New Mexico § 22-21-1 Prohibiting sales to the department, to school districts and

New Mexico Statutes

§ 22-21-1 — Prohibiting sales to the department, to school districts and

New Mexico § 22-21-1

Ch. 22Public Schools

Art. 21Prohibited Sales by Personnel

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 22-21-1 (2026).

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to school personnel; exception; penalty.

A.A member of the commission, a member of a local school board, a member of the governing body of a charter school, the secretary, an employee of the department or a school employee shall not, directly or indirectly, sell or be a party to any transaction to sell any instructional material, furniture, equipment, insurance, school supplies or work under contract to the department, school district or public school with which such person is associated or employed. No such person shall receive any commission or profit from the sale or any transaction to sell any instructional material, furniture, equipment, insurance, school supplies or work under contract to the department, school district or public school with which the person is associated or employe

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to school personnel; exception; penalty. A. A member of the commission, a member of a local school board, a member of the governing body of a charter school, the secretary, an employee of the department or a school employee shall not, directly or indirectly, sell or be a party to any transaction to sell any instructional material, furniture, equipment, insurance, school supplies or work under contract to the department, school district or public school with which such person is associated or employed. No such person shall receive any commission or profit from the sale or any transaction to sell any instructional material, furniture, equipment, insurance, school supplies or work under contract to the department, school district or public school with which the person is associated or employed. B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a person making a sale in the regular course of business who complies with the provisions of Sections 13-1-21, 13-1- 21.2 [repealed] and 13-1-22 NMSA 1978. The provisions of this section shall not apply in cases in which school employees contract to perform special services with the department, school district or public school with which they are associated or employed during time periods wherein service is not required under a contract for instruction, administration or other employment. C. No member of the commission, member of a local school board, member of the governing body of a charter school, the secretary, employee of the department or school employee shall solicit or sell or be a party to a transaction to solicit or sell insurance or investment securities to any employee of the department or any employee of the school district whom such person supervises. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a financial institution from requiring the purchase of insurance in connection with a loan or offering and selling such insurance in accordance with the provisions of the New Mexico Insurance Code [Chapter 59A [except for Articles 30A and 42A] NMSA 1978]. D. No state employee who supervises or exercises control over school districts or charter schools, which supervision or control includes but is not limited to school programs, capital outlay and operating budgets, shall enter into any business relationship with an employee of a local school district or charter school over which the state employee exercises supervision or control. E. Any person violating any provision of this section is guilty of a fourth degree felony under the Criminal Code [Chapter 30 NMSA 1978]. The department may suspend or revoke the licensure of a licensed school employee for violation of this section.