The purpose of the Hispanic Education Act is to:
A. provide for the study, development and implementation of educational systems that affect the educational success of Hispanic students to close the achievement gap and increase graduation rates;
B. encourage and foster parental involvement in the education of their children; and
C. provide mechanisms for parents, community and business organizations, public schools, school districts, charter schools, public post-secondary educational institutions, the department and state and local policymakers to work together to improve educational opportunities for Hispanic students for the purpose of closing the achievement gap, increasing graduation rates and increasing post-secondary enrollment, retention and completion.
History: Laws 2010, ch. 108, § 2 and Laws 2010, ch. 114, § 2.
ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2010, ch. 108, § 2 and Laws 2010, ch. 114, § 2 enacted identical sections, both effective July 1, 2010. The section was set out as enacted by Laws 2010, ch. 114, § 2. See 12-1-8 NMSA 1978.