AN ACT

RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; REQUIRING EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO OFFER AT LEAST ONE HONORS OR SIMILAR ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS CLASS IN ALL HIGH SCHOOLS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. A new section of the Public School Code is enacted to read:

     "HONORS OR SIMILAR CLASSES IN MATHEMATICS AND LANGUAGE ARTS.--Beginning with the 2006-2007 school year, each school district shall offer at least one honors or similar academically rigorous class each in mathematics and language arts in each high school."