National Education Association- New Mexico

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Budget Overviews

The major part of the state public school appropriation goes to local school districts school equalization guarantee monies.  That appropriation, contained in the General Appropriations Act (know as House Bill 2), funds the basic operations of school districts.  The various proposals currently under consideration are summarized below:

House Bill 3 after action by the House Education Committee
Dollar Increase of FY)$ Appropriation         $191,564,600
Percent Increase                                                9.7%
Salary increase recommendation is an average 6% for all school employees, except an 9.5% increase for educational assistants.

The New Mexico Education Partners and NEA-New Mexico have recommended:
Dollar Increase Over FY 04 Appropriation  $256,000,000
Percent Increase                                               13.0%
Salary increase recommendation is 8% average for all school employee categories

The Legislative Education Study Committee has Recommended:
Dollar Increase Over FY 04 Appropriation     $219,849,200
Percentage Increase                                             11.2%
Salary Increase Recommendation is 6% average for all school employee

Governor Richardson has Recommended:
Dollar Increase Over FY06 Appropriation       $166,283,500
Percentage Increase                                              8.5%
Salary Increase Recommendation is 6% average for teachers, educational assistants, and other licensed professionals and 4% average for all other school employees

The Legislative Finance Committee has Recommended:
Dollar Increase Over FY06 Appropriation       $165,837,600
Percent Increase                                               7.9%
Salary increase recommendation is 4.5% average for all school employees, except 9.5% for educational assistants

Links to Help You Craft Your Message

Follow this link to Materials from the 2006 Joint Legislative Training.

Click on this link for our funding message kit.

Click on this link for a PowerPoint presentation on our retirement message!

Follow this link for sample messages on funding and retirement!

Follow these links to contact Your Representative and Senator

Use the links below to contact legislators now.

Follow this link to tell Legislators to Support 8% salary increases and adequate funding!

Send a message asking legislators to support an 8% average salary increase for all categories of school employees and the funding recommendations of NEA-NM and the New Mexico Education Partners.

Follow This Link to Send an Email to Your Legislator about Spending New Mexico's New Revenues on Public Schools!

Some legislators plan to propose harmful changes to educational retirement!  Send early messages encouraging legislators not to try to "fix" what isn't broken!

Follow this link to Send an Email to Your Legislator About Protecting Educational Retirement!

Legislation will once again be introduced to include instructional support providers and educational assistants in tiered licensure systems with minimum salaries attached.  Both of these efforts are long-time goals of our joint legislative platform and goals. 

Click on this link to ask legislators to provide salary equity to all education employees.

Ask legislators to provide minimum salaries and tiered licensure systems for Educational Assistants and Instructional Support Providers.

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