Section 22-29-3 - Definitions.
22-29-3. Definitions.
As used in the Public School Insurance Authority Act:
A. "authority" means the public school insurance authority;
B. "board" means the board of directors of the public school insurance authority;
C. "charter school" means a school organized as a charter school pursuant to the provisions of the Charter Schools Act [22-8B-1 NMSA 1978];
D. "director" means the director of the public school insurance authority;
E. "due process reimbursement" means the reimbursement of a school district's or charter school's expenses for attorney fees, hearing officer fees and other reasonable expenses incurred as a result of a due process hearing conducted pursuant to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act;
F. "educational entities" means state educational institutions as enumerated in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico and other state diploma, degree-granting and certificate-granting post-secondary educational institutions and regional education cooperatives;
G. "fund" means the public school insurance fund;
H. "group health insurance" means coverage that includes life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, medical care and treatment, dental care, eye care and other coverages as determined by the authority;
I. "risk-related coverage" means coverage that includes property and casualty, general liability, auto and fleet, workers' compensation and other casualty insurance; and
J. "school district" means a school district as defined in Subsection R of Section 22-1-2 NMSA 1978, excluding any school district with a student enrollment in excess of sixty thousand students.