2017 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 22 - Public Schools
Article 5 - Local School Boards
Section 22-5-4.8 - Area vocational high schools.
22-5-4.8. Area vocational high schools.
A. A local school board, alone or in cooperation with other boards, may develop a plan for the establishment of an area vocational high school on the campus of a post-secondary educational institution to facilitate sharing of facilities. The plan shall be submitted to the state board [department] of education and the commission on higher education [higher education department] for their approval.
B. The state board [department] of education and the commission on higher education may approve a plan for an area vocational high school if the plan adequately provides for:
(1) sufficient financing for the operation of the school, which may include an election for a special levy not to exceed one dollar ($1.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000) of net taxable value and that may be in addition to levies authorized by the College District Tax Act [21-2A-1 through 21-2A-10 NMSA 1978];
(2) a broad vocational and technical education program serving a sufficient number of students to achieve economic viability; and
(3) compliance with the state plan for vocational education.
History: Laws 1999, ch. 219, 19.
