A. A qualified student or person eligible to become a qualified student attending a public school, a state institution or a governmentally controlled school in a grade from the first through the twelfth grade of instruction is entitled to the free use of school library material. A student enrolled in an early childhood education program as defined in Section 22-13-3 NMSA 1978 is also entitled to the free use of school library material.
B. A school district, a state institution or a governmentally controlled school shall purchase school library material as an agent for the benefit of students entitled to the free use of school library material.
C. A school district, a state institution or a governmentally controlled school receiving school library material pursuant to the School Library Material Act is responsible for circulation of the school library material for use by eligible students and for the safekeeping of the school library material.
History: Laws 2003, ch. 149, § 5; 2009, ch. 134, § 4.
The 2009 amendment, effective June 19, 2009, in Subsection A, after "state institution", added "or a governmentally controlled school"; in Subsection B, after "state institution", added "or a governmentally controlled school"; and in Subsection C, after "state institution", added "or a governmentally controlled school".
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