Senate approves student‑directory to help reengage high‑school non‑graduates with education and workforce programs

Senator Nava's Senate Education Committee substitute for Senate Bill 480 passed by roll call without recorded opposition. The bill requires the Public Education Department (PED) to produce an annual directory of students who were enrolled in high school in one of the previous four years and did not graduate; authorized recipients include the Higher Education Department, public post‑secondary institutions, school districts/charter schools and New Mexico adult basic‑education or workforce development providers.