{"data":{"id":"us-nm/21-5-7","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"21-5-7","heading":"Superintendents of school districts required to report blind children.","body":"Superintendents of all school districts in the state, on August 1 and January 1 in each year, shall report to the superintendent of the New Mexico institute for the blind [New Mexico school for the blind and visually impaired] whether or not there are blind children of legal school age within their respective districts; the required report shall include a complete list of all such children. It shall be the duty of the superintendent of the institute [school] to communicate to the parent, guardian or person having custody or control of each blind child the provisions of this act [21-5-6, 21-5-7 NMSA 1978]. The superintendent of the institute [school] shall notify the state board of education of the failure of any superintendent of a school district to render a report required by this section.","path":["Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions","ARTICLE 5 New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18521/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"2098dc4172da4eeca803ceb36b842797409c536ba43ffc7287517bdb1ae50ba6","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/21-5-6","next":"us-nm/21-5-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}