New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico HB263: SCHOOL MATH & SCIENCE CHANGES
Status: Failed, January 30, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to public schools; enacting a new section of the mathematics and science education act; requiring automatic enrollment of certain students in available advanced mathematics courses; providing exceptions to automatic enrollment; requiring school districts and charter schools to report annually to the mathematics and science bureau of the public education department on data, including student performance in mathematics and enrollment in advanced mathematics courses; assigning duties to the bureau and the department.
From the introduced text, January 30, 2026:
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; ENACTING A NEW SECTION OF THE MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION ACT; REQUIRING AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT OF CERTAIN STUDENTS IN AVAILABLE ADVANCED MATHEMATICS COURSES; PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS TO AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT; REQUIRING SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS TO REPORT ANNUALLY TO THE MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ON DATA, INCLUDING STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS AND ENROLLMENT IN ADVANCED MATHEMATICS COURSES; ASSIGNING DUTIES TO THE BUREAU AND THE DEPARTMENT. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. Section 22-15E-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2007, Chapter 44, Section 1 and Laws 2007, Chapter 239, Section 1) is amended to read: .233199.1 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ "22-15E-1. SHORT TITLE.--[This act] Chapter 22, Article 15E NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Mathematics and Science Education Act"." SECTION 2. A new section of the Mathematics and Science Education Act is enacted to read: "[NEW MATERIAL] AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT IN ADVANCED MATHEMATICS COURSES--EXCEPTIONS--REPORTING.-- A. A public school that provides advanced mathematics courses for sixth, seventh or eighth grade students shall automatically enroll a student in an available advanced mathematics course appropriate for the student's grade or abilities if the student: (1) demonstrated the highest proficiency in grade-level mathematics on the most recent statewide assessment; (2) demonstrated the highest proficiency in …