Chapter 22 — Chapter 22

A. The board shall not make any investment, other than investments in publicly traded equities or publicly traded fixed-income securities, unless the recipient of the investment discloses the identity of any third-party marketer who rendered services on behalf of the recipient in…

penalty. A. Other than names of members and local administrative units by which a member was employed; dates of employment, retirement and reported death; service credit; reported salary; retirement and disability benefits; and amounts of contributions made by members and local a…

A. The board shall: (1) properly and uniformly enforce the Educational Retirement Act; (2) hire employees and delegate administrative authority to these employees; (3) make an actuarial report on the financial operation of the Educational Retirement Act to the legislature at each…

A. The board shall employ an educational retirement director. The director shall be the administrative officer for the board in carrying out the provisions of the Educational Retirement Act and shall have those additional duties provided in the rules of the board. B. Before assum…

A. The board shall employ the services of a medical authority. The medical authority may examine, make reports of and certify the medical condition of applicants for and recipients of disability benefits pursuant to the Educational Retirement Act. B. The board shall pay the medic…

A. The board shall employ the services of an actuary. The actuary shall prepare a table of actuarial equivalents for use of the board and the director in computing the value of advanced, deferred or optional payment of benefits pursuant to the Educational Retirement Act. The actu…

History: 1953 Comp., § 77-10-1, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 16, § 169; 2003, ch. 153, § 55; repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 223, § 17.

History: Laws 2017, ch. 53, § 1 and Laws 2017, ch. 85, § 1; 2019, ch. 218, § 1; repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 223, § 17.

History: 1953 Comp., § 77-10-2, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 16, § 170; 1967, ch. 133, § 1; 1972, ch. 17, § 2; 1974, ch. 7, § 2; 1975, ch. 332, § 3; 1975, ch. 338, § 2; 1981, ch. 7, § 1; 1985, ch. 21, § 4; 1997, ch. 194, § 1; 2001, ch. 183, § 1; 2004, ch. 28, § 2; 2007, ch. 307, § 6…

History: 1978 Comp., § 22-12-2.1, enacted by Laws 1986, ch. 33, § 27; 1987, ch. 305, § 1; 1988, ch. 20, § 1; 1993, ch. 27, § 1; 1997, ch. 239, § 1; 1997, ch. 245, § 1; repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 223, § 17.

History: 1953 Comp., § 77-10-2.1, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 238, § 1; 1997, ch. 258, § 1; 2003, ch. 153, § 56; 2006, ch. 94, § 42; repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 223, § 17.

History: Laws 2013, ch. 198, § 1; repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 223, § 17.

History: 1953 Comp., § 77-10-3, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 16, § 171; reenacted by Laws 1978, ch. 211, § 10; repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 223, § 17.

History: 1953 Comp., § 77-10-4, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 16, § 172; 1979, ch. 55, § 1; 1990 (1st S.S.), ch. 9, § 11; repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 223, § 17.

History: 1953 Comp., § 77-10-6, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 16, § 174; repealed by Laws 2007, ch. 307, § 11 and Laws 2007, ch. 308, § 11.

History: 1953 Comp., § 77-10-7, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 16, § 175; 1975, ch. 332, § 4; 1981, ch. 7, § 2; 1986, ch. 33, § 28; 1987, ch. 222, § 1; 2004, ch. 28, § 3; 2006, ch. 94, § 43; 2009, ch. 193, § 2; repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 223, § 17.

History: 1978 Comp., § 22-12-8, enacted by Laws 1985, ch. 104, § 1; 2004, ch. 28, § 4; 2006, ch. 94, § 44; 2009, ch. 193, § 3; repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 223, § 17.

History: Laws 2004, ch. 28, § 1; 2005, ch. 260, § 2; 2006, ch. 94, § 45; 2009, ch. 193, § 4; 2011, ch. 146, § 1; repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 223, § 17.

Sections 1 through 14 [22-12A-1 to 22-12A-14 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the "Attendance for Success Act". History: Laws 2019, ch. 223, § 1.

participation. A. A public school student shall have at least a 2.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, or its equivalent, either cumulatively or for the grading period immediately preceding participation, to be eligible to participate in any interscholastic extracurricular activ…

and excessively absent students. A. A public school shall provide interventions for students who are missing school, depending on the number of absences. The process for notification and interventions is: (1) for a student who has been identified as in need of individualized prev…

A. Each local school board and each governing body of a charter school or private school shall initiate the enforcement of the provisions of the Attendance for Success Act for excessively absent students. B. If unexcused absences continue after written notice of excessive absente…

A. For each reporting date and at the end of the year, each school district shall report: (1) the total number of days missed for excused and unexcused absences for each student in each public school, the total number of days each student was enrolled and in which tier each stude…

experience disruption in the student's education. A. For purposes of this section, "a student who has experienced a disruption in the student's education" means a student who experiences one or more changes in public school or school district enrollment during a single school yea…

