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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 50 - INSURANCE › Part 16 - ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL OF AUTHORITY COVERAGE DETERMINATIONS › Section 6.50.16.14 - HEARINGS

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A. Rights of
				parties and those offering comment. At any hearing, all parties shall be
				entitled to enter an appearance, introduce evidence, examine and cross-examine
				witnesses, make arguments, and generally participate in the conduct of the
				hearing. Non-parties wishing to make comments shall be entitled to make an oral
				or written statement for the record but such statement shall not be considered
				as evidence. Non-parties making comment shall not have the right to introduce
				evidence or examine or cross-examine witnesses, to receive copies of pleadings
				or documents, to appeal from any decision or order, or to otherwise participate
				in the hearing other than by making their comments.
B. Continuance. Any party who desires a
				continuance shall request a continuance immediately upon receipt of notice of
				hearing or as soon thereafter as facts requiring such continuance come to the
				party's knowledge. The hearing officer may grant a request for continuance if
				timely made and supported by reasonable cause. The hearing officer may also
				grant a continuance at any time in the hearing officer's sound
				discretion.
C. Order of
				presentation. The hearing officer shall determine the order of presentation of
				the evidence and shall be guided in this matter by the interests of fairness
				and justice.
D. Rules of evidence.
(1) All relevant evidence is admissible
				which, in the opinion of the hearing officer, is the best evidence most
				reasonably obtainable, having due regard to its necessity, competence,
				availability and trustworthiness.
(2) In passing upon the admissibility of
				evidence, the hearing officer shall give consideration to, but shall not be
				bound by, the New Mexico rules of evidence which govern proceedings in New
				Mexico district courts. The hearing officer shall also give consideration to
				the legal requirement that any final decision on the merits be supported by
				competent evidence.
(3) All
				testimony to be considered as evidence in a hearing shall be made under
				oath.
(4) The parties may agree to
				submit written stipulations of fact or law or both to the hearing officer and
				such stipulations shall be binding upon the parties entering into the
				stipulation.
(5) A hearing officer
				may take administrative notice of the following matters if otherwise admissible
				under this rule: rules, regulations and procedures of the authority and other
				government agencies; decisions, records and transcripts in other authority
				proceedings; state and federal statutes; decisions of state and federal courts;
				and matters of which the courts of this state may take judicial notice. Matters
				noticed are admitted into evidence to the same extent as other relevant
				evidence.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 50 - INSURANCE › Part 16 - ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL OF AUTHORITY COVERAGE DETERMINATIONS › Section 6.50.16.15 - CONFLICTS

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If an employee or official of an aggrieved member is on the
				  authority board, that authority board member shall abstain from any
				  participation, discussion, action or voting with respect to the petition for
				  review. In the event an aggrieved authority employee files a petition for
				  review he or she shall abstain from any participation, discussion, action or
				  communication with regard to the petition other than in his or her normal role
				  as a petitioner.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 50 - INSURANCE › Part 16 - ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL OF AUTHORITY COVERAGE DETERMINATIONS › Section 6.50.16.16 - PROCEDURE FOR REVIEW OF A FINAL DECISION OF THE AUTHORITY

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Final decisions of the authority, whether based upon a notice
				  of appeal or the written findings of fact and disposition recommendations of a
				  hearing officer, may be reviewed in the New Mexico district courts pursuant to
				  the provisions of Rule 1-075 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the district
				  courts, governing issuance of writs of certiorari for constitutional review of
				  agency decisions. It is important that an appellant wishing to seek district
				  court review of a final decision of the authority immediately examine the most
				  recent publication of Rule 1-075 to determine its requirements. Pursuant to
				  Rule 1-075, a petition for writ of certiorari must be filed in the district
				  court within 30 days after the date of the final decision of the
				  authority.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 50 - INSURANCE › Part 17 - USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES BY PRIVATE PERSONS › Section 6.50.17.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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New Mexico Public School Insurance Authority.
The address of the New Mexico Public School Insurance
				  Authority is 410 Old Taos Highway, Santa Fe, New Mexico
				  87501.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 50 - INSURANCE › Part 17 - USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES BY PRIVATE PERSONS › Section 6.50.17.2 - SCOPE

