Definitions
Known as the Literacy For Children At Risk Act
The act spans §§ 22–22 (55 sections).
Laws 1989, ch. 113, § 3; 1978 Comp., § 22A-1-3, recompiled as § 22-13-3.5 by Laws 2003, ch. 153, § 72.
As used in the Literacy For Children At Risk Act [ 22-13-3.3 to 22-13-3.7 NMSA 1978]:
A. "child at risk" means a child who attends public school in New Mexico and whose reading, writing or math literacy level, as determined by his school district, falls in the forty-ninth percentile or lower; and
B. "department" means the state department of public education.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.