New Mexico Administrative Code

February 28, 2006, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

This rule requires the adoption of local school district wellness policies.

A. "Coordinated school health approach" means the framework for linking health and education. The focus is healthy and successful students. There are eight interactive components of coordinated school health: health education; physical education and activity; nutrition; social an…

A. This section applies to local school boards, local school districts, and charter schools and governs policies to be implemented by local school districts with regards to student and school employee wellness. B. Each school district and charter school shall develop and implemen…

Public Education Department, hereinafter the department.

A. Beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, each school district and state-chartered charter school shall annually submit the following to the department in a method prescribed by the department and in a timeframe determined by the department: (1) a status report on the implemen…

This rule applies to school districts, local school boards, state-chartered charter schools and governing bodies.

This rule is promulgated by the secretary of the department and the department under the authority of Sections 9-24-8, 22-2-1, 22-2-2, and 22-35-1 through 22-35-5 NMSA 1978.

Permanent

November 12, 2019, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

To establish requirements for local school boards and public schools, including charter schools and governing bodies, to develop and implement bullying prevention policies and programs and to report on the implementation of the Safe Schools for All Students Act per the parameters…

A. "Bullying" means any severe, pervasive, or persistent act or conduct that targets a student, whether physically, electronically, or verbally, and that: (1) may be based on a student's actual or perceived race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation…

A. By January 1, 2020, each local school board or governing body shall adopt and enforce policies to: (1) prevent bullying and cyberbullying: (a) on its property, including electronic communication on or with the use of its property; (b) at school or district-sponsored events; an…

A. Following adoption of a bullying prevention policy, each public school shall: (1) establish an annual bullying prevention program for students aligned with New Mexico's health education content standards with benchmarks and performance standards; (2) provide annual training be…

New Mexico Department of Health.

This rule applies to students enrolled in public, private, home or parochial schools in New Mexico unless otherwise expressly limited.

This rule is adopted pursuant to the Department of Health Act, Section 9-7-6(E) and the Public Health Act, Sections 24-1-3(B), 24-1-3(G), and 24-1-3(O) NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

February 1, 2009 unless a later date is cited in the history at the end of a section.

The purpose of this rule is to grant students who are authorized pursuant to this rule the right to self-manage their diabetes care in the school setting and to develop mechanisms that support safe diabetes self-management in the school environment.

A. "Developmental level" means the appropriate age-specific stage of emotional, mental and physical growth as determined by the school nurse or other designated registered nurse or clinician. B. "Equipment and supplies" means those materials required to store or dispose of sharps…

A. General rights: Schools (whether public or nonpublic) are required to grant to any student in grades kindergarten through 12 authorization to carry and use equipment and supplies, for storage and disposal of sharps, for self-assessment and for self-administration of diabetes t…

Public Education Department, hereinafter the department.

A. CEP schools with a post-multiplier amount of one-hundred percent or higher shall not be eligible to receive a breakfast program award. B. CEP schools with a post-multiplier amount greater than eighty-five percent but less than one-hundred percent shall be considered an eligibl…

All public schools, bureau of Indian education schools, state-supported schools, state-sponsored schools, and residential child care institutions eligible to participate in the breakfast program established by Section 22-13-13.2 NMSA 1978.

Sections 22-2-1, 22-13-13.2, and 9-24-8 NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

January 28, 2020 unless a later date is cited in the history note at the end of a section.

To establish the standards, procedures for waiver requests and the award of waivers, and procedures for funding necessary to implement the breakfast program established by Section 22-13-13.2 NMSA 1978.

A. "Breakfast program" means the free breakfast program established by Section 22-13-13.2 NMSA 1978. B. "Community eligibility provision" or "CEP" means a non-pricing meal service option for schools and school districts in low-income areas. Schools that adopt the CEP are reimburs…

A. All eligible schools shall establish a breakfast program unless the school is granted a waiver by the department pursuant to 6.12.9.9 NMAC. B. Voluntary schools may establish a breakfast program provided that state funding is available and the voluntary school complies with 6.…

A. Eligible schools may apply for a waiver of breakfast program participation if the eligible school can demonstrate that implementation of the breakfast program will result in financial hardship. B. Waiver requests shall be submitted using the department's breakfast program waiv…

Public Education Department

This rule governs the process by which rules promulgated by the New Mexico activities association are considered by the public education department for approval or disapproval pursuant to Subsection L of Section 22-2-2 NMSA 1978, and the process for the review of decisions made b…

This rule is adopted pursuant to Sections 22-2-1 and 22-2-2 NMSA 1978.

Permanent

October 15, 1997, unless a different date is cited at the end of a section.

The purpose of this rule is to set forth the requirements applicable to the regulation of interscholastic activities by the New Mexico activities association. A. The New Mexico activities association may establish rules for the organization, regulation and enforcement of intersch…

[RESERVED]

The following requirements apply to the state administrative review of decisions of the New Mexico activities association: A. A decision of the New Mexico activities association, in which a party is aggrieved, may be appealed to the secretary of public education or his/her design…

A. Interscholastic activities are an integral and essential component of New Mexico youth, and the curricula within New Mexico schools. In order to provide such opportunities for students, these activities must be organized, supervised and regulated in a fair, open and consistent…

Public Education Department

This rule applies to school districts and charter schools.

This rule is adopted pursuant to Sections 22-2-1, 22-2-2 NMSA 1978, the School Athletics Equity Act [22-31-1 to 22-31-6 NMSA 1978], and 20 U.S. Code 1681, et seq.

Permanent

January 29, 1999, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The purpose of this rule is to prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender in interscholastic sports.

A. "Department" means the public education department. B. "School Athletics Equity Act" means a state law enacted to require annual data collection and reporting to ensure that any public school operating an athletics program for grades seven through twelve shall do so in a manne…

A. No officer, agent or employee of any local school board, school district or charter school shall subject any person to discrimination based on gender in any interscholastic sport. Nor shall any public school operate its interscholastic program in a manner that discriminates ag…

(Reserved.)