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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Operating budgets shall not be altered or amended after approval and certification by the department, except for the following purposes and according to the following procedure:
A. upon written request of a local school board or governing body of a state-chartered charter school, the secretary may authorize transfer within the budget, or provide for items not included, when the total amount of the budget will not be increased thereby;
B. upon written request of a local school board or governing body of a state-chartered charter school, the secretary, in conformance with the rules of the department, may authorize an increase in any budget if the increase is necessary because of the receipt of revenue that was not anticipated at the time the budget was fixed and if the increase is directly related to a special project or program for which the additional revenue was received. The secretary shall make a written report to the legislative finance committee of any such budget increase;
C. upon written request of a local school board or governing body of a state-chartered charter school, the secretary may authorize an increase in a budget of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000); or
D. upon written request of a local school board or governing body of a state-chartered charter school, the secretary, after notice and a public hearing, may authorize an increase in a school budget in an amount exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000). The notice of the hearing shall designate the school district that proposes to alter or amend its budget, together with the time, place and date of the hearing. The notice of the hearing shall be published at least once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the school district is situated. The last publication of the notice shall be at least three days prior to the date set for the hearing. The charter schools division shall establish how a state-chartered charter school notifies the parents of its students of proposed increases in a charter school budget.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 22. Public Schools § 22-8-12. Operating budgets; amendments - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-22-public-schools/nm-st-sect-22-8-12/
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