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This part applies to all school districts, charter schools
				  and other educational entities authorized to participate in the authority's
				  risk related coverages.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 50 - INSURANCE › Part 17 - USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES BY PRIVATE PERSONS › Section 6.50.17.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Subsection F of Section
				  22-29-7 NMSA
				  1978 directs the authority to establish a policy to be followed by
				  participating members relating to the use of school facilities by private
				  persons provided that the policy relates only to liability and risk issues.
				  This policy shall not affect the rights and responsibilities of local school
				  boards to determine how, when and by whom school district facilities are used.
				  The policy shall be distributed to participating members and posted upon the
				  authority's web site.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 50 - INSURANCE › Part 17 - USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES BY PRIVATE PERSONS › Section 6.50.17.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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September 1, 2014 unless a later date is cited at the end of
				  a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 50 - INSURANCE › Part 17 - USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES BY PRIVATE PERSONS › Section 6.50.17.6 - OBJECTIVE

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To establish a policy to be followed by participating members
				  relating to the use of school facilities by private persons. This policy
				  relates only to liability and risk issues.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 50 - INSURANCE › Part 18 - USE OF VOLUNTEERS IN SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Section 6.50.18.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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New Mexico Public School Insurance Authority.
The address of the New Mexico Public School Insurance
				  Authority is 410 Old Taos Highway, Santa Fe, New Mexico
				  87501.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 50 - INSURANCE › Part 18 - USE OF VOLUNTEERS IN SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Section 6.50.18.2 - SCOPE

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This part applies to all school districts, charter schools
				  and other educational entities authorized to participate in the authority's
				  risk related coverages.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 50 - INSURANCE › Part 18 - USE OF VOLUNTEERS IN SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Section 6.50.18.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Subsection E of Section
				  22-29-7 NMSA
				  1978 directs the authority to establish a policy to be followed by
				  participating members relating to the use of volunteers, distribute the policy
				  to participating members and post the policy upon the authority's web
				  site.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 50 - INSURANCE › Part 18 - USE OF VOLUNTEERS IN SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Section 6.50.18.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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September 1, 2014 unless a later date is cited at the end of
				  a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 50 - INSURANCE › Part 18 - USE OF VOLUNTEERS IN SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Section 6.50.18.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A.
"Regular
				volunteers"
means those persons, including relatives of students, who
				commit to serve on a regular basis at a school district, charter school or
				other educational entity without compensation.
B.
"Spontaneous volunteers"
means those persons who agree to fill an urgent, temporary need for a school
				district, charter school or other educational entity without compensation and
				who are not pre-registered as a regular volunteer.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 50 - INSURANCE › Part 18 - USE OF VOLUNTEERS IN SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Section 6.50.18.8 - POLICY FOR REGULAR VOLUNTEERS IN SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS

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A. Participating
				member schools and school districts make extensive use of regular volunteers
				for many of their programs. In seeking and accepting the voluntary services of
				qualified, interested individuals, the participating members recognize that
				they have basic responsibilities to the regular volunteers as well as to the
				students and to themselves.
B. Each
				participating member shall be responsible for organizing and managing its own
				regular volunteer program subject to the following rules. Participating member
				schools, school districts and other educational entities shall have in place
				policies clearly establishing how and by whom regular volunteers are appointed
				and the policies at minimum shall require:
(1)
				interviewing all prospective regular volunteers and doing a background check
				including, but not limited to any history of drug abuse or drug dealing,
				domestic violence, DUI offenses, and sex crimes;
(2) providing all regular volunteers with a
				job description, outlining specific duties, time commitment and qualifications
				for acceptance as a regular volunteer;
(3) providing appropriate training,
				supervision and evaluation of regular volunteers; and
(4) instructing all regular volunteers to
				understand that failure to obey the code of ethics and standards of
				professional conduct as provided in 6.60.9.8 NMAC and 6.60.9.9 NMAC concerning
				the obligations of school personnel is grounds for dismissal.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 3 - ALTERNATIVE LICENSURE › Section 6.60.3.2 - SCOPE

