New Mexico Statutes
Article 16C - Special Education Ombud
Section 28-16C-11 - Interference with the office and retaliation prohibited; potential actions for noncompliance.

A. A person shall not willfully interfere with the lawful actions of the office.
B. A person shall not institute discriminatory, disciplinary or retaliatory action against any student or parent for filing a concern with, providing information to or otherwise cooperating with the office.
C. If public school personnel or a contractor or volunteer of a school district or charter school fails to comply with the provisions of the Special Education Ombud Act:
(1) the council shall report the noncompliance to the public education department;
(2) the office shall collaborate with the public education department to access processes and resources to address special education services concerns; and
(3) the office shall collaborate with the public education department to identify further appropriate actions to be taken in response to the report, which may include a corrective action plan or any other administrative action that the public education department is authorized to take to ensure that students receive the free and appropriate public education required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and state law. The office shall provide a letter to the concerned person explaining the actions the public education department will take.
History: Laws 2021, ch. 53, § 11.
Cross references. — For the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, see 20 USCS § 1400 et seq.
Effective dates. — Laws 2021, ch. 53 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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