SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL 207

52nd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2015

AN ACT

RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION; PROHIBITING CERTAIN FEES.

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

     SECTION 1. A new section of the Public School Code is enacted to read:

     "[NEW MATERIAL] CERTAIN FEES PROHIBITED.--

          A. A school, local school board or governing body of a charter school shall not charge a registration fee to a student.

          B. A school, local school board or governing body of a charter school shall not sanction a student or withhold a transcript, letter of reference, high school diploma or diploma of excellence from a student on the basis of unpaid school fees.

          C. As used in this section, "registration fee" means any fee required to complete the registration process to attend a school."

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