A. To be eligible for state financial support, a fine arts education program shall:
(1) provide for the educational needs of students in the areas of visual arts, music, theater or dance;
(2) integrate the fine arts into the curriculum;
(3) use certified school instructors to supervise those who are teaching the program if those persons do not hold valid teaching licenses in one or more of the disciplines included in fine arts education; and
(4) require background checks in accordance with Section 22-10-3.3 NMSA 1978 [recompiled].
B. A fine arts education program shall meet each requirement of Subsection A of this section and be approved by the department of education [public education department] to be eligible for state financial support.
History: Laws 2003, ch. 152, § 6.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Laws 2003, ch. 153, § 36 recompiled former 22-10-3.3 NMSA 1978 as 22-10A-5 NMSA 1978, effective April 4, 2003.
Laws 2004, ch. 25, § 27, provided that all references to the superintendent of public instruction shall be deemed references to the secretary of public education and all references to the former state board of education or state department of education shall be deemed references to the public education department. See 9-24-15 NMSA 1978.