New Mexico § 22-18B-4 Qualified school bonds; designation; terms; sale

New Mexico Statutes

§ 22-18B-4 — Qualified school bonds; designation; terms; sale

New Mexico § 22-18B-4

Ch. 22Public Schools

Art. 18BQualified School Bonds

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 22-18B-4 (2026).

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A. The state or a political subdivision of the state that has been authorized to issue bonds may designate all or any part of the bonds as qualified school bonds if:

(1)at least ninety-five percent of the proceeds from the sale of the proposed qualified school bonds are to be used for a qualified purpose at a qualifying school within the jurisdiction of the state or political subdivision;

(2)the state or the political subdivision has the written approval of the governing body of the qualifying school to issue the proposed qualified school bonds;

(3)the governing body of the qualifying school has written commitments from private entities for qualified contributions having a present value of not less than ten percent of the value of the proceeds from the sale of the proposed qualified sch

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A. The state or a political subdivision of the state that has been authorized to issue bonds may designate all or any part of the bonds as qualified school bonds if: (1) at least ninety-five percent of the proceeds from the sale of the proposed qualified school bonds are to be used for a qualified purpose at a qualifying school within the jurisdiction of the state or political subdivision; (2) the state or the political subdivision has the written approval of the governing body of the qualifying school to issue the proposed qualified school bonds; (3) the governing body of the qualifying school has written commitments from private entities for qualified contributions having a present value of not less than ten percent of the value of the proceeds from the sale of the proposed qualified school bonds; and (4) the council has reserved to the qualifying school an amount of the allocation equal to the proceeds from the sale of the proposed qualified school bonds. B. Notwithstanding any law requiring bonds to be sold at a public sale, qualified school bonds may be sold at a private sale to eligible taxpayers. C. In addition to any other requirement of law applicable to the term of the bonds, qualified school bonds shall not be issued for a term longer than the term fixed pursuant to Section 1397E(d)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for qualified zone academy bonds issued during the month that the qualified school bonds are issued. D. Qualified school bonds shall not bear interest.