New Mexico Register / Volume XXXVI, Issue 8 / April 22, 2025
NOTICE
OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
Public Hearing
The New Mexico Public Education Department (PED)
gives notice on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, that it will conduct a public hearing
for the following proposed rulemaking on Friday, May 23, 2025, 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:
Amendment of 6.35.2 NMAC, Implementing the Indian Education Act
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 comments on the record will be given three minutes to make a
statement concerning the proposed rulemaking. To submit written comments,
please see the Public Comment section of this notice.
Explanation
of Purpose of Rulemaking, Summary of Text, and Statutory Authority
6.35.2
NMAC, Implementing the Indian Education Act
Explanation: The purpose of the proposed rulemaking is to
strengthen accountability and funding mechanisms to ensure that the educational
needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students are being met.
Summary: The proposed amendment
clarifies tribal consultation requirements for school districts and charter
schools. The amendment also revises funding processes and reporting obligations
to ensure greater transparency in the implementation of the Indian Education
Act.
Statutory Authority: Sections
9-24-8, 22-2-1, and 22-23A-1 et seq. NMSA 1978.
No
technical information served as a basis for this proposed rule change.
Public
Comment
Interested
parties may provide comments 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 Friday, May 23, 2025.
The PED encourages early submission of written comments.
Public
Comment Period
The
public comment period is from Tuesday, April 22, 2025, to Friday, May 23, 2025,
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 Policy 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.