New Mexico Register / Volume XXXI, Issue
7 / April 7, 2020
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
Public
Hearing. The New
Mexico Public Education Department (PED) gives notice that it will conduct a
public hearing on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. (MDT) in Mabry
Hall, located in the Jerry Apodaca Education Building, 300 Don Gaspar Ave.,
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501. The purpose
of the public hearing is to receive public input on the proposed repeal of 6.30.12
NMAC, K-3 Plus Program to be replaced with 6.30.12
NMAC, K-5 Plus Program, repeal and replace of 6.31.2 NMAC, Children with
Disabilities/Gifted Children, and amendment to 6.60.7 NMAC, Educator Licensure
Application Fee. At the hearing, the PED
will provide a verbal summary statement on record. Attendees who wish to provide public comment
on record will be given three (3) minutes to make a statement concerning the
rule changes. Written comment will also
be accepted at the hearing.
Explanation
of Purpose and Summary of Text
The
purpose of the proposed repeal of 6.30.12,
K-3 Plus Program to be replaced with 6.30.12,
K-5 Plus Program is to provide criteria for the development and
implementation of the K-5 plus program in order to maximize successful outcomes
and to facilitate the transition from K-3 Plus to K-5 Plus.
The
purpose of the proposed repeal and replace of 6.31.2 NMAC, Children with Disabilities/Gifted Children is to
provide public agencies with the requirements for serving students with
disabilities, including composition of the individualized education program
(IEP) team and providing information on the full continuum of services. The full continuum of services may include
placement and educational services provided at the New Mexico School for the
Deaf (NMSD) and the New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
(NMSBVI) or in conjunction between the public agency and NMSD or NMSBVI. The proposed repeal and replace also includes
requirements a public agency, including NMSD and NMSBVI, is obliged to do if a
student is deaf, blind, deafblind, or has a hearing or visual impairment.
The
purpose of the proposed amendment of 6.60.7
NMAC, Educator Licensure Application Fee is to establish the requirements
for military member or veteran to obtain a licensure fee exemption.
Statutory
Authorization(s):
Sections 22-2-1, 22-2-2, 22-8-44, 22-10A-3,
22-13-5, 22-13-6.1, and 22-13D-3 NMSA 1978.
No
technical information served as a basis for this proposed rule change.
Public
Comment. Interested parties may provide comment at the
public hearing or may submit written comments by
mail to John Sena, Policy Division, New Mexico Public Education Department, 300
Don Gaspar Avenue, Room 121 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501, by electronic mail to rule.feedback@state.nm.us,
or by fax to (505) 827-6520. All written
comments must be received no later than 5 p.m. (MDT) on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. The PED encourages the early submission of
written comments. The public comment
period is from April 7, 2020 to May 19, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. (MDT).
The
PED will review all feedback received during the public comment period and
issue communication regarding a final decision at a later date.
Copies
of the proposed rules may be accessed through the page titled, “Rule
Notification,” on the PED's website at http://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/bureaus/policy-innovation-measurement/rule-notification/,
or may be obtained from John Sena at (505) 570-7816 during regular business
hours.
Individuals
with disabilities who require the above information in an alternative format or
need any form of auxiliary aid to attend or participate in the public hearing
are asked to contact John Sena at (505) 570-7816 as soon as possible before the
date set for the public hearing. The PED
requires at least 10 calendar days advance notice to provide any special
accommodations requested.