The "public school reading proficiency fund" is created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of appropriations, gifts, grants and donations. The fund shall be administered by the department, and money in the fund is appropriated to the department to distribute awards to public middle, junior and senior high schools that implement innovative, scientifically based reading programs. The department shall develop procedures and rules for the application and award of money from the fund, including criteria upon which to evaluate innovative, scientifically based reading programs. Public schools receiving funds shall show evidence that they are using quality, scientifically based reading research to improve reading proficiency and shall develop individualized reading plans for students who fail to meet grade level reading proficiency standards. Disbursements of the fund shall be made by warrant of the department of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the secretary or the secretary's authorized representative. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain to the credit of the fund.
History: Laws 2000 (2nd S.S.), ch. 14, § 2; 2001, ch. 289, § 2; 1978 Comp., § 22-2-6.12, amended and recompiled as § 22-8-43 by Laws 2003, ch. 153, § 30; 2007, ch. 307, § 5; 2007, ch. 308, § 5.
Recompilations. — Laws 2003, ch. 153, § 30 recompiled former 22-2-6.12 NMSA 1978 as 22-8-43 NMSA 1978, effective April 4, 2003.
Cross references. — For transfer of powers and duties of the state superintendent to the secretary of public education, see 9-24-15 NMSA 1978.
The 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, authorized the use of the fund for awards to middle, junior and senior high schools. Laws 2007, ch. 307, § 5 and Laws 2007, ch. 308, § 5 enacted identical amendments to this section. The section was set out as amended by Laws 2007, ch. 308, § 5. See 12-1-8 NMSA 1978.
The 2003 amendment, effective April 4, 2003, deleted "of education" following "department" twice; substituted "public" for "local" preceding "schools" near the middle of the section; substituted "scientifically based" for "research-based" three times; and substituted "research" for "programs" following "reading" near the middle of the fifth sentence.
The 2001 amendment, effective June 15, 2001, substituted "department of education" for "state department of public education" in two places; added the fifth sentence; and substituted "state superintendent" for "superintendent of public instruction" in the sixth sentence.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 8 - Public School Finance
Section 22-8-3 - Office of education abolished; functions transferred.
Section 22-8-4 - Department; duties.
Section 22-8-5 - Rules; procedures.
Section 22-8-5.1 - Procurement, travel and gas cards.
Section 22-8-6.1 - Charter school operating budgets; maximum MEM.
Section 22-8-7 - Manner of budget submission.
Section 22-8-7.1 - Certain school district budgets.
Section 22-8-8 - Budgets; minimum student membership.
Section 22-8-9 - Budgets; minimum requirements.
Section 22-8-10 - Budgets; fixing the operating budget.
Section 22-8-11 - Budgets; approval of operating budget.
Section 22-8-12 - Operating budgets; amendments.
Section 22-8-12.1 - Membership projections and budget requests.
Section 22-8-12.3 - Local school board finance subcommittee; audit committee; membership; duties.
Section 22-8-13.2 - Financial reporting.
Section 22-8-13.3 - Reporting system; reporting requirements.
Section 22-8-14 - Public school fund.
Section 22-8-15 - Allocation limitation.
Section 22-8-16 - Payment to school districts.
Section 22-8-17 - Program cost determination; required information.
Section 22-8-18 - Program cost calculation; local responsibility.
Section 22-8-19 - Early childhood education program units.
Section 22-8-19.1 - Preschool programs; selected districts.
Section 22-8-20 - Basic program units.
Section 22-8-21 - Special education program units.
Section 22-8-22 - Bilingual multicultural education program units.
Section 22-8-23 - Size adjustment program units.
Section 22-8-23.1 - Enrollment growth program units.
Section 22-8-23.2 - New district adjustment; additional program units.
Section 22-8-23.3 - At-risk program units.
Section 22-8-23.5 - Fine arts education program units.
Section 22-8-23.6 - Charter school student activities program unit.
Section 22-8-23.7 - Elementary physical education program units.
Section 22-8-23.8 - Home school student activities program unit.
Section 22-8-23.9 - Home school student program units.
Section 22-8-23.10 - Extended learning time program.
Section 22-8-23.11 - K-5 plus program units.
Section 22-8-23.12 - New program funding.
Section 22-8-23.13 - Public education reform fund created.
Section 22-8-25 - State equalization guarantee distribution; determination of amount.
Section 22-8-25.1 - Additional per unit distribution from public school fund.
Section 22-8-26 - Transportation distribution.
Section 22-8-27 - Transportation equipment.
Section 22-8-29 - Transportation distributions; reports; payments.
Section 22-8-29.1 - Calculation of transportation allocation.
Section 22-8-29.4 - Transportation distribution adjustment factor.
Section 22-8-29.6 - Transportation emergency fund.
Section 22-8-30 - Supplemental distributions.
Section 22-8-30.1 - Recompiled.
Section 22-8-30.2 - Recompiled.
Section 22-8-31 - State-support reserve fund.
Section 22-8-32 - Current school fund; receipts; disposition.
Section 22-8-33 - Distribution of certain revenue.
Section 22-8-34 - Federal mineral leasing funds.
Section 22-8-35 - Tax anticipation certificates.
Section 22-8-36 - Certification of allocations; fund accounts.
Section 22-8-37 - Public school funds.
Section 22-8-38 - Boards of finance; designation.
Section 22-8-39 - Boards of finance; suspension.
Section 22-8-40 - Deposit of public school funds; distribution; interest.
Section 22-8-41 - Restriction on operational funds; emergency accounts; cash balances.
Section 22-8-42 - Violation of act; penalties.
Section 22-8-43 - Public school reading proficiency fund; created.
Section 22-8-44 - Educator licensure fund; distribution; appropriation.
Section 22-8-45 - Teacher professional development fund.
Section 22-8-45.1 - Beginning teacher mentorship fund; created.
Section 22-8-47 - New Mexico government education fund.
Section 22-8-48 - New school development fund; distribution.
Section 22-8-49 - Teacher cost index; licensure-experience factor; report.