• ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
    • 22-1-1. Public School Code.
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    • 22-1-1.1. Legislative findings and purpose.
    • 22-1-2. Definitions.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-1-2.1. Home school; requirements.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-1-3. Definitions; public schools; classifications.
    • 22-1-4. Free public schools; exceptions; withdrawing and enrolling; open enrollment.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-1-5. Recompiled.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-1-6. Annual school district accountability report required.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-1-7. Public schools; violence; vandalism; reporting.
    • 22-1-8. Prohibition on the sale or use of student, faculty and staff lists in direct marketing; remedies.
  • ARTICLE 2 STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
    • 22-2-1. State board; powers.
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    • 22-2-2. State board; duties.
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    • 22-2-3. Compensation.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-2-4. Officers; meetings; proceedings; restrictions.
    • 22-2-5. Delegation of administrative functions; duty of state superintendent.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-2-6. Department of education; duties.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-2-6.1. Short title.
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    • 22-2-6.2. Purpose of act.
    • 22-2-6.3. Definitions.
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    • 22-2-6.4. Authority created.
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    • 22-2-6.5. Board created; membership; duties.
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    • 22-2-6.6. Fund created; budget review; premiums.
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    • 22-2-6.7. Authority; duties.
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    • 22-2-6.8. Receipts and disbursements; issuance of warrants, purchase orders and contracts; deposit of funds.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-2-6.9. Participation; waivers.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-2-6.10. Group insurance contributions.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-2-6.11. Reading initiative; design.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-2-6.12. Public school reading proficiency fund; created.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-2-7. Surety bonds.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-2-8. Educational standards.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-2-8.1. Length of school day; minimum.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-2-8.2. Staffing patterns; class load; teaching load.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-2-8.3. Subject areas; minimum instructional areas required; accreditation.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-2-8.4. Graduation requirements.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-2-8.5. Additional statewide testing.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-2-8.6. Educational content standards; remediation programs; promotion policies; restrictions.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-2-8.7. Certification requirements.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-2-8.8. General educational development certificates.
    • 22-2-8.9. Reading enhancement for public school students not reading at grade level.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-2-8.10. Statewide mentorship program for certain beginning teachers; purpose; board duties; department duties.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-2-9. United States [and New Mexico] flag[s]; display regulations.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-2-10. Educational research reports.
    • 22-2-11. Indian education section [division] created.
    • 22-2-12. Appointment of division head.
    • 22-2-13. Duties and responsibilities.
    • 22-2-14. Education requirements; enforcement; procedures.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-2-15. Hearings; suspension continuance and discontinuance; appeals.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-2-16. Reports.
    • 22-2-17. Legislative findings.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-2-18. Program development.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-2-19. Full-day kindergarten programs.
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 2A TUTOR-SCHOLARS PROGRAM
    • 22-2A-1 to 22-2A-8. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 2B REGIONAL COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
    • 22-2B-1. Short title.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-2B-2. Definitions.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-2B-3. Regional education cooperatives authorized.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-2B-4. Regional education coordinating councils created; membership.
    • 22-2B-5. Regional education coordinating councils; duties.
    • 22-2B-6. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 3 EDUCATIONAL APPORTIONMENT
    • 22-3-1 to 22-3-16. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-3-17 to 22-3-30. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-3-31. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-3-32 to 22-3-36. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-3-37 to 22-3-54. [1991 Educational Redistricting Act.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-3-54.1. [2001 Educational Redistricting Order.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 4 CREATION, CONSOLIDATION AND ANNEXATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS
    • 22-4-1. School districts.
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    • 22-4-2. New school districts; creation.
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    • 22-4-3. Consolidation; request; districts without junior or senior high schools; standards.
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    • 22-4-4. [Consolidation of district without junior or senior high schools; governing board.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-4-5. Alternate method of consolidation.
    • 22-4-6. Alternate method; survey; report; submission to the state board.
    • 22-4-7. Alternate method; survey committee.
    • 22-4-8. Alternate method; survey committee; compensation.
    • 22-4-9. Alternate method; standards for consolidation.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-4-10. Order of state board.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-4-11. [Publication of order; actions attacking order.]
    • 22-4-12. Interim local school board; special election.
    • 22-4-13. Special school district election; term of office.
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    • 22-4-14. Regular school district election; term of office.
