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HB 65 INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS IN SCHOOL YEAR
Sponsored By: Rep Gail (Missy) Armstrong

Actions: HPREF [2] HGEIC/HEC-HGEIC [5] ref HEC/HGEIC-HEC [9] DP-HGEIC [14] DP [15] PASSED/H (64-0) [17] SEC-SEC [19] DP [21] PASSED/S (38-0) VETO [20] VETO OVERRIDE PASSED/H (64-0).

Scheduled: Not Scheduled

Summary:
 House Bill 65 (HB 65) amends Public Schools to clarity that local school boards and governing bodies of charter schools shall determine the total number of instructional days per year and week that students are required to be in school programs. HB 65 declares an emergency.
Legislation Overview:
 House Bill 65 (HB 65) amends Public Schools Section 22-2-8.1 NMSA 1978) in the School Year to add to the title: Local School Board or Governing Body of a Charter School Authority. 
Subsection A is amended to add that the board or governing body shall determine the total number of instructional days per year and per week that students shall be in school programs.
SECTION 2 applies this act to the 2025-2026 and subsequent school years. 
SECTION 3 declares that this act takes effect immediately.
Current Law: 
 Public Schools Section 22-2-8.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1986, Chapter 33, Section 2, as amended by Laws 2023, Chapter 19, Section 1 and by Laws 2023, Chapter 84, Section 22) sets the instructional hours per year that students shall be in school programs.
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