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Applicants for alternative teaching licensure alternative
				  administrative licensure, or student success advisor
				  licensure.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 3 - ALTERNATIVE LICENSURE › Section 6.60.3.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Sections
				  22-2-1,
				  22-2-2,
				  22-10A-6,
				  and
				  22-10A-8
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 3 - ALTERNATIVE LICENSURE › Section 6.60.3.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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November 27, 2018 unless a later date is cited in the history
				  note at the end of a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 3 - ALTERNATIVE LICENSURE › Section 6.60.3.6 - OBJECTIVE

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To define the requirements for obtaining an alternative
				  teaching license, alternative administrator license, or student success advisor
				  license.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 3 - ALTERNATIVE LICENSURE › Section 6.60.3.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A.
"Alternative license"
means:
(1)
				a temporary, two-year teaching license issued by the department to a candidate
				who does not yet meet the requirements for a level 1 standard license but is
				participating in an alternative route to licensure as defined in Subsections B
				and C of
				6.60.3.9
				NMAC; or
(2) a temporary, one-year
				teaching license issued by the department to a candidate who does not yet meet
				the requirements for a level 1 standard license but is participating in an
				alternative route to licensure as defined in Subsection D of
				6.60.3.9
				NMAC; or
(3) a temporary, one-year
				administrator certificate or license issued by the department to a candidate
				who does not yet meet the requirements for a level 3B administrator license but
				is participating in an alternative route to licensure as defined in
				6.60.3.11
				NMAC; or
(4) a temporary, five-year
				alternative student success advisor license issued by the department to a
				candidate who does not yet meet the requirements for school counselor licensure
				but is working toward meeting the requirements established in 6.63.6
				NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 3 - ALTERNATIVE LICENSURE › Section 6.60.3.8 - PATHWAYS FOR ALTERNATIVE TEACHING LICENSURE

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Three pathways shall be available for candidates seeking to
				  obtain an alternative teaching license in New Mexico.
A.
Alternative EPP pathway.
A
				two-year alternative teaching license may be granted to candidates who
				simultaneously complete face-to-face or online courses through a
				department-approved EPP while serving as a teacher of record for two years.
				Candidates who complete the EPP and meet coursework and testing requirements at
				the conclusion of the two-year alternative license period shall be eligible to
				transfer to a level 1 standard teaching license.
B.
Alternative NMTEACH pathway.
A two-year alternative teaching license may be granted to candidates who
				simultaneously complete required teaching of reading coursework and testing
				requirements while serving as a teacher of record. Candidates who complete
				coursework and testing requirements and who earn two consecutive ratings of
				effective or higher on NMTEACH at the completion of the two-year alternative
				license period shall be eligible to transfer to a level 1 standard teaching
				license.
C.
Alternative
				post-secondary experience pathway.
A one-year alternative license may be
				granted to candidates who have obtained a bachelor's and master's degree in a
				field outside education and who have taught at an accredited college or
				university for a minimum of five years. Candidates who serve as the teacher of
				record for one full school year who earn an effective or higher rating on
				NMTEACH and who satisfactorily demonstrate teaching competencies for the type
				and level of licensure being sought, as determined by the LEA, shall be
				eligible to transfer to a level 2 or level 3A standard teaching license.
				Candidates following the alternative post-secondary experience pathway shall
				not be required to complete testing requirements.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 3 - ALTERNATIVE LICENSURE › Section 6.60.3.9 - REQUIREMENTS FOR ALTERNATIVE TEACHING LICENSURE

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A.
General requirements.
All
				applicants for alternative teaching licensure shall:
(1) be at least 18 years of age;
(2) hold either a bachelor of arts or science
				degree, master of arts or science degree, or doctorate degree from a regionally
				accredited college or university with a minimum grade point average of
				2.75;
(3)complete a background
				check in accordance with 6.60.8 NMAC; and
(4) have no licensure requirements waived on
				an emergency or temporary basis, or for any other reason; and
(5) meet the application requirements for the
				license being sought.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 3 - ALTERNATIVE LICENSURE › Section 6.60.3.10 - APPLICATION FOR ALTERNATIVE TEACHING LICENSURE

