New Mexico § 22-8-9 Budgets; minimum requirements

New Mexico Statutes

§ 22-8-9 — Budgets; minimum requirements

New Mexico § 22-8-9

Ch. 22Public Schools

Art. 8Public School Finance

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Bluebook

N.M. Stat. Ann. § 22-8-9 (2026).

Text

A. An operating budget for a school district shall not be approved by the department if the educational plan does not provide for:

(1)a school year and school day that includes instructional hours and professional work hours as provided in Section 22-2-8.1 NMSA 1978; and (2) a pupil-teacher ratio or class or teaching load as provided in Section 22- 10A-20 NMSA 1978. B. The department shall, by rule, establish the requirements for an instructional day, the standards for an instructional hour and the standards for a full-time teacher and for the equivalent thereof.

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A. An operating budget for a school district shall not be approved by the department if the educational plan does not provide for: (1) a school year and school day that includes instructional hours and professional work hours as provided in Section 22-2-8.1 NMSA 1978; and (2) a pupil-teacher ratio or class or teaching load as provided in Section 22- 10A-20 NMSA 1978. B. The department shall, by rule, establish the requirements for an instructional day, the standards for an instructional hour and the standards for a full-time teacher and for the equivalent thereof.