A. The department, in collaboration with the higher education department, shall submit an annual preschool through post-secondary statewide Black education status report no later than November 15 to the governor and the legislature through the legislative education study committee. A copy shall be provided to the legislative library in the legislative council service.

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B. In addition to the data required pursuant to Section 22-2C-11 N.M. Stat. Ann., the status report for public schools shall highlight Black student data and include:

(1)     ethnicity by grade by school;

(2)     the number and type of bilingual and multicultural programs in each school district and charter school;

(3)     student achievement by ethnicity at all grades measured by a statewide test or other measure of proficiency approved by the department;

(4)     attendance and truancy for all grades by ethnicity;

(5)     diploma seals and distinctions earned by ethnicity; and

(6)     licensed school employees by ethnicity by school.

C. The status report shall include the following information, by public post- secondary educational institution, which may be compiled from data otherwise required to be submitted to the higher education department, and which is disaggregated by ethnicity and highlights Black student or faculty data:

(1)     enrollment by institution and by main or branch campus, if applicable; (2)     student retention by class;

(3)     student completion rates;

(4)     degrees or certificates earned by ethnicity;

(5)     faculty hired in tenure-track positions by ethnicity; (6)     adjunct faculty hired by ethnicity;

(7)     number of tenured faculty by ethnicity; and

(8)     faculty or administration leadership positions by ethnicity.