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A.
Alternative EPP pathway.
Applicants following the alternative EPP pathway who meet the criteria for
				alternative licensure as defined in 6.60.3 NMAC shall be issued a two-year
				alternative license and shall be permitted to serve as a teacher of record
				prior to completion of licensure requirements. The licensee shall complete
				coursework requirements within the two-year period and shall provide the
				department with documentation of coursework completion. Candidates with
				alternative licensure may be issued a one-year extension to allow additional
				time for completing coursework and testing requirements if they can demonstrate
				good standing with the LEA or EPP. Applicants for alternative licensure via the
				alternative EPP pathway shall provide:
(1)
				official sealed bachelor's degree transcript with at least 30 semester hours in
				the license subject area, a master's degree transcript with at least 12
				graduate hours in the license subject area, or a doctoral degree in the license
				subject area;
(2)a letter of
				acceptance into a department-approved EPP; and
(3) proof of passage of required NMTA
				essential academic skills tests.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 3 - ALTERNATIVE LICENSURE › Section 6.60.3.11 - REQUIREMENTS FOR ALTERNATIVE ADMINISTRATOR LICENSURE

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A.A one-year alternative license in
				educational administration may be issued to any candidate who:
(1)holds a level 2 or level 3 teaching
				license; and
(2)has at least six
				full school years of experience in administration at an accredited college or
				university. Administrators shall be in a position of supervision which shall
				include:
(a) dean;
(b) president; and
(c) vice president.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 3 - ALTERNATIVE LICENSURE › Section 6.60.3.12 - REQUIREMENTS FOR ALTERNATIVE STUDENT SUCCESS ADVISOR LICENSURE

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A.Applicants for an
				alternative student success advisor license shall:
(1) be at least 18 years of age;
(2) hold either a bachelor of arts or science
				degree from a regionally accredited college or university; and
(3)complete a background check in accordance
				with 6.60.8 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 4 - LICENSURE RECIPROCITY › Section 6.60.4.2 - SCOPE

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All persons who possess a minimum of a baccalaureate degree,
				  have completed their education preparation programs at educational institutions
				  outside the state or hold a valid out-of-state license, and are now seeking a
				  teaching or administrative license or an endorsement from the
				  PED.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 4 - LICENSURE RECIPROCITY › Section 6.60.4.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Sections
				  22-10A-12,
				  22-10A-6(C) (D), and
				  22-10A-12
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 4 - LICENSURE RECIPROCITY › Section 6.60.4.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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July 1, 2001, unless a later date is specified at the end of
				  a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 4 - LICENSURE RECIPROCITY › Section 6.60.4.6 - OBJECTIVE

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This rule governs the requirements for providing limited
				  reciprocity to obtain teaching or administrative licensure, or licensure
				  endorsement, for those persons having completed their education preparation
				  programs at educational institutions outside the state or holding valid
				  out-of-state licensure.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 4 - LICENSURE RECIPROCITY › Section 6.60.4.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A. "Core academic
				subjects" means English, language arts, reading, mathematics, science, modern
				and classical languages, except the modern and classical Native American
				languages and cultures of New Mexico tribes and pueblos, the arts, including
				music and visual arts, and social studies, which includes civics, government,
				economics, history, and geography.
B. "Academic major," under this rule, means
				twenty-four (24) to thirty-six (36) semester hours in a core academic subject
				area, twelve hours of which must be upper division for secondary 7-12, middle
				level 5-9, and pre-K-12 specialty area licenses.
C. "Full school year" means a minimum of 160
				instructional days in a school year or 480 instructional days or equivalent
				number of days in schools or school districts on alternative schedules over
				multiple school years of full-time or part-time teaching during which the
				teacher is the teacher of record or serves as an instructional coach or
				resource teacher in at least one class each school year while holding a
				standard teaching license. An equivalent number of instructional hours may be
				accepted for those teachers who do not teach every day. Instructional days may
				include teaching in summer school or similar educational setting.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 4 - LICENSURE RECIPROCITY › Section 6.60.4.9 - LICENSURE ENDORSEMENTS

