How HB 229 changes current law

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The bill amends existing law to require school districts and charter schools to include specialized support services in their educational plans for students requiring special education.

• Section 22-13-5 NMSA 1978

  Each school district or charter school shall establish within its department-approved educational plan specialized support services ancillary to special education.

  This mandates the inclusion of specialized support services in educational plans.

• Section 22-13-5 NMSA 1978

  Specialized support services include: (1) medical support services provided by medical professionals who through training and licensure or certification are qualified to provide specialized medical services to an identified student to address issues associated with the student's medical fragility; (2) behavioral health support services provided by behavioral health professionals who through training and licensure or certification are qualified to provide specialized behavioral health services, including applied behavioral analysis, to an identified student to address issues associated with the student's cognitive or developmental disability; or (3) adaptive physical education support services provided by professionals who through training and licensure or certification are qualified to provide adaptive physical education services to an identified student to address issues associated with the student's physical well-being.

  This defines the types of specialized support services that can be provided.