2006 New Mexico Statutes - Section 22-15C-2 — Definitions.

22-15C-2. Definitions.

As used in the School Library Material Act [ 22-15C-1 NMSA 1978]:   

A.     "additional student" means a student in the certified forty-day membership of the current year for a school district or state institution above the number certified in the forty-day membership of the prior year for the school district or state institution;   

B.     "bureau" means the instructional material bureau of the department of education [public education department];   

C.     "fund" means the school library material fund;   

D.     "library material processing" means cataloging of school library material, including in electronic format, according to nationally accepted standards, and the application of bar code labels and call-number classification labels to the material;   

E.     "membership" means the total enrollment of qualified students on the fortieth day of the school year entitled to the free use of school library material pursuant to the School Library Material Act;   

F.     "qualified student" means a public school student who:   

(1)     has not graduated from high school;   

(2)     is regularly enrolled in one-half or more of the minimum course requirements approved by the state board [department] for public school students; and   

(3)     is at least five years of age prior to 12:01 a.m. on September 1 of the school year; or   

(4)     is at least three years of age at any time during the school year and is receiving special education services pursuant to regulation of the state board; and   

G.     "school library material" means books and other educational media, including online reference and periodical databases, that are made available in a school library to students for circulation and use in the library.