As used in the Department of Health Education Act:

A. "department" means the department of health;

B. "educational appraisal and review committee" means the educational appraisal and review committee as defined in the special education regulations of the state board of education [public education department];

C. "evaluated school-age resident" means a school-age resident who has been evaluated by the department according to the state board of education [public education department] special education regulations;

D. "fund" means the department of health education fund;

E. "institution-bound resident" means an evaluated school-age resident who is not enrolled in a public school;

F. "referred school-age resident" means an evaluated school-age resident who has been referred to a school district for enrollment;

G. "school-age resident" means a school-age person as defined in Section 22-1-2 NMSA 1978 who is a client as defined in Section 43-1-3 NMSA 1978 in a state institution under the authority of the secretary; and

H. "secretary" means the secretary of health.

History: 1978 Comp., § 24-3B-2, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 211, § 2; 1991, ch. 25, § 28.

Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.

Laws 2004, ch. 27, § 27 provided that all references in law to the state board of education shall be deemed to be references to the public education department.

Cross references. — For public education department, see Chapter 9, Article 24 NMSA 1978.

The 1991 amendment, effective March 29, 1991, added the catchline and substituted "Department of Health Education Act" for "Health and Environment Department Education Act" in the introductory phrase, "department of health" for "health and environment department as created under the Health and Environment Department Act" in Subsection A, "department of health" for "health and environment department" in Subsection D, "22-1-2 NMSA 1978" for "77-1-2 NMSA 1953" and "43-1-3 NMSA 1978" for "34-2A-2 NMSA 1953" in Subsection G and "health" for "the department" in Subsection H.