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2014 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 22 - Public Schools
Section 2 Public Education Department and Commission
Section 22-2-2.1 Additional department duties; waiver of certain requirements.
NM Stat § 22-2-2.1 (2014) What's This?
22-2-2.1. Additional department duties; waiver of certain requirements.
A. The department shall approve all reasonable requests to waive the following for all public schools that exceed educational standards as determined by the department:
(1) accreditation review requirements as provided in Section 22-2-2 NMSA 1978;
(2) the length of the school day requirement as provided in Section 22-2-8.1 NMSA 1978;
(3) the individual class load requirement as provided in Section 22-10A-20 NMSA 1978;
(4) the subject area requirement as provided in Section 22-13-1 NMSA 1978; and
(5) purchase of instructional material from the department-approved multiple list requirement as provided in Section 22-15-8 NMSA 1978.
B. Upon receiving a waiver request from a school that exceeds educational standards and in addition to the requirements set forth in Subsection A of this section, the department may waive:
(1) the graduation requirement as provided in Section 22-13-1.1 NMSA 1978;
(2) evaluation standards for school personnel; and
(3) other requirements of the Public School Code [Chapter 22 [except Article 5A] NMSA 1978] that impede innovation in education if the waiver request is supported by the teachers at the requesting school and the requesting school's local school board.
C. Waivers granted pursuant to this section shall begin in the school year following that in which a public school exceeds educational standards and may remain in effect as long as the school continues to exceed educational standards.
D. The department shall only waive requirements that do not conflict with the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 or rules adopted pursuant to that act.
History: Laws 2003, ch. 104, 1; 2003, ch. 143, 2; 2004, ch. 27, 16.
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