N.M. Stat. § 21-1-42
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§ 21-1-42. Public post-secondary educational institutions; student identification number
Official statutory text
A. The higher education department shall, in collaboration with public post-secondary educational institutions, use the same student identification number issued to a New Mexico public school student pursuant to Section 22-2C-11 NMSA 1978 for a student enrolled in a public post-secondary educational institution, including an off-campus instructional program or learning center.
B. In collaboration with the public education department, the higher education department shall:
(1) develop a system for assigning a unique student identifier to a student who did not attend a New Mexico public school;
(2) add an additional identifier to the student identification number for those students who enter a teacher preparation program; and
(3) adopt the format to report individual student data into the public education department's student teacher accountability reporting system.
C. The higher education department shall promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of this section.
B. In collaboration with the public education department, the higher education department shall:
(1) develop a system for assigning a unique student identifier to a student who did not attend a New Mexico public school;
(2) add an additional identifier to the student identification number for those students who enter a teacher preparation program; and
(3) adopt the format to report individual student data into the public education department's student teacher accountability reporting system.
C. The higher education department shall promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of this section.
Status: in_force
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