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Read. Follow. Verify.New Mexico Senate Bill 105 Modifies School Attendance and Excused Absence Rules
Last action · January 23, 2026: Sent to SCC - Referrals: SCC/SEC/SHPACSponsor: Harold Pope
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 105 amends New Mexico's to explicitly classify absences allowed under s (IEPs) and federal or state disability accommodations as excused absences, while requiring the Public Education Department to publish implementation guidance.
The measure establishes statewide consistency for student attendance by ensuring that disability-related and IEP-mandated absences do not penalize students under chronic absenteeism rules.
- The Attendance for Success Act was originally enacted in New Mexico in 2019 to replace traditional truancy laws with a tiered, data-informed intervention framework. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Public school students
Students experience modified definitions of excused absences, ensuring disability accommodations and IEP terms do not trigger truancy procedures.
Public Education Department
The department is mandated to develop and publish written implementation guidance for school districts.
School districts and charter schools
Educational institutions must enforce attendance policies that incorporate the newly mandated statutory excused absences.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 23, 2026SenateCommitteeSent to SCC - Referrals: SCC/SEC/SHPAC
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
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