The Second Session of the 57th Legislature

January 2-16, 2026: Legislation may be prefiled
January 20: Opening day (noon)
February 4: Deadline for introduction
February 19: Session ends (noon)
March 11: Legislation not acted upon by governor is pocket vetoed
May 20: Effective date of legislation not a general appropriation bill or a bill carrying an emergency clause or other specified date

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Bill would count programming as foreign language (KOB 4)

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Bill would count programming as foreign language

Created: 01/28/2014 8:12 AM By: The Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – A bill introduced by a New Mexico lawmaker would have computer programming count as a foreign language under the state’s academic requirements for public schools.      Sen. Jacob Candelaria says enactment of his proposal would encourage students to learn an important and potentially lucrative skill.

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