For purposes of receiving federal grants pursuant to Section 842 of Public Law 93-380, Assistance to States for State Equalization Plans, the state department of public education [department] is designated the state agency and is authorized to submit a state plan to the United States secretary of education.
History: 1953 Comp., § 77-7-6, enacted by Laws 1976, ch. 21, § 1; 1977, ch. 246, § 64; 1980, ch. 151, § 50; 1988, ch. 64, § 39.
Cross references. — For references to the former state department of public education, see 9-24-15 NMSA 1978.
For state equalization guarantee distributions generally, see 22-8-25 NMSA 1978.
For Section 842 of Public Law 93-380, see 20 U.S.C. § 246.
The 1988 amendment, effective May 18, 1988, substituted "state department of public education" for "public school finance division of the department of finance and administration".
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 9 - Federal Aid to Education
Section 22-9-2 - Federal aid to education; state educational agency.
Section 22-9-3 - State educational agency; powers; duties.
Section 22-9-4 - Limitation on accepting grants and gifts.
Section 22-9-5 - Custody of funds; budgets; disbursements.
Section 22-9-6 - Authorization to receive federal grants and to submit a state plan.
Section 22-9-7 - Federal grant-in-aid funds; custody; deposit; disbursement.
Section 22-9-8 - State educational authorities for federal grant administration.
Section 22-9-9 - Agencies for grants-in-aid; powers; duties.
Section 22-9-10 - Reports; federal funds; federal agencies; legislature.
Section 22-9-11 - [School facility construction grants-in-aid; enforcement of labor standards.]
Section 22-9-12 - Official notice of acceptance of federal acts for education and library service.