NMStandards & Frameworks
Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education: State Trends and Implications for New Mexico
Legislative Education Study Committee (LESC)
Presented May 27, 2026, this LESC staff brief reviews House Memorial 2 (2025) working group findings, PED's non-binding AI Guidance for K-12 Education 1.0 (May 2025) and the Amira assessment, and recommends enforceable district AI policies, AI-specific student privacy and procurement standards, and AI literacy in standards.
NMStandards & Frameworks
HB 182 (2024): AI Disclosures in Campaign Advertising
New Mexico Secretary of State
Signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham in March 2024, HB 182 amends the Campaign Reporting Act to require a disclaimer on election advertisements that use AI to misrepresent an individual without consent, with penalties for failing to disclose.
NMStandards & Frameworks
New Mexico AI Guidance for K-12 Education
New Mexico Public Education Department
Living guidance (version 2025.1, first published May 1, 2025) for New Mexico schools and districts on equitable, ethical and effective AI use, with human oversight, AI literacy, data privacy, academic integrity, an AI tool evaluation approach, an AI assessment scale and policy-development steps.
NMToolkits & Guides
NMSU Institute for Applied Practice in AI and Machine Learning
New Mexico State University
Launched in spring 2025, NMSU's institute supports applied AI education; NMSU announced on January 26, 2026 that New Mexico's first bachelor's degree in AI will launch in fall 2026, alongside an applied AI master's degree.