The First Session of the 58th Legislature

January 4-15, 2027: Legislation may be prefiled
January 19: Opening day (noon)
February 18: Deadline for introduction
March 20: Session ends (noon)
April 9: Legislation not acted upon by governor is pocket vetoed*
June 18: Effective date of legislation not a general appropriation bill or a bill carrying an emergency clause or other specified date
*Dependent on 2026 Constitutional Amendment outcome

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Bill would count programming as foreign language (KOB 4)

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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