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What New Mexico asks
Regulation level
Medium regulation
Law type
Notify-only — no approval/disapproval; NMPED does not endorse curricula
What you notify / file
Notify: New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED); Form filing — online via NMPED Home School System, or paper Notification form mailed to NMPED; Within 30 days of establishing; annually on/before Aug 1 thereafter.
Testing / evaluation
No standardized testing or evaluation required.
Instruction hours
~180 days (mirror local public school; statute does not enumerate a specific minimum)
Required subjects
Reading, language arts, mathematics, social studies, science