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AN ACT

RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL INSURANCE; INCLUDING CERTAIN

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DEFINITION OF "EDUCATIONAL

ENTITIES" FOR INSURANCE COVERAGE BY THE PUBLIC SCHOOL

INSURANCE AUTHORITY.

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

Section 1. Section 22-29-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1986,

Chapter 94, Section 3, as amended) is amended to read:

"22-29-3. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Public School

Insurance Authority Act:

A. "authority" means the public school insurance

authority;

B. "board" means the board of directors of the

authority;

C. "charter school" means a school organized as a

charter school pursuant to the provisions of the Charter

Schools Act;

D. "director" means the director of the authority;

E. "educational entities" means state educational

institutions as enumerated in Article 12, Section 11 of the

constitution of New Mexico and other state diploma, degree-

granting and certificate-granting post-secondary educational

institutions, regional education cooperatives and nonprofit

organizations dedicated to the improvement of public education

and whose membership is composed exclusively of public school

employees, public schools or school districts;

F. "fund" means the public school insurance fund;

G. "group health insurance" means coverage that

includes life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment,

medical care and treatment, dental care, eye care and other

coverages as determined by the authority;

H. "risk-related coverage" means coverage that

includes property and casualty, general liability, auto and

fleet, workers' compensation and other casualty insurance; and

I. "school district" means a school district as

defined in Subsection R of Section 22-1-2 NMSA 1978, excluding

any school district with a student enrollment in excess of

sixty thousand students."

Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the

provisions of this act is July 1, 2007.

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