The number of program units for licensed level two or level three school nurses who are registered nurses and who are certified by the national board for certification of school nurses is determined by multiplying by one and one-half the number of licensed school employees certified by the national board for certification of school nurses employed by the school district or charter school on or before the first reporting date of the school year and verified by the department. Department approval of these units shall be contingent on verification by the school district or charter school that these licensed school nurses hold certification by the national board for certification of school nurses and are receiving a one-time salary differential equal to or greater than the amount generated by the units multiplied by the program unit value during the fiscal year in which the school district or charter school will receive these units.

History: Laws 2025, ch. 150, § 2.

ANNOTATIONS

Effective dates. — Laws 2025, ch. 150 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 20, 2025, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.