Section 9-29-1 – Short title.
Sections 1 through 12 [9-29-1 to 9-29-12 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the “Early Childhood Education and Care Department Act”. History: Laws 2019, ch. 48, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 48, § 38 made Laws 2019, ch. 48, § 1 effective July 1, 2019. Temporary provisions. — […]
Section 9-29-2 – Definitions.
As used in the Early Childhood Education and Care Department Act: A. “child” means a person from birth to age five or, where the context otherwise provides, to age eight or thirteen; B. “department” means the early childhood education and care department; and C. “secretary” means the secretary of early childhood education and care. History: […]