{"data":{"id":"us-nm/22-23-2","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"22-23-2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in the Bilingual Multicultural Education Act:\nA. \"bilingual learner\" means a student whose bilingualism is emerging through the development of English and a language other than English;\nB. \"bilingual multicultural education program\" means a program using two languages, including English and the home or heritage language, as a medium of instruction in the teaching and learning process;\nC. \"culturally and linguistically different\" means students who are of a different cultural background than mainstream United States culture and whose home or heritage language, inherited from the student's family, tribe or country of origin, is a language other than English;\nD. \"district\" means a public school or any combination of public schools in a district;\nE. \"English language learner\" means a student whose first or heritage language is not English and who is unable to read, write, speak or understand English at a level comparable to grade level English proficient peers and native English speakers;\nF. \"heritage language\" means a language other than English that is inherited from a family, tribe, community or country of origin;\nG. \"home language\" means a language other than English that is the primary or heritage language spoken at home or in the community; and\nH. \"standardized curriculum\" means a district curriculum that is aligned with the state academic content standards, benchmarks and performance standards.","path":["Chapter 22 - Public Schools","ARTICLE 23 Bilingual Multicultural Education"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18522/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"db1c285923c922fa3fd35c8ebc369bfe0b2e36bd87e03ac98c6d04ea7d420f1b","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/22-23-1.1","next":"us-nm/22-23-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}