    • 22-4-15. Consolidated school districts; outstanding contracts; indebtedness.
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    • 22-4-16. [Existing school districts validated.]
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    • 22-4-17. Annexation of area for school district purposes; resolutions; approval; filing.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-4-18. Validation of previous annexation.
  • ARTICLE 4A ADVISORY REFERENDA
    • 22-4A-1. Short title.
    • 22-4A-2. Purpose.
    • 22-4A-3. Advisory referendum authorized; effect of referendum.
  • ARTICLE 5 LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS
    • 22-5-1. Local school boards; members.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-5-1.1. Local school board members; elected from districts.
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    • 22-5-2. Repealed.
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    • 22-5-3. School board membership; optional form.
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    • 22-5-3.1. Local school boards; reversion to five members.
    • 22-5-4. Local school boards; powers; duties.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-5-4.1. Repealed.
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    • 22-5-4.2. Child abuse; report coordination; confirmation.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-5-4.3. School discipline policies.
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    • 22-5-4.4. School employees; reporting drug and alcohol use; release from liability.
    • 22-5-4.5. Pledge of allegiance.
    • 22-5-4.6. Collaborative school improvement programs.
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    • 22-5-4.7. Additional student discipline policies; weapon-free schools.
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    • 22-5-4.8. Area vocational high schools.
    • 22-5-5. Compensation; prohibited employment.
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    • 22-5-6. Nepotism prohibited.
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    • 22-5-7. Officers; surety bonds.
    • 22-5-8. Term of office.
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    • 22-5-8.1. Repealed.
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    • 22-5-9. Local school board vacancies.
    • 22-5-9.1. Oath of office.
    • 22-5-10. Publications; advertisements.
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    • 22-5-11. Local school boards; salary schedule.
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    • 22-5-12. Local school boards; vacant or vacated offices.
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 6 SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS
    • 22-6-1 to 22-6-4. Repealed.
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    • 22-6-5. Repealed.
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    • 22-6-6 to 22-6-34. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 7 LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER RECALL
    • 22-7-1. Short title.
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    • 22-7-2. Purpose of act.
    • 22-7-3. Definitions.
    • 22-7-4. Members subject to recall.
    • 22-7-5. Expenses.
    • 22-7-6. Petition.
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    • 22-7-7. Affidavit with petition; penalty.
    • 22-7-8. Responsibilities of petitioner.
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    • 22-7-9. Duties of county clerk.
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    • 22-7-9.1. Court hearing.
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    • 22-7-10. Signatures.
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    • 22-7-11. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-7-12. Recall petition; limitation on appeals of validity of recall petition.
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    • 22-7-13. Special recall election.
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    • 22-7-14. Vacancy.
    • 22-7-15. Mandamus.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-7-16. Penalties.
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 8 PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCE
    • 22-8-1. Short title.
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    • 22-8-2. Definitions.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-8-3. Office of education abolished; functions transferred.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-8-4. Department; duties.
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    • 22-8-5. Rules; procedures.
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    • 22-8-6. Budgets; submission; failure to submit.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-8-6.1. Certain school district budgets.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-8-7. Budgets; form.
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    • 22-8-7.1. Certain school district budgets.
    • 22-8-8. Budgets; minimum student membership.
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    • 22-8-9. Budgets; minimum requirements.
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    • 22-8-10. Budgets; fixing the operating budget.
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    • 22-8-11. Budgets; approval of operating budget.
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    • 22-8-12. Operating budgets; amendments.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-8-12.1. Membership projections and budget requests.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-8-12.2. Repealed.
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    • 22-8-13. Reports.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-8-14. Public school fund.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-8-15. Allocation limitation.
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    • 22-8-16. Payment to school districts.
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    • 22-8-17. Program cost determination; required information.
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    • 22-8-18. Program cost calculation; local school board responsibility.
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    • 22-8-19. Early childhood education program units.
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    • 22-8-19.1. Preschool programs; selected districts.
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    • 22-8-20. Basic program units.
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    • 22-8-21. Special education program units.
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    • 22-8-22. Bilingual multicultural education program units.
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    • 22-8-23. Size adjustment program units.
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    • 22-8-23.1. Enrollment growth program units.
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    • 22-8-23.2. New district adjustment; additional program units.
    • 22-8-23.3. At-risk program units.
