Chapter 22, Chapter 22

A. By December 31, 2019 and in consultation with the American diabetes association, the department of health, the New Mexico school nurse's association and the juvenile diabetes research foundation, the secretary of public education shall adopt and promulgate rules for the traini…

A. The parent or guardian of each student with diabetes who seeks diabetes care while at school shall submit to the school a diabetes medical management plan. B. Each school that receives a diabetes medical management plan shall review and implement the diabetes medical managemen…

A. A governing body shall ensure that all students with diabetes receive appropriate and needed diabetes care as specified in students' diabetes medical management plans. In accordance with the request of a parent or guardian of a student with diabetes and the student's diabetes …

A. The provisions of Subsection A of Section 5 [22-34-5 NMSA 1978] of the Student Diabetes Management Act shall not constitute the practice of nursing and shall be exempted from all applicable statutory or regulatory provisions that restrict what activities can be delegated to or…

A. Students with diabetes shall attend the school they would otherwise attend if they did not have diabetes, and the diabetes care specified in Subsection A of Section 5 [22- 34-5 NMSA 1978] of the Student Diabetes Management Act shall be provided at the student's school. A gover…

Upon the written request of a parent or guardian of a student with diabetes and authorization by the student's diabetes medical management plan, a student with diabetes shall be permitted to perform blood glucose checks, administer insulin through the insulin delivery system that…

A. Governing bodies shall provide a report to the public education department by October 15, 2020 and by each October 15 thereafter. The report shall: (1) state how many students with diabetes are attending schools in each school district; and (2) provide documentation regarding …

This act [22-35-1 to 22-35-5 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Safe Schools for All Students Act". History: Laws 2019, ch. 181, § 1.

As used in the Safe Schools for All Students Act: 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, na…

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

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

report cards. A. The department shall: (1) issue guidance for bullying prevention programs and policies in accordance with the Safe Schools for All Students Act; and (2) within one hundred twenty days of the effective date of the Safe Schools for All Students Act: (a) promulgate …

Sections 2 through 6 [7] [22-36-1 to 22-36-6 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the "Special Education Act". History: Laws 2026, ch. 55, § 2.

As used in the Special Education Act: A. "deputy secretary" means the deputy secretary for special education; B. "dyslexia" means a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin and characterized by difficulty with accurate or fluent word recognition and poor spe…

A. The "office of special education" is created in the department. The "deputy secretary for special education" shall be appointed by the secretary on the basis of education and experience in special education. The deputy secretary shall direct the activities of the office and sh…

A. The office shall make, adopt and keep current a state plan for special education policy, programs and standards. B. The department shall set standards for diagnosis and screening of and educational offerings for students with disabilities in public schools, developmentally del…

dyslexia. A. Within the course of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school years and in each subsequent school year, all first grade students shall be screened for dyslexia. B. A student whose dyslexia screening demonstrates characteristics of dyslexia and who is having difficulty lear…

residential treatment centers. A. Notwithstanding other provisions of the Public School Code [Chapter 22 NMSA 1978], as used in this section: (1) "qualified student" means a public school student who: (a) has not graduated from high school; (b) is regularly enrolled in one-half o…