{"data":{"id":"us-nm/32a-23-6","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"32A-23-6","heading":"Requests for proposals; contracts for services.","body":"A. The department shall solicit the delivery of both half-day and full-day early pre-kindergarten and pre-kindergarten program services by publishing a request for proposals or a request for applications that contains the same requested information for pre-kindergarten services.\nB. Eligible providers shall submit proposals to the department that shall include a description of the services that will be provided, including:\n(1) how the provider's services meet department standards;\n(2) the number of eligible children the provider can serve;\n(3) the provider's site and floor plans and a description of its facilities;\n(4) the revenue sources and non-state funding available for the provider's delivery of services;\n(5) a description of the qualifications and experience of the provider's service-delivery staff for each site;\n(6) the provider's plan for communicating with and involving parents of children in the early pre-kindergarten and pre-kindergarten programs;\n(7) how the provider's services meet the continuum of services to children; and\n(8) other relevant information.\nC. The department shall accept and evaluate proposals or applications for the delivery of early pre-kindergarten and pre-kindergarten program services by eligible providers.\nD. In selecting among proposals and applications for the delivery of early pre-kindergarten and pre-kindergarten program services, the department shall give priority to programs in communities with public elementary schools designated as Title I schools in which at least sixty-six percent of the children served reside within the attendance zone of a Title I elementary school. It shall further consider:\n(1) the number of eligible children residing in the community and the number of eligible children proposed to be served;\n(2) the adequacy and capacity of pre-kindergarten facilities in the community;\n(3) the availability of language and literacy services in the community;\n(4) the cultural, historic and linguistic responsiveness to the community;\n(5) the availability of parent education services for parents of eligible children in the community;\n(6) staff professional development plans;\n(7) the capacity of local organizations and persons interested in and involved in programs and services for eligible children and their commitment to work together;\n(8) the degree of local support for early pre-kindergarten and pre-kindergarten program services in the community; and\n(9) other relevant criteria specified by department rule.\nE. A contract with an eligible provider for early pre-kindergarten and pre-kindergarten program services shall provide that funds not be used for any religious, sectarian or denominational purposes, instruction or material.","path":["Chapter 32A - Children's Code","ARTICLE 23 Pre-Kindergarten"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18532/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"34f20f5c2e7395f93ec4cdff4cd25d2b0f1668f85945883649de2bb171518e12","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/32a-23-5","next":"us-nm/32a-23-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}