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Persons seeking to add an endorsement on the basis of
				  regionally accredited college coursework, passage of a content test or showing
				  the endorsement on an out-of-state license shall meet the following
				  requirements:
A. hold the underlying
				license required for that endorsement; and
B. provide the out-of state documentation
				supporting their having satisfied the endorsement-appropriate PED requirements
				for the requested endorsement; and
C. if they are also seeking level 1, level 2,
				or level 3 reciprocal licensure under this rule, meet the requirements of
				either Subsections A, B or C of Section 8 of 6.60.4 NMAC above for the
				respective level of licensure sought.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 4 - LICENSURE RECIPROCITY › Section 6.60.4.10 - BURDEN OF PROOF ON SUBMISSIONS

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Consistent with the criteria enumerated above, it shall be
				  the burden of the individual seeking the reciprocal licensure or licensure
				  endorsement to provide supporting documentation to the PED. Individuals would
				  have one calendar year after application receipt date in the licensure bureau
				  to provide the documentation to have the level of license changed. After that
				  time, the person would need to reapply and provide all proper
				  documentation.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 4 - LICENSURE RECIPROCITY › Section 6.60.4.12 - IMPLEMENTATION

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Persons who meet the requirements in this rule may obtain a
				  license at a level established by the PED unless otherwise barred by statute or
				  PED rule. The PED may issue new licenses to persons impacted by amendments in
				  this rule with the same beginning effective dates as their original licenses.
				  Out of state licenses that are expired will only be considered in determining a
				  person's eligibility to receive licensure or licensure endorsement under this
				  rule if the person has provided at least one currently valid license. Except
				  for a certificate issued by the national board for professional teaching
				  standards, the fact that a person seeking reciprocal licensure holds a valid
				  out of state license or endorsement shall not in itself entitle that person to
				  any presumption regarding the issuance of a PED license or endorsement. Nothing
				  in this rule shall prevent a local superintendent from establishing a policy
				  requiring a person who receives reciprocal licensure to participate in a
				  mentorship program.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 5 - COMPETENCY TESTING FOR LICENSURE › Section 6.60.5.2 - SCOPE

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All persons seeking teaching licensure, certain licensure
				  endorsements, and bilingual education endorsement on or after July 30, 1999;
				  all persons seeking administrator, school counselor, educational diagnostician
				  licensure after September 1, 2007, and all persons who have registered to take
				  or have taken any portion of the New Mexico teacher
				  assessments.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 5 - COMPETENCY TESTING FOR LICENSURE › Section 6.60.5.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Sections
				  22-2-1
				  and
				  22-2-2,
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 5 - COMPETENCY TESTING FOR LICENSURE › Section 6.60.5.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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July 30, 1999, unless a later date is cited in the history at
				  the end of a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 5 - COMPETENCY TESTING FOR LICENSURE › Section 6.60.5.6 - OBJECTIVE

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This rule is adopted by the "PED" for the purpose of
				  establishing the New Mexico teacher assessments ("NMTA") as the primary
				  acceptable examination for educator licensure in New Mexico. Although the PED
				  adopts the New Mexico teacher assessments as the successor examination to the
				  core battery of the national teachers examination, this rule also provides for
				  acceptance of passing test scores from those applicants who took the core
				  battery of the national teachers examination and have applied for licensure on
				  or after July 30, 1999. This rule also establishes the New Mexico content
				  knowledge assessments ("NMCKA"), which is part of the NMTA, as the content
				  tests required to be taken to hold certain endorsements on teaching licenses or
				  to receive an initial elementary K-8 license or pre K-12 special education
				  license. This rule also establishes Prueba de Español para la
				  Certificación Bilingüe as the PED's required Spanish language
				  proficiency examination for persons seeking an endorsement to a teaching
				  license in Spanish/English bilingual education and allows that test or its
				  predecessor to be used as the content knowledge test to be taken for an
				  endorsement in modern, classical and native languages for Spanish. This rule
				  also allows the national family and consumer sciences test to be used as the
				  content knowledge test to be taken for an endorsement in family and consumer
				  sciences. Lastly, this rule establishes procedures for investigating NMTA
				  testing irregularities and taking corrective action.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 5 - COMPETENCY TESTING FOR LICENSURE › Section 6.60.5.8 - REQUIREMENTS

