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New-Mexico
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Chapter 22 - Public Schools
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Article 10A - School Personnel Act
Article 10A - School Personnel Act
Section 22-10A-1 - Short title.
Section 22-10A-2 - Definitions.
Section 22-10A-3 - License or certificate required; application fee; general duties.
Section 22-10A-4 - Teachers and school administrators; professional status; licensure levels; salary alignment.
Section 22-10A-5 - Background checks; known convictions; alleged ethical misconduct; reporting required; penalty for failure to report.
Section 22-10A-5 - Background checks; known convictions; alleged ethical misconduct; reporting required; limited immunity; penalty for failure to report. (Effective July 1, 2020.)
Section 22-10A-6 - Educational requirements for licensure.
Section 22-10A-7 - Level one licensure.
Section 22-10A-8 - Alternative level one license.
Section 22-10A-9 - Teacher mentorship program for beginning teachers; purpose; department duties.
Section 22-10A-10 - Level two licensure.
Section 22-10A-11 - Level three licensure; tracks for teachers.
Section 22-10A-11.1 - Alternative level two or level three license.
Section 22-10A-11.2 - Deaf and hard-of-hearing teachers; alternative licensure assessment; saving provision.
Section 22-10A-11.3 - Level three-B provisional licensure for school principals.
Section 22-10A-11.4 - Level three-B administrator's license; tracks for school administrator licensure.
Section 22-10A-12 - Limited reciprocity.
Section 22-10A-12.1 - Expedited licensure; military service members and spouses; veterans.
Section 22-10A-13 - Native American language and culture certificates.
Section 22-10A-14 - Certificates of waiver.
Section 22-10A-15 - Substitute teacher certificate.
Section 22-10A-16 - Parental notification.
Section 22-10A-17 - Instructional support provider licenses.
Section 22-10A-17.1 - Educational assistants; licensing framework; qualifications; minimum salaries.
Section 22-10A-17.2 - Alternative level three-B licensure; track for instructional support providers.
Section 22-10A-18 - School principals; duties.
Section 22-10A-19 - Teachers and school principals; accountability; evaluations; sick leave; professional development; peer intervention; mentoring.
Section 22-10A-19.1 - Professional development; systemic framework; requirements; department duties.
Section 22-10A-19.2 - Educator accountability report.
Section 22-10A-20 - Staffing patterns; class load; teaching load.
Section 22-10A-21 - Licensed school employees; employment contracts; duration.
Section 22-10A-22 - Licensed school employees; notice of reemployment; termination.
Section 22-10A-23 - Licensed school employees; reemployment; acceptance; rejection; binding contract.
Section 22-10A-24 - Termination decisions; local school board; governing authority of a state agency; procedures.
Section 22-10A-25 - Appeals; independent arbitrator; qualifications; procedure; binding decision.
Section 22-10A-26 - Excepted from provisions.
Section 22-10A-27 - Discharge hearing; licensed school employees; procedures.
Section 22-10A-28 - Discharge appeals; licensed school employees; independent arbitrator; qualifications; procedure; binding decision.
Section 22-10A-29 - Compensation payments to discharged personnel.
Section 22-10A-30 - Supervision and correction procedures.
Section 22-10A-31 - Denial, suspension and revocation of licenses.
Section 22-10A-32 - Licensed school employees; required training program.
Section 22-10A-35 - Local sabbatical leave program authorized.
Section 22-10A-36 - Approved program required for sabbatical leave.
Section 22-10A-37 - Minimum conditions for sabbatical leave.
Section 22-10A-38 - Pay for sabbatical leave.
Section 22-10A-39 - Noncertified school personnel; salaries.
Section 22-10A-40 - School security personnel; definitions; required training. (Effective July 1, 2020.)
Section 22-10A-40.1 - Construction. (Effective July 1, 2020.)