Gov. Susana Martinez, now in her fifth year in office, has a legislative agenda that resembles her first one from 2011.

Martinez, a Republican, is again supporting a bill to retain third-graders who are not proficient on standardized reading tests. It will be among the high-profile proposals of the 60-day legislative session that begins Tuesday.

During her first year as governor, Martinez persuaded members of the House of Representatives to approve a bill to hold back third-graders who score below par on reading tests. But that measure died in the Senate, and Democrats have since increased their opposition to forced student retention.

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