45th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2002

RELATING TO EDUCATION; PROVIDING ADDITIONAL STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DUTIES; WAIVING CERTAIN EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOLS THAT ARE FOUND TO TEST ABOVE EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS AS DETERMINED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. A new section of the Public School Code, Section 22-2-2.1 NMSA 1978, is enacted to read:

"22-2-2.1. [NEW MATERIAL] ADDITIONAL STATE BOARD DUTIES--WAIVER OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.--

A. The state board shall waive the following for all public schools that are found to test above educational standards as determined by the state board:

(1) accreditation review requirements as provided in Section 22-2-2 NMSA 1978;

(2) length of the school day requirement as provided in Section 22-2-8.1 NMSA 1978;

(3) individual class load requirement as provided in Section 22-2-8.2 NMSA 1978;

(4) subject area requirement as provided in Section 22-2-8.3 NMSA 1978;

(5) graduation requirement as provided in Section 22-2-8.4 NMSA 1978;

(6) evaluation standards for school personnel as provided in Section 22-10-3.1 NMSA 1978; and

(7) purchase of instructional material from the state-board-approved multiple list requirement as provided in SectionJanuary 29, 2002 22-15-8 NMSA 1978.

B. Upon receiving a waiver request from a school that is found to test above educational standards as determined by the state board and in addition to the requirements set forth in Subsection A of this section, the state board may waive other requirements of the Public School Code 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 be for the school year following that in which a public school is found to test above educational standards as determined by the state board."