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The NMTA consists of two generic categories of assessments.
				  The first category is the basic skills and competency assessments identified at
				  Subsection A of 6.60.5.8 NMAC below. The second category is the content
				  knowledge assessments ("CKA"), sometimes called content tests, identified at
				  Subsection B of 6.60.5.8 NMAC below.
A. Beginning July 30, 1999 except for those
				individuals covered by Subsection C of 6.60.5.8 NMAC, below all applicants for
				initial licensure in addition to meeting all other licensure and background
				check requirements of the PED, are required to take the basic skills and
				competency assessments of the NMTA, which consist of the following tests and
				obtaining the following passing scores:
(1)
				assessment of teacher basic skills: passing score = 240; and
(2) either:
(a) assessment of teacher competency,
				elementary level (for those seeking elementary K-8 licensure, middle level 5-9,
				special education pre K-12 licensure or grade pre K-12 licensure): passing
				score = 240; or
(b) assessment of
				teacher competency, secondary level (for those seeking secondary 7-12 licensure
				including special education pre K-12 licensure, middle level 5-9 or grade pre
				K-12, or special education pre K-12): passing score = 240; or
(c) assessment of teacher competency, early
				childhood level (for those seeking early childhood birth-grade 3 licensure or
				special education pre K-12 licensure): passing score = 240.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 5 - COMPETENCY TESTING FOR LICENSURE › Section 6.60.5.9 - IMPLEMENTATION

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Consistent with Title I, Section 1119 (a) (2) and Title IX,
				  Section 9101 (23) (A) (ii) of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), which
				  requires that all teachers of the core academic subjects be highly qualified by
				  the end of the 2005-2006 school year, the PED will not issue one year licenses
				  in the core academic subjects under this section after June 30,
				  2006.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 5 - COMPETENCY TESTING FOR LICENSURE › Section 6.60.5.11 - SAVINGS CLAUSE

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A. Applicants
				described in 6.60.5.8 NMAC applying for licensure after July 30, 1999, who have
				taken the professional knowledge, or communications skills tests of the core
				battery of the national teachers examination (NTE) that correspond with
				portions of the NMTA as indicated below, will be exempt from taking the same
				portions of the NMTA provided they have obtained the following minimum scaled
				score that correspond with each test of the core battery of the NTE:
(1) professional knowledge 630 corresponds
				with NMTA-teacher competency 240
(2) communication skills 644 corresponds with
				NMTA basic skills 240
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 5 - COMPETENCY TESTING FOR LICENSURE › Section 6.60.5.12 - TESTING IRREGULARITIES

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Where a potential testing irregularity is reported to the
				  PED, the PED shall make a preliminary inquiry to determine if further
				  investigation is warranted.
A. If
				after a preliminary inquiry the PED determines that a potential testing
				irregularity warrants further investigation, the PED may cause that testing
				applicant's NMTA score to be withheld pending the completion of an
				investigation. The PED shall notify a testing applicant that any NMTA score
				suspected of being obtained by means of or following a testing irregularity may
				be withheld for up to 120 days pending an investigation. At the conclusion of
				its investigation, the PED shall notify the test administrator and the testing
				applicant of its findings and conclusions, whether or not a testing
				irregularity has been substantiated.
B. If after an investigation the PED finds
				and concludes that a testing irregularity is substantiated by the evidence, it
				may, after notifying the test administrator and the testing applicant of its
				findings, conclusions and intended action:
(1)
				void the applicant's test score(s);
(2) bar the applicant from retaking the NMTA
				for up to five (5) years;
(3)
				direct that the applicant's registration fee be forfeited;
(4) direct that the applicant's registration
				fee be refunded;
(5) permit the
				applicant to retake all or portions of the NMTA under controlled conditions;
				or
(6) impose any combination of
				the foregoing options.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 5 - COMPETENCY TESTING FOR LICENSURE › Section 6.60.5.13 - RIGHTS OF A TESTING APPLICANT

