New Mexico Register / Volume XXXI, Issue
5 / March 10, 2020
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
Public
Hearing.
The New Mexico Public Education
Department (PED) gives notice that it will conduct a public hearing on Monday, April
13, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 12 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 new rule 6.30.16 NMAC, Extended
Learning Time Program. 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 new rule 6.30.16
NMAC, Extended Learning Time Program, is to provide criteria for the
development and implementation of the extended learning time program to
maximize successful outcomes for students. Development and implementation includes operating, assessing, and evaluating extended learning time programs, and assisting school districts and charter schools
as they build capacity to offer extended learning time programs.
Statutory
Authorization(s):
Sections
9-24-8, 22-1-2, 22-2-2, and 22-8-23.10 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 101, 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 Monday, April 13, 2020. The PED encourages the early submission of
written comments. The public comment
period is from March 10, 2020 to April 13, 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.