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§ 22-23C-5 NMSA 1978

Black education liaison created; duties

Known as the Black Education Act

The act spans §§ 22–22 (7 sections).

Laws 2021, ch. 51, § 5.

A. The "Black education liaison" is created in the department.

B. The liaison shall:

(1) focus on issues related to Black education and advise the secretary and the council on the development and implementation of public policy regarding the education of Black students;

(2) advise the department and the council on the development and implementation of the five-year strategic plan for public elementary and secondary education in the state as the plan relates to Black student education;

(3) assist and be assisted by other staff in the department and in the higher education department to improve elementary, secondary and post-secondary educational outcomes for Black students;

(4) maintain and update information on the department's website or a separate website that includes:

(a) subject to funding, links to a statewide hotline for reporting racially charged incidents;

(b) links to the department's Black education white papers as well as other pertinent research; and

(c) information on and links to historically Black colleges and universities;

(5) serve as a resource to enable school districts and charter schools to provide equitable and culturally relevant learning environments, educational opportunities and culturally relevant instructional materials for Black students enrolled in public schools;

(6) support and consult with the council;

(7) support school districts and charter schools to recruit parents on site-based and school district committees that represent the ethnic diversity of the community; and

(8) implement activities that are recommended and prioritized by the council within available funding."

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.