Section 22-29-8 – Receipts and disbursements; issuance of warrants, purchase orders and contracts; deposit of funds.
A. All premiums and other money collected by the authority shall be deposited in the fund. Except as provided in Subsection F of Section 22-2-6.6 NMSA 1978 [22-29-6 NMSA 1978], funds shall be disbursed directly by the authority, but receipts and disbursements are subject to audit by the state auditor. Except as provided in that […]
Section 22-29-9 – Participation; waivers.
A. School districts and charter schools shall participate in the authority, unless the school district or charter school is granted a waiver by the board. B. In determining whether a waiver should be granted, the board shall establish minimum benefit and financial standards for the desired line of coverage. These minimum benefit and financial standards […]
Section 22-29-10 – Group insurance contributions.
A. Group insurance contributions for school districts, charter schools and participating entities in the authority shall be made as follows: (1) at least seventy-five percent of the cost of the insurance of an employee whose annual salary is less than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000); (2) at least seventy percent of the cost of the insurance […]
Section 22-28-6 – Accountability.
Funds raised by a school district from lease agreements relating to the use of advertising space on school buses by commercial advertisers shall be fully accounted for and subject to review and examination by the department of education [public education department]. History: Laws 1997, ch. 233, § 8. ANNOTATIONS Bracketed material. — The bracketed material […]
Section 22-26A-20 – Liberal interpretation.
The Public School Lease Purchase Act, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes. History: Laws 2007, ch. 173, § 20. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 173 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was […]
Section 22-27-1 – Short title.
This act [22-27-1 to 22-27-3 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Meditation in Public School Act”. History: Laws 1995, ch. 72, § 1.
Section 22-27-2 – Findings; purpose.
A. The legislature finds that: (1) the first amendment of the United States constitution protects religious freedom and freedom of speech; (2) the constitution of New Mexico protects each citizen’s rights to worship God according to the dictates of the citizen’s conscience; and (3) the constitution of New Mexico prohibits public schools from requiring attendance […]
Section 22-27-3 – Moment of silent meditation.
Students in the public schools may voluntarily engage in student-initiated moments of silent meditation. History: Laws 1995, ch. 72, § 3. ANNOTATIONS Severability. — Laws 1995, ch. 72, § 4 provided that if any part or application of the Meditation in Public School Act is held invalid, the remainder or its application to other situations […]
Section 22-28-1 – Bus advertisements authorized; limitations and restrictions.
A. The state transportation division of the department of education [public education department] shall authorize local school boards to sell advertising space on the interior and exterior of school buses. The local school board shall develop guidelines for the type of advertisements that will be permitted. There shall be no advertisements that involve: (1) obscenity, […]
Section 22-28-2 – School bus title; leasing space.
A. All school bus private owners that have legal title to school buses used and operated pursuant to an existing bus service contract with a school district may lease space on their buses to the school district for the purpose of selling commercial advertisements. In exchange for leasing the space, the school bus private owners […]