New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

New Mexico House Bill HB194 Compare Versions

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28	28	HOUSE BILL 194
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30	30	TH LEGISLATURE
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42	42	FIRST SESSION
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45	45	2025
46	46	INTRODUCED BY
47	47	D. Wonda Johnson and Janelle Anyanonu and Charlotte Little
48	48	and Joseph Franklin Hernandez
49	49	AN ACT
50	50	RELATING TO SCHOOL; PROTECTING THE CULTURAL EXPRESSION OF
51	51	STUDENTS AT GRADUATION AND PROMOTION CEREMONIES.
52	52	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
53	53	SECTION 1. A new section of the Public School Code is
54	54	enacted to read:
55	55	"[NEW MATERIAL] CULTURAL PROTECTIONS AT GRADUATION AND
56	56	PROMOTION CEREMONIES.--
57	57	A. A public school, private school or charter
58	58	school shall not prohibit a student who is enrolled, or
59	59	eligible for enrollment, in a federally recognized Indian
60	60	nation, tribe or pueblo from wearing objects of cultural
61	61	significance at a graduation or promotion ceremony.
62	62	B. For the purposes of this section, "objects of
63	63	cultural significance" means items that hold special meaning
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91	91	for federally recognized Indian nations, tribes or pueblos,
92	92	including tribal regalia, jewelry, moccasins, beaded graduation
93	93	caps and feathers."
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