§ 22-23c-5

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

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. ANNOTATIONSEffective 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.