The bill amends Section 22-2-8.1 of the New Mexico Statutes to clarify that local school boards and the governing bodies of charter schools have the authority to determine the total number of instructional days per year and the number of instructional days per week that students are required to attend school programs. This change is reflected in the insertion of new language that specifies this authority, while maintaining the existing requirement for students to be in school programs for a minimum of one thousand one hundred forty instructional hours per year, with specific provisions for half-day kindergarten.

Additionally, the bill declares an emergency, allowing it to take effect immediately and applies to the 2025-2026 school year and subsequent years. The legislation emphasizes the importance of local governance in setting educational schedules while ensuring that minimum instructional time requirements are met.