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New Mexico
School educational technology plans must describe cybersecurity protection for devices and applications issued to teachers and students
Digital Equity in Education Act, educational technology plans, NMSA 1978, Sec. 22-15A-4(B)(6)
In force since .
A sector security regimes rule binding government bodies.
- Instrument type
- an act of a legislature
- Obligation class
- Security, Governance
What it requires
- This binds the Public Education Department and, through the educational technology plans the department must require, every New Mexico school district and charter school (NMSA 1978, Sec. 22-15A-4(B)).
- Public Education Department: require each school district and charter school to develop, implement and submit to the department an educational technology plan for utilizing educational technology in the school system (NMSA 1978, Sec. 22-15A-4(B)).
- School district or charter school: include in the educational technology plan a description of the cybersecurity protection provided for the devices and applications issued to teachers and students (NMSA 1978, Sec. 22-15A-4(B)(6)).
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What this law does
The Public Education Department must require school districts and charter schools to develop, implement and submit to the department educational technology plans for utilizing educational technology in the school system. Each educational technology plan must include a description of the cybersecurity protection provided for the devices and applications issued to teachers and students.
Educational technology means all applications of technology in the learning process, including internet connectivity, digital information, electronic devices and evidence-based software applications used to facilitate and enhance teaching and learning. The 2023 amendment that added paragraphs (1) through (7) to subsection B of the section took effect on .
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