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    • 22-8-24. Instructional staff training and experience index; definitions; factors; calculations.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-8-25. State equalization guarantee distribution; definitions; determination of amount.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-8-25.1. Additional per unit distribution from public school fund.
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    • 22-8-26. Transportation distribution.
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    • 22-8-27. Transportation equipment.
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    • 22-8-28. Repealed.
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    • 22-8-29. Transportation distributions; reports; payments.
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    • 22-8-29.1. Calculation of transportation allocation.
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    • 22-8-29.2, 22-8-29.3. Repealed.
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    • 22-8-29.4. Transportation distribution adjustment factor.
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    • 22-8-29.5. Repealed.
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    • 22-8-29.6. Transportation emergency fund.
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    • 22-8-30. Supplemental distributions.
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    • 22-8-30.1. Adult basic education fund created.
    • 22-8-30.2. Adult basic education; distribution of money; objective formula; state board adoption of formula; commission on higher education approval.
    • 22-8-31. State-support reserve fund.
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    • 22-8-32. Current school fund; receipts; disposition.
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    • 22-8-33. Distribution of certain revenue.
    • 22-8-34. Federal mineral leasing funds.
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    • 22-8-35. Tax anticipation certificates.
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    • 22-8-36. Certification of allocations; fund accounts.
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    • 22-8-37. Public school funds.
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    • 22-8-38. Boards of finance; designation.
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    • 22-8-39. Boards of finance; suspension.
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    • 22-8-40. Deposit of public school funds; distribution; interest.
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    • 22-8-40.1. Deposit of public school funds; providing exception on interest rate limitation for "NOW" accounts.
    • 22-8-41. Restriction on operational funds; emergency accounts; cash balances.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-8-42. Violation of act; penalties.
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 8A CHARTER SCHOOLS
    • 22-8A-1 to 22-8A-7. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 8B CHARTER SCHOOLS
    • 22-8B-1. Short title.
    • 22-8B-2. Definitions.
    • 22-8B-3. Purpose.
    • 22-8B-4. Charter schools' rights and responsibilities; operation.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-8B-4.1. Charter schools' enrollment procedures.
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    • 22-8B-5. Charter schools; local school board authority; state board authority.
    • 22-8B-6. Charter school requirements; application process; authorization.
    • 22-8B-7. Charter school application appeal; procedures.
    • 22-8B-8. Charter application; contents.
    • 22-8B-9. Charter school; contract contents; rules.
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    • 22-8B-10. Charter schools; employee options; hiring and firing.
    • 22-8B-11. Charter schools; maximum number established.
    • 22-8B-12. Charter schools; term; renewal of charter; grounds for nonrenewal or revocation.
    • 22-8B-13. Charter school financing.
    • 22-8B-14. Charter schools stimulus fund created.
    • 22-8B-15. Charter schools; savings clause.
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 8C CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICTS
    • 22-8C-1. Short title.
    • 22-8C-2. Definition.
    • 22-8C-3. Charter school districts created; district responsibilities; exemptions from the Public School Code.
    • 22-8C-4. Charter school district application requirements; process; election.
    • 22-8C-5. Charter school districts; contract contents.
    • 22-8C-6. Charter school districts; terms; renewal of charter; grounds for nonrenewal, probation or revocation; appeal.
    • 22-8C-7. Report to legislature on pilot program.
  • ARTICLE 9 FEDERAL AID TO EDUCATION
    • 22-9-1. Gifts and grants for education.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-9-2. Federal aid to education; state educational agency.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-9-3. State educational agency; powers; duties.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-9-4. Limitation on accepting grants and gifts.
    • 22-9-5. Custody of funds; budgets; disbursements.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-9-6. Authorization to receive federal grants and to submit a state plan.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-9-7. Federal grant-in-aid funds; custody; deposit; disbursement.
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    • 22-9-8. State educational authorities for federal grant administration.
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    • 22-9-9. Agencies for grants-in-aid; powers; duties.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-9-10. Reports; federal funds; federal agencies; legislature.
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    • 22-9-11. [School facility construction grants-in-aid; enforcement of labor standards.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-9-12. Official notice of acceptance of federal acts for education and library service.
