New Mexico Statutes
Article 23C - Black Education
Section 22-23C-5 - Black education liaison created; duties.

A. The "Black education liaison" is created in the department.
B. The liaison shall:
(1) focus on issues related to Black education and advise the secretary and the council on the development and implementation of public policy regarding the education of Black students;
(2) advise the department and the council on the development and implementation of the five-year strategic plan for public elementary and secondary education in the state as the plan relates to Black student education;
(3) assist and be assisted by other staff in the department and in the higher education department to improve elementary, secondary and post-secondary educational outcomes for Black students;
(4) maintain and update information on the department's website or a separate website that includes:
(a) subject to funding, links to a statewide hotline for reporting racially charged incidents;
(b) links to the department's Black education white papers as well as other pertinent research; and
(c) information on and links to historically Black colleges and universities;
(5) serve as a resource to enable school districts and charter schools to provide equitable and culturally relevant learning environments, educational opportunities and culturally relevant instructional materials for Black students enrolled in public schools;
(6) support and consult with the council;
(7) support school districts and charter schools to recruit parents on site-based and school district committees that represent the ethnic diversity of the community; and
(8) implement activities that are recommended and prioritized by the council within available funding."
History: Laws 2021, ch. 51, § 5.
Effective dates. — Laws 2021, ch. 51 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 18, 2021, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.

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