The board may award an appropriate certificate upon completion of an education curriculum and program leading to alternative certification for degreed individuals pursuant to Section 22-10-3.5 NMSA 1978 [repealed] or certification of educational assistant and coursework in elementary and secondary education professional development. The curriculum and program leading to alternative certification or certification of educational assistants shall be approved by the state board of education.
History: Laws 2001, ch. 299, § 4.
ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Laws 2003, ch. 153, § 73 repealed 22-10-3.5 NMSA 1978, effective April 4, 2003. For provisions of former section, see the 2002 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
Compiler's notes. — As enacted by Laws 2001, ch. 299, § 4, this section was designated 21-16-6.1 NMSA 1978 but was redesignated as 21-16-6.2 NMSA 1978, as another 21-16-6.1 NMSA 1978 had previously been enacted by Laws 1997, ch. 123, § 1.
Effective dates. — Laws 2001, ch. 299 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 15, 2001, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.