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§ 22-8F-5 NMSA 1978

Uses of family income index distributions

Known as the Family Income Index Act

The act spans §§ 22–22 (6 sections).

Laws 2021, ch. 18, § 5; 2023, ch. 23, § 1.

A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this section, a public school shall use its family income index allocation on any of the following:

(1) evidence-based, structured literacy interventions that have been shown to improve reading and writing achievement of students;

(2) evidence-based mathematics instruction and interventions, including educational programming intended to improve career and college readiness of at-risk students, dual or concurrent enrollment and career and technical education;

(3) case management, tutoring and after-school and summer enrichment programs that are delivered by social workers, counselors, teachers or other professional staff;

(4) culturally relevant professional and curriculum development, including those necessary to support language acquisition and bilingual and multicultural education;

(5) whole school interventions, including social and emotional learning programs, multilayered systems of support, student nutrition programs, school-based health centers and community schools;

(6) evidence-based, high-quality instructional resources and materials;

(7) services to engage and support parents and families in the education of students; and

(8) services to engage and support tribal communities in the education of Native American students.

B. A school district shall use distributions received for allowable uses specified in Subsection A of this section to expand or improve services provided as part of a public school's existing academic program, but not to replace existing services.

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.