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    • 22-9-13. [Superintendent of public instruction declared sole agency for administration of federal aid to education.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-9-14. [Promulgation of standards and procedures; sale of obligations; purposes for which payments may be used.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-9-15. [Accounting, budgeting and other fiscal methods to be prescribed by superintendent.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-9-16. [Reports.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 10 CERTIFIED SCHOOL PERSONNEL
    • 22-10-1. Short title.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-10-2. Definitions.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-10-3. Certificate requirement; types of certificates; forfeiture of claim; exception; administrator apprenticeship.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-10-3.1. Certified school administrators; evaluation; improvement training.
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    • 22-10-3.2. Certified school personnel and school nurses; required training program.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-10-3.3. Background checks.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-10-3.4. Known conviction; reporting requirement; limited immunity from liability; penalty for failure to report.
    • 22-10-3.5. Alternative certification.
    • 22-10-3.6. Alternative certificates; employment; discrimination.
    • 22-10-4. Certificate fees.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-10-4.1. Educator certification fund; distribution; appropriation.
    • 22-10-5. Certified school personnel; duties.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-10-6. School principals; additional duties.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-10-7. Certified school personnel; salary.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-10-8. Compensation for educational meetings.
    • 22-10-9. Professional status.
    • 22-10-10. Communicable diseases; prohibited employment; penalty.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-10-11. Employment contracts; duration.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-10-12. Notice of reemployment; termination.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-10-13. Reemployment; acceptance; rejection; binding contract.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-10-14. Termination decisions; local school board; governing authority of a state agency; procedures.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-10-14.1. Appeals; independent arbitrator; qualifications; procedure; binding decision.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-10-15. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-10-16. Excepted from provisions.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-10-17. Discharge hearing; procedures.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-10-17.1. Appeals; independent arbitrator; qualifications; procedure; binding decision.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-10-18. Compensation payments to discharged personnel.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-10-19, 22-10-20. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-10-21. Supervision and correction procedures.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-10-22. Suspension and revocation of certificates; appeal.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-10-23. Local sabbatical leave program authorized.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-10-24. Approved program required for sabbatical leave.
    • 22-10-25. Minimum conditions for sabbatical leave.
    • 22-10-26. Pay for sabbatical leave.
    • 22-10-27. Noncertified school personnel; salaries.
  • ARTICLE 11 EDUCATIONAL RETIREMENT
    • 22-11-1. Short title.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-2. Definitions.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-3. Educational retirement board; members; terms; vacancies.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-4. Board; regular and special meetings.
    • 22-11-5. Board; record; quorum; compensation.
    • 22-11-5.1. Restrictions on receipt of gifts; restriction on campaign contributions; required reporting.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-6. Board; powers; duties.
    • 22-11-7. Educational retirement director; bond.
    • 22-11-8. Medical authority; fees.
    • 22-11-9. Actuary; fees.
    • 22-11-10. Salaries; fees; expenditures.
    • 22-11-11. Educational retirement fund.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-12. Fund; disbursements.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-13. Investment of the fund; indemnification of board.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-14. Fund; restrictions.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-15. Fund; refunds; payments.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-16. Regular membership.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-16.1. Regular membership continuation of certain transferred employees.
    • 22-11-17. Provisional membership.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-18. Provisional members employed after July 1, 1971.
    • 22-11-19. Regular or provisional membership; optional coverage.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-19.1. [Exemption of certain participants covered under Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-19.2. Regular or provisional membership; regional education cooperatives.
    • 22-11-20. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-21. Contributions; members; local administrative units.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-21.1. Member contributions; tax treatment.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-21.2. Salary calculation; limitations.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-21.3. Pick up; rollover.
    • 22-11-22. Payment; records.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-23. Retirement eligibility.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-24. Retirement benefits; minimum contributory employment.
    • 22-11-25. Retirement; reemployment.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-25.1. Return to employment; benefits continued; administrative unit contributions.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-26. Death during reemployment.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-27. Deferred retirement; restriction.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-28. Applications for retirement; effective date.
    • 22-11-29. Retirement benefit options.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-30. Retirement benefits.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-30.1. Educational retirement; qualified excess benefit.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-31. Cost-of-living adjustment; additional contributions.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-32. Adjustment of benefits.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-33. Earned service-credit.
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    • 22-11-34. Allowed service credit.
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    • 22-11-35. Disability benefit; eligibility; medical examination.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-36. Disability benefit; continued eligibility; reexaminations.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-37. Disability benefit.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-38. Disability retirement.