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The PED shall advise the testing applicant at the time of
				  notification that the NMTA score will be withheld or voided, that the applicant
				  can at any time provide the PED with a statement or documentary evidence
				  rebutting the likely or substantiated existence of a testing irregularity.
				  However, the testing applicant shall be cautioned that any statement or
				  document provided by the applicant may later be used against the applicant at a
				  PED administrative proceeding, a civil proceeding or a criminal
				  proceeding.
A. Where a testing
				applicant has an initial educator licensure application on file with the PED at
				the time of notification that a testing irregularity has been substantiated,
				the applicant shall have a right to request a hearing within 30 days of the
				notification and shall be afforded all the procedural and substantive due
				process rights contained in 6.68.2 NMAC ("Denial of Applications for Licenses
				for School Personnel"), which rule shall govern the proceedings. The PED may
				combine this hearing with a licensure denial hearing. The right to discovery
				shall be limited as set forth in 6.60.5.14 NMAC below.
B. Where a testing applicant does not have an
				initial educator licensure application on file with the PED at the time of
				notification that a testing irregularity has been substantiated, the applicant
				shall have 20 days to notify the PED professional licensure director
				("director") of the desire to schedule a telephonic conference-call or
				in-person meeting with the director. Such request must be in writing. Any
				relevant documents may be introduced and either side may be represented by an
				attorney and up to three witnesses may be called. The formal rules of evidence
				shall not apply and either side may at their own expense request that any
				witness statements be sworn and that a record be made of the meeting. The
				director shall issue a written decision consisting of written findings,
				conclusions and action to be taken. The decision will be issued to the testing
				applicant within 14 days of the meeting. The decision of the director, which
				must be based on a preponderance of the evidence, shall be final and not
				subject to review, appeal, or reconsideration by the agency.
C. A testing applicant with an initial
				educator licensure application on file with the PED at the time of notification
				that a testing irregularity has been substantiated, may waive the right to a
				hearing and proceed by way of a meeting with the director as set forth in the
				immediately preceding paragraph.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 5 - COMPETENCY TESTING FOR LICENSURE › Section 6.60.5.15 - LICENSURE DENIAL OR REVOCATION

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Engaging in a testing irregularity shall constitute a good
				  and just ground to deny a testing applicant's licensure application or to
				  revoke or suspend any license held by a testing applicant that was issued by
				  the PED. In the case of licensure revocation or suspension, the PED shall
				  proceed under authority and procedure of 6.68.3 NMAC ("Suspension or Revocation
				  of a License Held by a Licensed School Individual") and the Uniform Licensing
				  Act [Sections
				  61-1-1
				  through
				  61-1-31
				  NMSA 1978].
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 6 - CONTINUING LICENSURE FOR LICENSED EDUCATORS IN NEW MEXICO › Section 6.60.6.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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Public Education Department, hereinafter the
				  department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 6 - CONTINUING LICENSURE FOR LICENSED EDUCATORS IN NEW MEXICO › Section 6.60.6.2 - SCOPE

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Individuals holding New Mexico licensure who are seeking
				  continuing licensure.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 6 - CONTINUING LICENSURE FOR LICENSED EDUCATORS IN NEW MEXICO › Section 6.60.6.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Sections
				  9-24-8,
				  22-2-1,
				  22-2-2,
				  22-2-8.1, and
				  22-10A-3 NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 6 - CONTINUING LICENSURE FOR LICENSED EDUCATORS IN NEW MEXICO › Section 6.60.6.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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January 18, 2023, unless a later date is cited at the end of
				  a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 6 - CONTINUING LICENSURE FOR LICENSED EDUCATORS IN NEW MEXICO › Section 6.60.6.6 - OBJECTIVE