As used in the Attendance for Success Act: A. "absent" means not in attendance for a class or school day for any reason, whether excused or not; provided that "absent" does not apply to participation in interscholastic extracurricular activities; B. "attendance improvement plan" …

A school-age person in the state shall have a right to a free public education as follows: A. except for a school-age person who is detained in a state or local detention center or enrolled or residing in a state institution, other than a school-age person provided for in Subsect…

attendance policies. A. Except as otherwise provided in the Public School Code, a school-age person shall attend public school, private school, home school or a state institution until the school-age person is at least eighteen years of age unless that school-age person has gradu…

A. Local school boards may admit as students school-age persons who do not live within the school district to the public schools within the school district when there are sufficient school accommodations to provide for them. B. Local school boards may allow students to transfer t…

A. A public school shall maintain an attendance policy that: (1) establishes an early warning system that includes evidence-based metrics to identify students at risk of chronic absenteeism or excessive absenteeism; (2) provides for early identification of chronically absent and …

responsibilities; differentiation; district plan; additional support. A. School districts shall differentiate public schools based on their chronic absence rates into no fewer than four categories. B. School districts shall differentiate student subgroups based on their chronic a…

improvement plan; procedures. A. A public school shall initiate the enforcement of the provisions of the Attendance for Success Act for its enrolled students. The enforcement policies of a public school shall focus on prevention and intervention. B. Beginning in the 2020-2021 sch…

up work. A. A student may be excused for parent- or doctor-authorized medical reasons. A public school shall provide time for the student to make up the school work missed during the absence. B. A school district shall maintain an attendance policy that: (1) provides at least ten…

accreditation. A. The department shall require public schools to address department-approved academic content and performance standards when instructing in specific department- required subject areas as provided in this section. A public school or school district failing to meet …

A. The purpose of the New Mexico diploma of excellence is to demonstrate that a student is ready for success in post-secondary education, gainful employment and citizenship and is equipped with the skills to be a lifelong learner. The purpose of the state's minimum graduation req…

History: 1978 Comp., § 22-13-1.2, enacted by Laws 2003, ch. 153, § 59; repealed by Laws 2024, ch. 2, § 2.

A. The department shall design and implement a statewide reading initiative to improve reading proficiency in the state. The design of the reading initiative shall be based upon quality, scientifically based reading research that has been shown to improve reading proficiency and …

arts; dual credit courses; languages other than English. A. Beginning with the 2006-2007 school year, each school district shall offer at least one honors or similar academically rigorous class each in mathematics and language arts in each high school. B. Beginning in the 2008-20…

A. School districts and charter schools may create core curriculum frameworks to provide high quality curricula in kindergarten through grade six to prepare students for pre-advanced placement and advanced placement coursework in grades seven through twelve. B. The framework shal…

department [development]. A. Each school district shall align its curricula to meet the state standards for each grade level and subject area so that students who transfer between public schools within the school district receive the same educational opportunity within the same g…

A. As used in this section: (1) "eligible students" means students in kindergarten through grade six in a public school classified by the department as an elementary school; and (2) "physical education" includes programs of education through which students participate in activiti…

History: 1953 Comp., § 77-11-5, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 16, § 184; repealed by Laws 2007, ch. 307, § 11 and Laws 2007, ch. 308, § 11.

History: 1953 Comp., § 77-11-6, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 16, § 185.

A. The state board [department] or its designated representative shall adopt and promulgate minimum standards for approved driver-education and motorcycle driver- education courses taught in any school in the state. B. A driver-education or motorcycle driver-education course shal…

A. The state board [department] shall prescribe standards and regulations for the establishment and operation of school lunch programs in the state. The department of education [public education department] shall provide technical advice and assistance to any school district in c…

of school meal programs. The public education department, in collaboration with the department of health and one representative each from the New Mexico action for healthy kids, parents, students, school food service directors, school boards, school administrators, agriculture, d…

funds. A. School districts and charter schools shall establish a "breakfast after the bell program" to provide free breakfast, after the instructional day has begun, to all students attending a public school in which eighty-five percent or more of the enrolled students were eligi…

A. An emergency drill shall be conducted in each public and private school of the state at least once each week during the first four weeks of the school year. During the first four weeks of the school year, each school shall conduct one shelter in place drill that includes prepa…

A. No person shall teach sectarian doctrine in a public school. B. Any person violating the provisions of this section by teaching sectarian doctrine in a public school shall be immediately discharged from further employment with a school district. The provisions of Sections 22-1…

A. It is unlawful for any private school, or its agent, to canvass a prospective student in New Mexico for the purpose of selling to the student a scholarship or collecting tuition from the student in advance of the date for registration for the school without first obtaining a p…

ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1979, ch. 54, § 1, repealed 22-13-17 NMSA 1978, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 180, § 27, relating to education enrichment program and diesel mechanics program.