    • 22-11-39. Report of improved health; penalty.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-40. Reports; restoration to fund.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-41. Repealed.
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    • 22-11-42. Nonassignability; division of funds as community property; child support obligations.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-43. Insurance or banking laws inapplicable.
    • 22-11-44. Saving clause; retirement benefits; disability benefits.
    • 22-11-44.1. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-45. Elections of the public employees retirement association; payment of contributions.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-46. Reserved.
    • 22-11-47. Alternative retirement plan; election of coverage.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-48. Alternative retirement plan; contributory employment.
    • 22-11-49. Alternative retirement plan; contributions.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-50. Alternative retirement plan; tax treatment.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-51. Benefits.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-11-52. Alternative retirement plan; selection of contractor or carrier; administration.
    • 22-11-53. Correction of errors and omissions; estoppel.
  • ARTICLE 12 COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
    • 22-12-1. Short title.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-12-2. Compulsory school attendance; responsibility.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-12-2.1. Interscholastic extracurricular activities; student participation.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-12-3. Religious instruction excusal.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-12-4. Right to education.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-12-5. School attendance.
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    • 22-12-6. Certificates of employment.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-12-7. Enforcement of attendance law; penalty.
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    • 22-12-8. Notice of absence.
  • ARTICLE 13 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION AND SCHOOL PROGRAMS
    • 22-13-1. Public schools; required courses of instruction.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-13-2. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-13-3. Early childhood education programs required.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-13-3.1. Even start family literacy program; created; guidelines; benchmarks, performance standards and evaluations.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-13-4. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-13-5. Special education.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-13-6. Special education; definitions.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-13-6.1. Gifted children; determination.
    • 22-13-7. Special education; responsibility.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-13-8. Special education; private.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-13-9. Part-time schools.
    • 22-13-10. Part-time schools; restriction on employment of students; penalty.
    • 22-13-11. Adult education classes.
    • 22-13-12. Approved driver-education courses.
    • 22-13-13. School lunch program.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-13-14. Fire drills; requirement.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-13-15. Public school instruction; prohibition; penalty.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-13-16. Private school programs; solicitations; permit; penalty.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-13-17 to 22-13-24. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-13-25. Academic competitions.
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 13A INCENTIVES FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
    • 22-13A-1. Short title.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-13A-2. Purpose.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-13A-3. Definitions.
    • 22-13A-4. Program created; administration; program approval.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-13A-5. Program implementation; measurement criteria.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-13A-6. Fund created.
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 13B TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY EDUCATION
    • 22-13B-1 to 22-13B-9. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 14 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION OR REHABILITATION
    • 22-14-1. Definitions.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-14-2. Vocational education or vocational rehabilitation; state governing authority.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-14-3. State agency for vocational education and vocational rehabilitation; authority.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-14-4. Vocational education division; director.
    • 22-14-5. Vocational education division; powers; duties.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-14-6. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-14-7. Vocational rehabilitation division; director.
    • 22-14-8. Vocational rehabilitation division; powers; duties.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-14-9. Custody of funds; budgets; disbursements.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-14-10. Recompiled.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-14-11. Vocational education or rehabilitation; eligibility.
    • 22-14-11.1. Third party liability.
    • 22-14-12. Hearings.
    • 22-14-13. Nontransferable or nonassignable rights.
    • 22-14-14. Limitations on political activities.
    • 22-14-15. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-14-16. Admission to state educational institutions; exemption from certain fees.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-14-17 to 22-14-19. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-14-20. New Mexico school for the visually handicapped; certain functions transferred.
    • 22-14-21. Products of clients of the commission for the blind; purchasing agent to determine value.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-14-22. Purchases by state agencies and subdivisions.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-14-23. Application of funds.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-14-24. Purpose.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-14-25. Definitions.
    • 22-14-26. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-14-27. Assuring preferences to blind persons.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-14-28. Powers and duties of the commission relating to the vending stand program.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-14-29. Hearings.
    • 22-14-30. Vocational rehabilitation division; designated agency for federal funds.
