New Mexico Statutes Chapter 22. Public Schools § 22-13-7. Special education;  responsibility

A. The office shall make, adopt and keep current a state plan for special education policy, programs and standards.

B. The department shall set standards for diagnosis and screening of and educational offerings for students with disabilities in public schools, developmentally delayed three- and four-year-old children and eligible children in private, nonsectarian, nonprofit training centers and in state institutions under the authority of the secretary of health.

C. The department shall establish and maintain an evaluation program of the system that monitors the implementation and impact of all special education programs for three- and four-year-old developmentally delayed children and students with disabilities in the public schools.  The system shall be operated with the cooperation of school districts.  Portions of the system may be subcontracted, and periodic reports regarding the efficacy of special education programs for children and students with disabilities shall be made to the governor and the legislative education study committee.

D. The office shall coordinate programming related to the transition of students with disabilities from secondary and post-secondary education programs to employment or vocational placement in accordance with the Special Education Act.