6.60.11.8

MANDATORY ETHICAL MISCONDUCT TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ALL SCHOOL DISTRICT PERSONNEL, SCHOOL EMPLOYEES, SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS, CONTRACTORS, AND CONTRACTORS’ EMPLOYEES:

1. A. Within the first year of employment or provision of contractual or volunteer services, all newly hired school district personnel, school employees, contractors, contractors’ employees, and all new school volunteers shall complete training provided by approved providers, including the New Mexico public school insurance authority’s contracted entities and New Mexico state university’s training on recognizing and reporting child abuse; or provide evidence that they have already completed the required training. The ethical misconduct training shall address child abuse and neglect, ethical misconduct, professional responsibilities, sexual abuse and assault, and substance abuse, and shall include, at a minimum training on the following:

   1. (1) reporting requirements, including minimal standards triggering reporting;
   2. (2) trauma-informed instruction;

   3. (3) identification of circumstances and factors that are indicators of likely child abuse or

      inappropriate behaviors;

   4. (4) ethical misconduct;
   5. (5) professional responsibilities;
   6. (6) investigations and procedures; and
   7. (7) relevant legal and regulatory definitions.
2. B. Current school district personnel, school employees, school volunteers, contractors, and contractors’ employees shall complete the training required under Subsection A of 6.60.11.8 NMAC within one year of the final adoption and promulgation of 6.60.11 NMAC.
3. C. The department shall make the training programs required pursuant to 6.60.11.8 NMAC available to the deans and directors of all colleges of education in New Mexico for use in providing training to candidates seeking elementary and secondary education licensure.
4. D. All school district personnel, school employees, school volunteers, contractors, and contractors’ employees shall complete all the training required under Subsection A of 6.60.11.8 NMAC every two years.

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