NEW MEXICO TEACHERS WOULD GET UP TO 10 DAYS OF SICK LEAVE A YEAR UNDER A BILL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED IN THE STATE HOUSE. AND THE NUMBER OF DAYS OFF FOR BEING SICK WOULD NOT HURT THEIR YEARLY PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. THIS BILL HAD BI-PARTISAN SUPPORT WHEN REPUBLICAN SUSANA MARTINEZ WAS GOVERNOR …BUT SHE VETOED IT.
IT’S NOW ONE OF THE SO-CALLED “ROCKET DOCKET” BILLS BEING PUSHED THROUGH IN SANTA FE BY DEMOCRATS. REPRESENTATIVE JASON HARPER OF RIO RANCHO IS SPONSORING THE MEASURE AND CALLS IT THE “TEACHERS ARE HUMANS TOO” BILL.”
