New Mexico Statutes
Article 10A - School Personnel
Section 22-10A-35 - Local sabbatical leave program authorized.

A local school board may provide as part of its compensation plan a program of sabbatical leave for its certified employees. The governing authority of a state agency may provide a program of sabbatical leave for its certified school instructors.
History: 1953 Comp., § 77-8-20, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 116, § 1; 1975, ch. 306, § 17; 1978 Comp., § 22-10-23, recompiled as § 22-10A-35 by Laws 2003, ch. 153, § 72.
Recompilations. — Laws 2003, ch. 153, § 72 recompiled former 22-10-23 NMSA 1978 as 22-10A-35 NMSA 1978, effective April 4, 2003.
Cross references. — For definition of "sabbatical leave," see 22-10A-2 NMSA 1978.

Structure New Mexico Statutes

New Mexico Statutes

Chapter 22 - Public Schools

Article 10A - School Personnel

Section 22-10A-1 - Short title.

Section 22-10A-2 - Definitions.

Section 22-10A-3 - License or certificate required; application fee; general duties.

Section 22-10A-4 - Teachers and school administrators; professional status; licensure levels; salary alignment.

Section 22-10A-5 - Background checks; known convictions; alleged ethical misconduct; reporting required; penalty for failure to report.

Section 22-10A-5.1 - Duty to report ethical misconduct; responsibility to investigate ethical misconduct; ethical misconduct report coordination.

Section 22-10A-5.2 - Applicants for school employment, contracts or volunteer positions; requirements for work history and other information.

Section 22-10A-6 - Educational requirements for licensure.

Section 22-10A-7 - Level one licensure.

Section 22-10A-8 - Alternative level one license.

Section 22-10A-8 - Alternative level one license. (Effective July 1, 2022.)

Section 22-10A-8.1 - Saving clause. (Effective July 1, 2022.)

Section 22-10A-9 - Teacher mentorship program for beginning teachers; purpose; department duties.

Section 22-10A-10 - Level two licensure.

Section 22-10A-11 - Level three licensure; tracks for teachers.

Section 22-10A-11.1 - Alternative level two or level three license.

Section 22-10A-11.2 - Deaf and hard-of-hearing teachers; alternative licensure assessment; saving provision.

Section 22-10A-11.3 - Level three-B provisional licensure for school principals.

Section 22-10A-11.4 - Level three-B administrator's license; tracks for school administrator licensure.

Section 22-10A-12 - Limited reciprocity.

Section 22-10A-12.1 - Expedited licensure; military service members, spouses and dependents; waiver of fees; veterans.

Section 22-10A-13 - Native American language and culture certificates.

Section 22-10A-14 - Certificates of waiver.

Section 22-10A-15 - Substitute teacher certificate.

Section 22-10A-16 - Parental notification.

Section 22-10A-17 - Instructional support provider licenses.

Section 22-10A-17.1 - Educational assistants; licensing framework; qualifications; minimum salaries.

Section 22-10A-17.2 - Alternative level three-B licensure; track for instructional support providers.

Section 22-10A-18 - School principals; duties.

Section 22-10A-19 - Teachers and school principals; accountability; evaluations; sick leave; professional development; peer intervention; mentoring.

Section 22-10A-19.1 - Professional development; systemic framework; requirements; department duties.

Section 22-10A-19.2 - Educator accountability report.

Section 22-10A-19.3 - Anti-racism and racial sensitivity training and professional development.

Section 22-10A-20 - Staffing patterns; class load; teaching load.

Section 22-10A-20.1 - Repealed.

Section 22-10A-21 - Licensed school employees; employment contracts; duration.

Section 22-10A-22 - Licensed school employees; notice of reemployment; termination.

Section 22-10A-23 - Licensed school employees; reemployment; acceptance; rejection; binding contract.

Section 22-10A-24 - Termination decisions; local school board; governing authority of a state agency; procedures.

Section 22-10A-25 - Appeals; independent arbitrator; qualifications; procedure; binding decision.

Section 22-10A-26 - Excepted from provisions.

Section 22-10A-27 - Discharge hearing; licensed school employees; procedures.

Section 22-10A-28 - Discharge appeals; licensed school employees; independent arbitrator; qualifications; procedure; binding decision.

Section 22-10A-29 - Compensation payments to discharged personnel.

Section 22-10A-30 - Supervision and correction procedures.

Section 22-10A-31 - Denial, suspension and revocation of licenses.

Section 22-10A-32 - School district personnel, school employees, school volunteers, contractors and contractors' employees; required training program.

Section 22-10A-33 - Repealed.

Section 22-10A-34 - Repealed.

Section 22-10A-35 - Local sabbatical leave program authorized.

Section 22-10A-36 - Approved program required for sabbatical leave.

Section 22-10A-37 - Minimum conditions for sabbatical leave.

Section 22-10A-38 - Pay for sabbatical leave.

Section 22-10A-39 - Noncertified school personnel; salaries.

Section 22-10A-40 - School security personnel; definitions; required training.

Section 22-10A-40.1 - Construction.