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N.M. Stat. § 22-15-2 (2026)

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As used in the Instructional Material Law [22-15-1 to 22-15-14 NMSA 1978]:

A. "division" or "bureau" means the instructional material bureau of the department;

B. "director" or "chief" means the chief of the bureau;

C. "instructional material" means school textbooks and other educational media that are used as the basis for instruction, including combinations of textbooks, learning kits, supplementary material and electronic media;

D. "multiple list" means a written list of those instructional materials approved by the department;

E. "membership" means the total enrollment of qualified students on the fortieth day of the school year entitled to the free use of instructional material pursuant to the Instructional Material Law;

F. "additional pupil" means a pupil in a school district's, state institution's or private school's current year's certified forty-day membership above the number certified in the school district's, state institution's or private school's prior year's forty-day membership;

G. "school district" includes state-chartered charter schools; and H. "other classroom materials" means materials other than textbooks that are used to support direct instruction to students.

History: 1953 Comp., § 77-13-2, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 16, § 206; 1975, ch. 270, § 2; 1993, ch. 226, § 35; 2005, ch. 80, § 2; 2006, ch. 94, § 47; 2007, ch. 285, § 1.

ANNOTATIONS

The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, added Subsection H.

The 2006 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, added Subsection G to define school district.

The 2005 amendment, effective April 4, 2005, changed the definition of "instructional material" to textbooks and media that are used as the basis for instruction, including combinations of textbooks, kits, supplementary material and electronic media.

The 2003 amendment, effective June 20, 2003, substituted "of" for "in" following "material bureau" in Subsection A; and added "including on-line resources, distance learning media and productivity software" at the end of Subsection C.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 2014–2018 · leading case: Moses v. Skandera, 2015-NMCA-036, 346 P.3d 396.
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Moses v. Skandera, 2015-NMCA-036, 346 P.3d 396. · cites it 4× “Section 22-15-2(B), -10(A), (D). The Department may require them to return to the Department any usable instructional material that they no longer intend to use.”
Moses v. Skandera, 2015-NMSC-036, 367 P.3d 838. · cites it 3× “” Section 22-15-2(C); see also § 22-15-3(A) (“The ‘instructional material bureau’ is created within the department of education [public education department].”
Moses v. Ruszkowski, 458 P.3d 406 (N.M. 2018). · cites it 2× “See §§ 22-15- 2 5(B), 22-15-7(A); see also § 22-15-2(C) (defining “instructional material,” which is 3 referred to collectively in this opinion as “textbooks”).”
Moses v. Ruszkowski, 2019-NMSC-003. · cites it 2× “See §§ 22-15-5(B), 22-15-7(A); see also § 22-15-2(C) (defining “instructional material,” which is referred to collectively in this opinion as “textbooks”).”
Moses v. Skandera, 2015-NMSC-036, 367 P.3d 838. · cites it 3× “” Section 22-15-2(C); see also § 22-15-3(A) (“The ‘instructional material bureau’ is created within the department of education [public education department].”
Moses v. Skandera, No. 33,002 (N.M. Ct. App. Oct. 27, 2014). · cites it 4× “Section 22-15-2(B), -10(A), (D). The 5 Department may require them to return to the Department any usable instructional 6 material that they no longer intend to use.”
Moses v. Skandera, 367 P.3d 838 (N.M. 2015). · cites it 3× “” Section 22-15-2(C); see 19 also § 22-15-3(A) (“The ‘instructional material bureau’ is created within the 20 department of education [public education department].”
Moses v. Skandera, 367 P.3d 838 (N.M. 2015). · cites it 3× “” Section 22-15-2(C); see 19 also § 22-15-3(A) (“The ‘instructional material bureau’ is created within the 20 department of education [public education department].”
N.M. Stat. § 22-15-2(B): 2 cases
Moses v. Skandera, 2015-NMCA-036, 346 P.3d 396. “Section 22-15-2(B), -10(A), (D). The Department may require them to return to the Department any usable instructional material that they no longer intend to use.”
Moses v. Skandera, No. 33,002 (N.M. Ct. App. Oct. 27, 2014). “Section 22-15-2(B), -10(A), (D). The 5 Department may require them to return to the Department any usable instructional 6 material that they no longer intend to use.”
N.M. Stat. § 22-15-2(C): 8 cases
Moses v. Skandera, 2015-NMCA-036, 346 P.3d 396. “Section 22-15-2(B), -10(A), (D). The Department may require them to return to the Department any usable instructional material that they no longer intend to use.”
Moses v. Skandera, 2015-NMSC-036, 367 P.3d 838. “” Section 22-15-2(C); see also § 22-15-3(A) (“The ‘instructional material bureau’ is created within the department of education [public education department].”
Moses v. Ruszkowski, 458 P.3d 406 (N.M. 2018). “See §§ 22-15- 2 5(B), 22-15-7(A); see also § 22-15-2(C) (defining “instructional material,” which is 3 referred to collectively in this opinion as “textbooks”).”
Moses v. Ruszkowski, 2019-NMSC-003. “See §§ 22-15-5(B), 22-15-7(A); see also § 22-15-2(C) (defining “instructional material,” which is referred to collectively in this opinion as “textbooks”).”
Moses v. Skandera, 2015-NMSC-036, 367 P.3d 838. “” Section 22-15-2(C); see also § 22-15-3(A) (“The ‘instructional material bureau’ is created within the department of education [public education department].”
N.M. Stat. § 22-15-2(D): 6 cases
Moses v. Ruszkowski, 458 P.3d 406 (N.M. 2018). “See §§ 22-15- 2 5(B), 22-15-7(A); see also § 22-15-2(C) (defining “instructional material,” which is 3 referred to collectively in this opinion as “textbooks”).”
Moses v. Skandera, 2015-NMSC-036, 367 P.3d 838. “” Section 22-15-2(C); see also § 22-15-3(A) (“The ‘instructional material bureau’ is created within the department of education [public education department].”
Moses v. Ruszkowski, 2019-NMSC-003. “See §§ 22-15-5(B), 22-15-7(A); see also § 22-15-2(C) (defining “instructional material,” which is referred to collectively in this opinion as “textbooks”).”
Moses v. Skandera, 2015-NMSC-036, 367 P.3d 838. “” Section 22-15-2(C); see also § 22-15-3(A) (“The ‘instructional material bureau’ is created within the department of education [public education department].”
Moses v. Skandera, 367 P.3d 838 (N.M. 2015). “” Section 22-15-2(C); see 19 also § 22-15-3(A) (“The ‘instructional material bureau’ is created within the 20 department of education [public education department].”
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