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 15 INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL
    • 22-15-1. Short title.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-15-2. Definitions.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-15-3. Bureau; chief.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-15-4. Bureau; duties.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-15-5. Instructional material fund.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-15-6. Disbursements from the instructional material fund.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-15-7. Students eligible; distribution.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-15-8. Multiple list; selection.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-15-9. Distribution of funds for instructional material.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-15-10. Sale or loss or return of instructional material.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-15-11. Record of instructional material.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-15-12. Annual report.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-15-13. Contracts with publishers.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-15-14. Reports; budgets.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-15-15. Short title.
    • 22-15-16. Purpose.
    • 22-15-17. Funding.
    • 22-15-18. Posting of copy.
    • 22-15-19. Other funds prohibited.
    • 22-15-20. Definition.
    • 22-15-21. Short title.
    • 22-15-22. Definitions.
    • 22-15-23. Braille instruction.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-15-24. Individualized planning and assessment.
    • 22-15-25. Personnel qualifications.
  • ARTICLE 15A TECHNOLOGY FOR EDUCATION
    • 22-15A-1. Short title.
    • 22-15A-2. Definitions.
    • 22-15A-3. Bureau established; chief appointed.
    • 22-15A-4. Bureau duties.
    • 22-15A-5. Council on technology in education; created; purpose.
    • 22-15A-6. Council membership.
    • 22-15A-7. Council duties.
    • 22-15A-8. Educational technology fund; created.
    • 22-15A-9. Educational technology fund; distribution.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-15A-10. Annual report.
  • ARTICLE 15B EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM
    • 22-15B-1. Statewide educational technology opportunity program; findings and purpose.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-15B-2. Educational technology opportunity program; duties of the state department of public education.
  • ARTICLE 16 TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS
    • 22-16-1. State transportation division; director.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-16-2. State transportation division; duties.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-16-3. School bus service contracts.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-16-4. School bus routes; limitations; exceptions; minimum requirements.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-16-4.1. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-16-5. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-16-6. Reimbursement of parents or guardians.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-16-7. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-16-8. Cattleguards on school bus routes.
    • 22-16-9. School buses; termination of use; resale.
    • 22-16-10. Use of state or county equipment for snow removal.
    • 22-16-11. Regulations relative to school buses.
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 17 EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION
    • 22-17-1. Short title.
    • 22-17-2. Public regulation commission permits.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-17-3. State transportation director; approval.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-17-4. Termination of permit.
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 18 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS
    • 22-18-1. General obligation bonds; authority to issue.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-18-2. Bond elections; qualification of voters; calling for bond elections.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-18-3. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-18-4. Bond elections; conduct.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-18-5. Bond elections; ballots.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-18-6. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-18-7. Authority to issue bonds.
    • 22-18-8. Restriction on bond elections.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-18-9. Approval of bond issue by attorney general.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-18-10. Bond election contests.
    • 22-18-11. General obligation bonds; issuance; sale.
    • 22-18-12. Budgetary provisions; payment of principal and interest.
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 18A SCHOOL DISTRICT LOANS
    • 22-18A-1. Short title.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-18A-2. Purpose.
    • 22-18A-3. Fund created; administration.
    • 22-18A-4. Loan program; duties of the state department of public education.
    • 22-18A-5. Temporary transfer of funds.
  • ARTICLE 18B QUALIFIED SCHOOL BONDS
    • 22-18B-1. Short title.
    • 22-18B-2. Findings and purpose.
    • 22-18B-3. Definitions.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-18B-4. Qualified school bonds; designation; terms; sale.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-18B-5. Public school capital outlay council; allocation.
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 19 SCHOOL REVENUE BONDS
    • 22-19-1. Short title.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-19-2. Definitions.
    • 22-19-3. Income projects.
    • 22-19-4. Bonds; mortgages.
    • 22-19-5. Determination by local school board.
    • 22-19-6. Report to state board.
    • 22-19-7. State board approval; determination by state board.
    • 22-19-8. Records; restriction on use of income.
    • 22-19-9. Bonds; pledge of income; satisfaction of indebtedness.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-19-10. Proceeds of bond sales; retirement fund.
    • 22-19-11. Bonds; form; requirements.
    • 22-19-12. Pledge of additional revenue.
    • 22-19-13. Refunding bonds.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-19-14. Refunding bonds; issuance; sale; proceeds.
    • 22-19-15. Exchange of bonds.
    • 22-19-16. Tax exemption; no charge against state.
