Federal Laws and Regulations

• IDEA Statues
  
  
• IDEA 2004 Regulations
  
  
• IDEA 2004 Amended Regulations (Dec 2008)
  
  
• IDEA Part B Non Regulatory Guidance April 2009
  
  
  
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) - December 9, 2008

• No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) - Regulations



• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (Main Page Search)



• Federal Register - (Main Page Search)



• United States Code (USC)



• U.S. Congressional and Legislative Branch Resources

State Laws and Rules

• New Mexico Statutes (unannotated version)

  • This online version has the text of the current state statutes. The reference section at your local library may have a print copy of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated (NMSA), which also has section-by-section notes on legislative history and any attorney general's opinions or court decisions that have interpreted a statute.
  • The Public School Code is Chapter 22 of the statutes. For special education laws, see Chapter 22, Article 13, Sections 22-13-5 through 22-13-8.



• New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC)
  
  
  • Effective: December 31, 2009 Updated 6.31.2 New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC) Rule
    
  • Public School Administration – Student Rights and Responsibilities Title 6 Chapter 11
    
  • Primary and Secondary Education Standards of Excellence –Title 6, Chapter 29
    
    

State Laws and Rules

• New Mexico Legislature