New Mexico § 22-15-30 Guidelines

New Mexico Statutes

§ 22-15-30 — Guidelines

New Mexico § 22-15-30

Ch. 22Public Schools

Art. 15Instructional Material

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Bluebook

N.M. Stat. Ann. § 22-15-30 (2026).

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The department, in consultation with representatives from educational institutions and publishers, shall adopt guidelines consistent with the Braille Access Act [22-15-26 to 22-15-31 NMSA 1978] for the implementation and administration of that act. The guidelines shall address all of the following: A. the designation of instructional materials deemed required or essential to student success; B. definitions clarifying what constitutes nontextual mathematics or science instructional materials that use mathematical notations and clarifying a publisher's obligations in regard to such instructional materials; C. definitions clarifying what is required to maintain structural integrity and requirements for textual descriptions of pictures, illustrations, graphs and charts; D. requirements for app

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The department, in consultation with representatives from educational institutions and publishers, shall adopt guidelines consistent with the Braille Access Act [22-15-26 to 22-15-31 NMSA 1978] for the implementation and administration of that act. The guidelines shall address all of the following: A. the designation of instructional materials deemed required or essential to student success; B. definitions clarifying what constitutes nontextual mathematics or science instructional materials that use mathematical notations and clarifying a publisher's obligations in regard to such instructional materials; C. definitions clarifying what is required to maintain structural integrity and requirements for textual descriptions of pictures, illustrations, graphs and charts; D. requirements for approval and procurement of textbooks that are available in a computer or electronic format and procedures for suspension of publishers from the procurement process if the publisher fails to comply with the provisions of the Braille Access Act; E. an administrative complaint process to be followed for complaints against a publisher; F. definitions clarifying what constitutes "educational purposes"; and G. any other matters the department deems necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Braille Access Act.