SB 247 New Mexico Senate · 2025 Regular Session

PUBLICATION OF CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL INFO

SB 247 requires New Mexico's Public Education Department to publish annual results of state-approved science, math, and English language arts assessments by September 1 each year. It mandates the department to include statewide performance trends and disaggregated data broken down by student demographics (race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, special education status) and school-level performance. The results must be published in an easily accessible, user-friendly format on a dedicated website maintained by the department. This directly affects public schools, parents, educators, and students by making assessment data more transparent and available for review. The bill takes effect July 1, 2025.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Jun 3, 2025

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What changed between versions

introduced version → PA substitute · 7 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended from an introduced version to a committee substitute version, significantly expanding the scope of assessment requirements. The original bill focused only on publishing summative assessment results for science, mathematics, and English language arts, while the substitute version now requires comprehensive reporting on all standards-based assessments including writing assessments. The substitute also adds new requirements for student participation, accommodations for students with disabilities, and allows limited English proficient students to take assessments in their primary language.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from a narrow focus on publishing summative assessment results to a broader mandate covering the entire statewide assessment and accountability system, including new provisions for student participation requirements, accommodations, and language assessment options.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the statute from creating a new section to amending an existing section (22-2C-4) that governs the statewide assessment and accountability system

Added requirement for students to participate in the academic assessment program with provisions for reasonable accommodations

Added provision allowing limited English proficient students to take assessments in their primary language

Expanded demographic reporting requirements to include gender and tribal affiliation in addition to the original requirements

Added deadline requirement for providing student scores to school districts before August 5 for placement purposes

Added requirement for standards-based writing assessment scoring criteria for grades three through eight

Added requirement for science assessments in grades three through five and six through eight by the 2007-2008 school year

Floor votes · Senate Mar 16, 2025

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

Mar 16, 2025

D Democratic24

23 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican16

14 Yea 2

87% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 18, 2025

Introduced

Sent to House Education Committee

lower

Mar 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

passed Senate

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

DO NOT PASS, replaced with committee substitute

upper

Feb 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

Sent to Senate Education Committee & Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors