45th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2001

RELATING TO EDUCATION; CHANGING THE TESTING REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME SCHOOL STUDENTS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. Section 22-1-2.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1985, Chapter 21, Section 2, as amended by Laws 1993, Chapter 62, Section 2 and also by Laws 1993, Chapter 226, Section 1) is amended to read:

"22-1-2.1. HOME SCHOOL--REQUIREMENTS.--Any person operating or intending to operate a home school shall:

A. notify the superintendent of schools of the school district in which the person is a resident of the establishment of a home school within thirty days of its establishment and notify the superintendent of schools of the school district on or before April 1 of each subsequent year of operation;

B. maintain records of student attendance and disease immunization and furnish such records to the superintendent of schools of the school district;

C. provide instruction by a person possessing at least a high school diploma or its equivalent; and

D. test students [annually] to assess student achievement according to the statewide [and local school district] testing programs as determined by the state superintendent. The home school child shall take such achievement tests at a time and place and in a manner consistent with the procedures established by the state superintendent."