New Mexico Register / Volume XXXVI, Issue 21 / November 4,
2025
NOTICE
OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
Public Hearing
The New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) gives
notice on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, that it will conduct a
public hearing for the following proposed rulemaking on Thursday, December 4,
2025, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (MDT) in Mabry Hall, located in the Jerry
Apodaca Education Building, 300 Don Gaspar Ave., Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501.
Amendment of 6.60.11 NMAC, Required Training Program for School
District Personnel, School Volunteers, and Contractors
The
PED will give a verbal summary statement, on record, at the hearing.
The
purpose of the public hearing is to receive public input on the proposed
rulemaking. Attendees who wish to
provide public comments on the record will be given three minutes to make a
statement concerning the proposed rulemaking. To submit written comments,
please see the Public Comment section of this notice.
Explanation
of Purpose of Rulemaking, Summary of Text, and Statutory Authority
6.60.11 NMAC, Required
Training Program for School District Personnel, School Volunteers, and
Contractors
Explanation: The purpose of the proposed rulemaking is to add
provisions for the training of school employees on the use of automated
external defibrillators, per 22-33-6 NMSA 1978, and to update provider
information for the training on
recognizing and reporting child abuse.
Summary: The proposed amendment details
sudden cardiac arrest and automated external defibrillator training
requirements and what personnel are required to have training consistent with
standards adopted by the American Heart Association. Additionally, the
amendment clarifies that the state provides training on recognizing and
reporting child abuse, rather than New Mexico State University.
Statutory Authority: Sections 9-24-8, 22-2-1, 22-2-2, 22-10A-32, 22-33-2, and
22-33-6 NMSA 1978.
No
technical information served as a basis for this proposed rule change.
Public
Comment
Interested
parties may provide comments at the public hearing or may submit written
comments by mail or e-mail.
Mailing
Address
Policy
and Legislative Affairs Division
New
Mexico Public Education Department
300
Don Gaspar Avenue, Room 121
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
E-Mail Address
Rule.Feedback@ped.nm.gov
Written comments must be received no later than 5 p.m.
(MDT) on Thursday, December 4, 2025. The PED encourages early submission of
written comments.
Public
Comment Period
The public comment period is from Tuesday, November 4,
2025, to Thursday, December 4, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. (MDT). The PED will review all
feedback received during the public comment period and issue communication
regarding a final decision of the proposed rulemaking at a later date.
Copies of the proposed rule may be obtained from
Denise Terrazas at (505) 470-5303 during regular business hours or may be
accessed through the PED Policy and Legislative Affairs webpage titled,
“Proposed Rules,” at http://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/bureaus/policy-innovation-measurement/rule-notification/.
Individuals with disabilities who require the
above information in an alternative format or need any form of auxiliary aid to
attend or participate in the public hearing are asked to contact Denise
Terrazas at (505) 470-5303 as soon as possible before the date set for the
public hearing. The PED requires at
least 10 calendar days advance notice to provide any special accommodations
requested.