Sections 1 through 8 [21-21P-1 to 21-21P-8 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the "Grow Your Own Teachers Act".

History: Laws 2019, ch. 230, § 1.

Effective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 230 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2019, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.

Temporary provisions. — Laws 2019, ch. 230, § 9 provided:

A. At any time before releasing proposed initial rules for the Grow Your Own Teachers Act, the higher education department shall consult with the public education department, and the two departments shall convene or survey a geographically representative sample of educational assistants who want to pursue higher education and teachers who began their education careers as educational assistants to hear problems and concerns based on their experiences, challenges and expectations in pursuing higher education in general and teacher licensure in particular. The higher education department shall take those problems and concerns into account when issuing proposed rules.

B. The public education department shall report the findings from the consultation or survey of educational assistants and teachers who began their career as educational assistants to all educational assistants in school districts, charter schools, constitutional special schools, state institutions and state agencies that employ educational assistants and shall include copies of the Grow Your Own Teachers Act and the proposed rules.