Item 13 - Final Martinez-Yazzie and PED Engagement Memo
Summary
AI-generated summaryIn a June 5, 2025 memo to Public Education Department (PED) Cabinet Secretary Mariana Padilla, Legislative Education Study Committee (LESC) staff say they will assist PED in developing a remedial action plan. The memo says the participation follows a court order and invitation; this is the memo’s account of those actions.
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In response to the First Judicial District Court’s May 20, 2025 Order requiring a comprehensive remedial action plan in the consolidated Martinez-Yazzie v. State of New Mexico case, the Legislative Education Study Committee (LESC) acknowledges the Court’s invitation for LESC staff to assist in the development of the comprehensive remedial action plan.Open page 1
LESC describes its role as advisory and technical, and proposes regular coordination with PED and its external consultant, along with updates to LESC members.
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LESC staff will participate in an advisory and technical role, consistent with the agency’s statutory responsibility to provide nonpartisan research and fiscal analysis to the Legislature.Open page 1
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we recommend regular coordination meetings between PED, its external consultant, and LESC staff leadership. LESC staff will also provide regular updates to LESC members on the development of the comprehensive remedial action plan and LESC staff work in support of PED.Open page 1
Key points
The memo lists stakeholder-meeting participation and assistance in identifying topics and questions for engagement among LESC staff’s proposed responsibilities.
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Identifying and allocating staff time to attend and participate in stakeholder meetings as appropriate, to support transparency and gather input for legislative understanding;
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Assisting PED in identifying components, areas of inquiry, and questions that could be considered during stakeholder engagement;
Open page 1LESC says it may provide research, statutory review, policy research, and fiscal modeling to inform potential plan elements.
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Providing statutory review by identifying sections of New Mexico law that may need to be addressed to contribute to a comprehensive remedial action plan;
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Providing policy research and fiscal modeling related to potential costs and implementation considerations for proposed plan components;
Open page 1The memo says LESC will work with PED on characteristics and qualifications for an external consultant and collaborate with PED and the consultant on plan alignment with legislative context and feasibility.
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Working in partnership with PED to identify characteristics, attributes, and qualifications that could be beneficial to see in an external consultant;
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Collaborating with PED and PED’s selected external consultant to ensure alignment of plan elements with legislative context and feasibility.
Open page 1The memo says LESC will report regularly to its members on plan development and LESC staff work supporting PED.
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LESC staff will also provide regular updates to LESC members on the development of the comprehensive remedial action plan and LESC staff work in support of PED.
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Questions to follow
- How will PED and LESC determine which stakeholder meetings LESC staff attend?
- What will the regular coordination meetings and updates to LESC members cover?
- How will the proposed research and fiscal modeling inform decisions about plan components?
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Original source: Legislative Education Study Committee
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Commentary
AI-generated analysisThe proposed coordination meetings and member updates could provide a way to share information about the planning process, though the memo does not specify a schedule, format, or what information the updates will contain.
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