New Mexico Register / Volume XXXIV,
Issue 15 / August 15, 2023
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
Public
Hearing
The
New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) gives notice that it will conduct
a public hearing for the following proposed rulemaking on Tuesday, September 19,
2023, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (MDT) in Mabry Hall, located in the Jerry
Apodaca Education Building, 300 Don Gaspar Ave., Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501:
Repeal
and Replace of 6.19.8
NMAC, School Differentiation and Support
Amendment to 6.12.11 NMAC, Student Diabetes
Management
The
PED will give a verbal summary statement, on record, at the hearing.
The
purpose of the public hearing is to receive public input on the proposed
rulemaking. Attendees who wish to provide public comment on record will be
given three minutes to make a statement concerning the proposed rulemaking. To submit
written comment, please see the Public Comment section of this notice.
Explanation
of Purpose of Rulemaking, Summary of Text, and Statutory Authority, by Proposed
Rule
6.19.8 NMAC, School
Differentiation and Support
Explanation: The purpose of the proposed rulemaking is to describe
the system of annual differentiation of public schools based on the
department’s accountability model and to outline the system of school support
based on a multi-year identification cycle.
Summary:
The proposed new
rule provides for the recognition of high-performing schools and schools that
have exited categories of improvement or intervention, and for the designation
of schools as needing improvement or intervention. This rule complies with
requirements for statewide accountability systems based on challenging academic
standards for language arts and mathematics, and for school improvement
designations and actions of the department as detailed by the state’s system of
annual meaningful differentiation and by the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act (ESEA) as amended by the Every Student Succeeds
Act (ESSA).
Statutory
Authority: Sections 9-24-8, 22-2-1, 22-2-2, 22-2C-1 through 22-2C-13, and 22-2F-1
through 22-2F-3 NMSA 1978; 20 USC 6303.
6.12.11 NMAC, Student Diabetes Management
Explanation: The purpose of
the proposed rulemaking is to update the requirements for the annual diabetes
report submitted to the department by school districts and state-chartered
charter schools.
Summary: The proposed amendment
simplifies reporting requirements for school districts and state-chartered
charter schools, includes scanning of continuous glucose monitors in the
required training for diabetes care personnel, adds the statutory definition of
schools nurse, and includes clean-up language.
Statutory Authority: Sections 9-24-8, 22-2-1, 22-2-2, and 22-34-1 through
22-34-9 NMSA 1978
No
technical information served as a basis for this proposed rule change.
Public
Comment
Interested
parties may provide comment at the public hearing or may submit written
comments by mail or e-mail.
Mailing
Address
Policy
and Legislative Affairs Division
New
Mexico Public Education Department
300
Don Gaspar Avenue, Room 121
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
E-Mail Address
Rule.Feedback@ped.nm.gov
Written
comments must be received no later than 5 p.m. (MDT) on Tuesday, September 19,
2023. The PED encourages the early submission of written comments.
Public
Comment Period
The
public comment period is from Tuesday, August 15, 2023, to Tuesday, September
19, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. (MDT). The PED will review all feedback received during the public
comment period and issue communication regarding a final decision of the
proposed rulemaking at a later date.
Copies of the proposed rule may be obtained from
Denise Terrazas at (505) 470-5303 during regular business hours or may be
accessed through the PED Police and Legislative Affairs webpage titled,
“Proposed Rules,” at http://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/bureaus/policy-innovation-measurement/rule-notification/.
Individuals with disabilities who require the
above information in an alternative format or need any form of auxiliary aid to
attend or participate in the public hearing are asked to contact Denise
Terrazas at (505) 470-5303 as soon as possible before the date set for the
public hearing. The PED requires at least 10 calendar days advance notice to
provide any special accommodations requested.