A. Prior to the occupancy of a public facility by a charter school, the charter school shall notify the council of the intended use, together with such other information as required by rule of the council.
B. Within sixty days of the notification to the council, the public school facilities authority shall assess the public facility in order to determine the extent of compliance with the statewide adequacy standards and the amount of outstanding deviation from those standards. The results of the assessment shall be submitted to the charter school, the school district in which the charter school is located and the council.
C. Once assessed pursuant to Subsection B of this section, the public facility shall be prioritized and eligible for grants pursuant to the Public School Capital Outlay Act in the same manner as all other public schools in the state.
D. As used in this section, "public facility" means a building owned by the charter school, the school district, the state, an institution of the state, another political subdivision of the state, the federal government or a tribal government.
History: Laws 2005, ch. 274, § 13.
Effective dates. — Laws 2005, ch. 274, § 20 makes the act effective April 6, 2005.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 24 - Public School Capital Outlay
Section 22-24-1 - Short title.
Section 22-24-2 - Purpose of act.
Section 22-24-3 - Definitions.
Section 22-24-4 - Public school capital outlay fund created; use.
Section 22-24-4.1 - Outstanding deficiencies; assessment; correction.
Section 22-24-4.3 - Roof repair and replacement initiative.
Section 22-24-4.4 - Serious roof deficiencies; correction.
Section 22-24-4.5 - Education technology infrastructure deficiency corrections.
Section 22-24-4.6 - Building system repair, renovation or replacement.
Section 22-24-4.7 - School security system projects.
Section 22-24-5 - Public school capital outlay projects; application; grant assistance.
Section 22-24-5.1 - Council assistance and oversight.
Section 22-24-5.3 - Preventive maintenance plans; guidelines; approval.
Section 22-24-5.6 - Outstanding deficiencies at certain state educational institutions.
Section 22-24-5.7 - Local match provisions for qualified high priority projects.
Section 22-24-5.8 - Adequacy standards; constitutional special schools.
Section 22-24-6 - Council created; organization; duties.
Section 22-24-6.1 - Procedures for a state-chartered charter school.
Section 22-24-7 - Public school capital outlay oversight task force; creation; staff.
Section 22-24-8 - Public school capital outlay oversight task force; duties.
Section 22-24-9 - Public school facilities authority; creation; powers and duties.
Section 22-24-10 - Public facilities to be used by charter schools; assessment.
Section 22-24-11 - Recompiled.
Section 22-24-12 - Pre-kindergarten classroom facilities initiative.