SB 437 — NO SCHOOL USE OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT

SENATE BILL 437 57TH LEGISLATURE -STATEOFNEWMEXICO-- STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2025 INTRODUCED BY William P.

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