A. Annually, the department of education [public education department] shall submit a budget for the ensuing fiscal year to the department of finance and administration showing the expenditures for instructional material to be paid out of the instructional material fund, including reasonable transportation charges and emergency expenses.
B. Upon request, the department of education [public education department] shall make reports to the state board [department] concerning the administration and execution of the Instructional Material Law [22-15-1 to 22-15-14 NMSA 1978].
History: 1953 Comp., § 77-13-14, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 16, § 218; 1975, ch. 270, § 14; 1993, ch. 226, § 45.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Laws 2004, ch. 25, § 27, provided that all references to the superintendent of public instruction shall be deemed references to the secretary of public education and all references to the former state board of education or state department of education shall be deemed references to the public education department. See 9-24-15 NMSA 1978.
Cross references. — For instructional material fund generally, see 22-15-5 NMSA 1978.
The 1993 amendment, effective July 1, 1993, substituted "department of education" for "division" in Subsections A and B.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 15 - Instructional Material
Section 22-15-1 - Short title.
Section 22-15-2 - Definitions.
Section 22-15-3 - Bureau; chief.
Section 22-15-4 - Bureau; duties.
Section 22-15-5 - Instructional material fund.
Section 22-15-6 - Disbursements from the instructional material fund.
Section 22-15-7 - Students eligible; distribution.
Section 22-15-8 - Multiple list; selection; review process.
Section 22-15-8.1 - Instructional material adoption fund.
Section 22-15-8.2 - Reading materials fund; created; purpose; applications.
Section 22-15-9 - Distribution of funds for instructional material.
Section 22-15-10 - Sale or loss or return of instructional material.
Section 22-15-11 - Record of instructional material.
Section 22-15-13 - Contracts with publishers.
Section 22-15-14 - Reports; budgets.
Section 22-15-15 - Short title.
Section 22-15-18 - Posting of copy.
Section 22-15-19 - Other funds prohibited.
Section 22-15-20 - Definition.
Section 22-15-26 - Short title.
Section 22-15-28 - Definitions.
Section 22-15-29 - Instructional materials.