New Mexico Statutes Chapter 22. Public Schools § 22-26A-4. Notice of proposed lease purchase arrangement; approval of department

A. When a governing body determines, pursuant to Subsection B of Section 22-26A-6 NMSA 1978, that a lease purchase arrangement is in the best interest of the school district or the charter school, the governing body shall forward to the department a copy of the proposed lease purchase arrangement and the source of funds that the governing body has identified to make payments due under the lease purchase arrangement.

B. A governing body shall not enter into a lease purchase arrangement without the approval of the department.