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This rule establishes the requirements for individuals
				  holding New Mexico licensure who are seeking continuing
				  licensure.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 6 - CONTINUING LICENSURE FOR LICENSED EDUCATORS IN NEW MEXICO › Section 6.60.6.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A.
"Advancement program level I - level II"
or
"APLI-II"
means a series of five microcredentials, aligned with the department-approved
				educator evaluation system, that a teacher with a level 1 teaching license
				shall successfully complete and demonstrate mastery in before progressing to a
				level 2 teaching license.
B.
"Advancement program level II - level III"
or
"APLII-III"
means a series of five micro credentials, aligned with
				the department-approved educator evaluation system, that a teacher with a level
				2 teaching license shall successfully complete and demonstrate mastery in
				before progressing to a level 3-A teaching license.
C.
"Level 1 teaching license"
means a provisional license issued for up to five years of teaching that gives
				a beginning teacher the opportunity, through a formal mentorship program and
				APLI-II, for additional preparation to be a quality teacher.
D.
"Level 2 teaching license"
means a professional license issued to a teacher who may choose to remain at
				level 2 for the remainder of their career and who is primarily responsible for
				ensuring students meet or exceed the department's academic content and
				performance standards.
E.
"Level 3-A teaching license"
means a master teaching license that
				is the highest level of teaching competence for teachers who choose to advance
				as instructional leaders in the teaching profession and undertake greater
				responsibilities, such as curriculum development, peer intervention, and
				mentoring.
F.
"Full school
				year"
means a minimum of 1080 instructional hours in a school year for
				teachers of students in seventh through 12th grades, 990 hours for teachers of
				students in full-day kindergarten through fifth grade, or 450 hours for
				teachers of students in half-day kindergarten, during which the teacher is the
				teacher of record or serves as an instructional coach or resource teacher in at
				least one class each school year while holding a standard teaching license. An
				equivalent number of instructional hours may be accepted for those teachers who
				do not teach every day. Instructional hours may include teaching in summer
				school, extended learning time programs, or similar educational
				settings.
G.
"Governing
				authority"
means the policy-setting body of a school district, charter
				school, constitutional special school, regional education cooperative, or final
				decision-maker of another state agency.
H.
"Micro-credential"
means a
				competency-based process made up of several courses, each focused on a discrete
				skill or area aligned with the educator evaluation system.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 6 - CONTINUING LICENSURE FOR LICENSED EDUCATORS IN NEW MEXICO › Section 6.60.6.9 - REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVANCEMENT AND RENEWAL OF TEACHING LICENSES

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A. A teacher
				holding a level 1 teaching license and seeking a level 2 teaching license shall
				meet the following requirements:
(1)
				completion of three full school years of teaching experience as the teacher of
				record holding a level 1 teaching license with successful annual evaluations as
				determined by the governing authority. The governing authority shall consider
				the effectiveness ratings from the department-approved educator evaluation
				system to determine whether the teacher has had successful evaluations. The
				governing authority shall consider all annual evaluations that have occurred
				during the term of the level 1 teaching license, except that, before being
				eligible for advancement to a level 2 teaching license, a teacher who has
				completed one full school year of teaching in another state or country shall
				teach for two full school years holding a level 1 teaching license. A governing
				authority may require completion of up to two full school years of additional
				teaching experience in New Mexico of a teacher who:
(a) has completed three full school years of
				teaching experience while holding a level 1 teaching license in New
				Mexico;
(b) has completed three
				full school years of teaching experience while holding a level 1 teaching
				license in another state or country; or
(c) has obtained a level 1 teaching license
				through reciprocity under 6.60.5 NMAC;
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 6 - CONTINUING LICENSURE FOR LICENSED EDUCATORS IN NEW MEXICO › Section 6.60.6.10 - REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVANCEMENT AND RENEWAL OF LICENSES OTHER THAN TEACHING

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A. A person holding
				a level 1 teaching license and seeking a level 2 teaching license shall meet
				the following requirements:
(1) submission of
				a completed application for continuing licensure to the department;
(2) submission of verification to the
				department that the applicant has demonstrated the competencies required for a
				level 2 teaching license by the governing authority by which the applicant has
				been most recently employed as of the date of the application for continued
				licensure.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 6 - CONTINUING LICENSURE FOR LICENSED EDUCATORS IN NEW MEXICO › Section 6.60.6.11 - EXCEPTIONS

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A. The provisions
				of this paragraph shall apply to an individual holding a level 1, level 2, or
				level 3-A teaching license who, in exigent circumstance, is unable to secure
				verification of the required competencies for licensure renewal. As used in
				this paragraph, "exigent circumstance" means:
(1) the non-availability of the governing
				authority by which the applicant has been most recently employed;
(2) the licensed individual has not been
				employed in elementary or secondary education during the term of the license;
				or
(3) when an intern or level 1
				teacher has not been employed as the teacher of record in a New Mexico or
				out-of-state public school for the total number of years authorized by the
				license.