A. Following adoption of a bullying prevention policy, each public school shall:(1) establish an annual bullying prevention program for students included in New Mexico's health education content standards with benchmarks and performance standards;(2) provide annual training on bullying prevention to all employees and volunteers who have significant contact with students; and(3) incorporate information on the bullying prevention policy into new employee training.B. Each school district and public school shall develop a plan for the way in which the policy is to be publicized, including:(1) making each school district's anti-bullying policy, and developmentally, culturally and linguistically appropriate variants of the policy, available on public websites;(2) identifying a point of contact for bullying-related concerns; and(3) informing parents and students about the policy at least annually through student handbooks and other resources.History: Laws 2019, ch. 181, § 4. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 181, § 7 made Laws 2019, ch. 181 effective July 1, 2019.
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