  • ARTICLE 19A TEACHER HOUSING REVENUE BOND
    • 22-19A-1. Short title.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-19A-2. Definitions.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-19A-3. Bonds not general obligations of school district or state.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-19A-4. Determination by local school board; federal payments.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-19A-5. Report to state board; state board approval.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-19A-6. Records; restriction on use of income.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-19A-7. Bonds; pledge of income.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-19A-8. Proceeds of bond sales; retirement fund; reserve fund.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-19A-9. Bonds; form; requirements.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-19A-10. Refunding bonds.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-19A-11. Refunding bonds; issuance; sale; proceeds.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-19A-12. Tax exemption; no charge against state.
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 19B SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ANTICIPATION NOTES
    • 22-19B-1. Short title.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-19B-2. Purpose.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-19B-3. Definitions.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-19B-4. Issuance of bond anticipation notes.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-19B-5. Bond anticipation note details.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-19B-6. Limitations on issuance of bond anticipation notes.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-19B-7. Publication of notice; validation; limitation of action.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-19B-8. Cumulative and complete authority.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-19B-9. Liberal interpretation.
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 20 SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
    • 22-20-1. School construction; approval of the state superintendent.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-20-2. School building construction; distance from highways.
    • 22-20-3. School construction; approval of state board.
    • 22-20-4. Applicability.
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 21 PROHIBITED SALES BY PERSONNEL
    • 22-21-1. Prohibiting sales to the department of education, to school districts and to school personnel; exception; penalty.
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 22 VARIABLE SCHOOL CALENDARS
    • 22-22-1. Short title.
    • 22-22-2. Definition.
    • 22-22-3. Purpose of act.
    • 22-22-4. Variable school calendar; request.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-22-5. Variable school calendar; action by department and board.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-22-6. Variable school calendar; effect of approval of request.
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 23 BILINGUAL MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION
    • 22-23-1. Short title.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-23-2. Definitions.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-23-3. Purpose.
    • 22-23-4. State board and department; powers; duties.
    • 22-23-5. Program plan and evaluation.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-23-6. Bilingual instruction programs; eligibility for state financial support.
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 24 PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPITAL OUTLAY
    • 22-24-1. Short title.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-24-2. Purpose of act.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-24-3. Definitions.
    • 22-24-4. Fund created; use.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-24-4.1. Outstanding deficiencies; assessment; correction.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-24-4.2. Deficiencies correction unit.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-24-5. Public school capital outlay projects; application; grant assistance.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-24-5.1. Council assistance and oversight.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-24-5.2. Effect upon school district indebtedness requirement.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-24-6. Council created; organization; duties.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-24-7. Public school capital outlay task force; creation; staff. (Repealed effective January 1, 2004).
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-24-8. Public school capital outlay task force; duties. (Repealed effective January 1, 2004.).
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 25 PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
    • 22-25-1. Short title.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-25-2. Definitions.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-25-3. Authorization for local school board to submit question of capital improvements tax imposition.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-25-4. Authorizing resolution; time limitation.
    • 22-25-5. Conduct of election; notice; ballot.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-25-6. Election results; certification.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-25-7. Imposition of tax; limitation on expenditures.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-25-8. Tax to be imposed for a maximum of four years.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-25-9. State distribution to school district imposing tax under certain circumstances.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-25-10. Public school capital improvements fund created.
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 26 PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS
    • 22-26-1. Short title.
    • 22-26-2. Definitions.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-26-3. Authorization for local school board to submit question of capital improvements tax imposition.
    • 22-26-4. Authorizing resolution; time limitation.
    • 22-26-5. Conduct of election; notice; ballot.
    • 22-26-6. Election results; certification.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-26-7. Imposition of tax; limitations.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-26-8. Tax to be imposed for a maximum of five years.
  • ARTICLE 27 MEDITATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOL
    • 22-27-1. Short title.
    • 22-27-2. Findings; purpose.
    • 22-27-3. Moment of silent meditation.
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 28 SCHOOL BUS ADVERTISEMENTS
    • 22-28-1. Bus advertisements authorized; limitations and restrictions.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-28-2. School bus title; leasing space.
    • 22-28-3. Solicitation; lease; rent payment.
    • 22-28-4. School bus advertising fund.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 22-28-5. Distribution.
    • 22-28-6. Accountability.
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Historical New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978

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Chapter 22 - Public Schools (2002)

Collection Historical New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978
File Number Chapter 22 NMSA 1978

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