Senator Nava's Senate Education Committee substitute for Senate Bill 480 passed by roll call without recorded opposition. The bill requires the Public Education Department (PED) to produce an annual directory of students who were enrolled in high school in one of the previous four years and did not graduate; authorized recipients include the Higher Education Department, public post‑secondary institutions, school districts/charter schools and New Mexico adult basic‑education or workforce development providers.

Sponsor Nava said the policy aims to streamline recruitment into programs that help out‑of‑cohort students obtain a high‑school diploma or equivalency and workforce credentials; the sponsor noted disparities in graduation rates by subgroup. The floor record cites graduation rates: economically disadvantaged students about 69.7%, English learners 74.9%, and foster students about 45%.

Senator Celia Lopez asked about which fields comprise the directory and raised a concern about including "place of birth" in the data shared; the sponsor replied that the directory follows the definition of directory information as outlined in FERPA and that PED supports the bill. An expert witness from public charter schools confirmed coordination with PED and workforce providers. The sponsor said the number of non‑graduates in the cohort is about 6,000 per year.

Senator Nava moved the final passage; the Senate recorded a roll‑call vote of 36 in the affirmative, 0 opposed.