New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico HB219: ATTENDANCE FOR SUCCESS ACT CHANGES
Status: Failed, February 5, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to school attendance; requiring greater cooperation between schools and juvenile probation services in the enforcement of the attendance for success act; requiring a preliminary inquiry of a delinquency complaint to include a review of the child's school attendance; requiring juvenile probation services to initiate or review interventions for a child subject to a delinquency complaint who is chronically or excessively absent from school…
From the introduced text, January 29, 2026:
AN ACT RELATING TO SCHOOL ATTENDANCE; REQUIRING GREATER COOPERATION BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND JUVENILE PROBATION SERVICES IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE ATTENDANCE FOR SUCCESS ACT; REQUIRING A PRELIMINARY INQUIRY OF A DELINQUENCY COMPLAINT TO INCLUDE A REVIEW OF THE CHILD'S SCHOOL ATTENDANCE; REQUIRING JUVENILE PROBATION SERVICES TO INITIATE OR REVIEW INTERVENTIONS FOR A CHILD SUBJECT TO A DELINQUENCY COMPLAINT WHO IS CHRONICALLY OR EXCESSIVELY ABSENT FROM SCHOOL; REQUIRING A CHILDREN'S COURT ATTORNEY TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO THE FAMILY IN NEED OF COURT-ORDERED SERVICES ACT FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN WHO ARE CHRONICALLY OR EXCESSIVELY ABSENT FROM SCHOOL; AUTHORIZING JUVENILE PROBATION SERVICES TO INITIATE ENFORCEMENT OF THE ATTENDANCE FOR SUCCESS ACT FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS WHO ARE CHRONICALLY OR EXCESSIVELY ABSENT FROM SCHOOL; PROVIDING JUVENILE PROBATION SERVICES WITH IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO A .232886.2 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ STUDENT'S ATTENDANCE RECORDS; MAKING CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. Section 22-12A-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2019, Chapter 223, Section 2) is amended to read: "22-12A-2. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Attendance for Success Act: A. "absent" means not in attendance for a class or school day for any reason, whether excused or not; provided that "absent" does not apply to participation in interscholastic extracurricular activities; B. "attendance improvement plan" means a tiered data-informed …
Sponsors
- Luis M. Terrazas (R, HD-039) · primary sponsor
- Gabriel Ramos (R, SD-028)
Latest actions
- : Sent to HEC - Referrals: HEC/HJC
- : Withdrawn from committee or daily calendar, ordered printed and referred to
- : Not Printed
- : Action Postponed Indefinitely
Subjects: EDUCATION, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Common questions
- What is HB219?
- HB219 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): ATTENDANCE FOR SUCCESS ACT CHANGES.
- What does HB219 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to school attendance; requiring greater cooperation between schools and juvenile probation services in the enforcement of the attendance for success act; requiring a preliminary inquiry of a delinquency complaint to include a review of the child's school attendance; requiring juvenile probation services to initiate or review interventions for a child subject to a delinquency complaint who is chronically or excessively absent from school…
- What is the status of HB219?
- Failed as of February 5, 2026. Latest action: Sent to HEC - Referrals: HEC/HJC (February 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB219?
- Luis M. Terrazas (R, HD-039), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB219?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=B&legNo=219&year=26
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