions: '[8] HEC-HEC' -> '+ [12] DP-T' | |
| on House calendar for Thu Mar 6, 10:30 | |
| Mar 6 | actions: '[8] HEC-HEC [12] DP-T' -> '[8] HEC-HEC [12] DP' |
| on House calendar for Fri Mar 7, 10:30 | |
| Mar 7 | on House calendar for Sat Mar 8, 12:00 |
HOUSE MEMORIAL 32
57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025
INTRODUCED BY
Randall T. Pettigrew and Catherine J. Cullen
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 areas: classroom environment; 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 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 take significant time and financial resources; and
WHEREAS, currently, higher education does not offer master's degree credits for completion of microcredentials or national board certification;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the public education department be requested to collaborate with the teacher preparation programs at state universities to study the possibility of giving master's degree credit to level one teachers for the professional work required to move to level two and to level two teachers for the professional work required to move to level three; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the study consider the pros and cons of giving credit toward a master's degree, potential pathways to realize the proposal as well as academic barriers such as accreditation requirements; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the department report to the legislative education study committee by December 1, 2025; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be transmitted to the secretary of public education.
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