The bill amends Section 22-5-4.3 of the New Mexico Statutes to enhance school discipline policies by requiring local school boards to include additional characteristics that are protected from discipline, discrimination, or disparate treatment. Specifically, it prohibits the imposition of discipline based on a student's race, religion, culture, disability, home language, gender, level of family income, and the use of protective hairstyles or cultural/religious headdresses. The bill also mandates that students cannot be demeaned, bullied, or punished for these characteristics or the use of cultural symbols. Furthermore, it establishes a requirement for schools to provide an online portal for reporting racially motivated incidents and racialized aggression, ensuring that submissions through this portal are confidential and exempt from public records.

Additionally, the bill emphasizes the importance of involving parents, school personnel, and students in the development of discipline policies, and it prohibits corporal punishment in schools. It allows students to carry and self-administer prescribed asthma and emergency anaphylaxis medications under specific conditions, while also protecting school employees from civil liability when reporting violations of the discipline policy or enforcing it in good faith. The bill defines terms related to cultural and religious practices, ensuring clarity in the implementation of these protections within school environments.