A. The council shall adopt guidelines that will assist school districts in the development and implementation of preventive maintenance plans. In developing the guidelines, the council shall ensure that they are not overly complex, that they are user-friendly and that they take into account the geographic and size variations of the districts throughout the state. The guidelines shall include the major requirements for:
(1) establishing and implementing a preventive maintenance plan;
(2) necessary budgets, personnel and staff support;
(3) staff training; and
(4) evaluation and auditing.
B. The council shall develop, implement and maintain a uniform web-based facility information management system. Within available appropriations, the council shall develop a schedule and procedure for phasing all school districts into the system, including those school districts not applying for grant assistance pursuant to the Public School Capital Outlay Act. The facility information management system shall:
(1) provide a centralized database of maintenance activities to allow for monitoring, supporting and evaluating school-level and districtwide maintenance efforts;
(2) provide comprehensive maintenance request and expenditure information to the school districts and the council; and
(3) facilitate training of facilities maintenance and management personnel.
C. To the extent resources are available, the council shall provide assistance to districts in developing and implementing a preventive maintenance plan.
D. For project allocation cycles beginning after September 1, 2003, a school district shall not be eligible for funding pursuant to Section 22-24-5 NMSA 1978 unless:
(1) the school district has a preventive maintenance plan that has been approved by the council; and
(2) if applicable, the school district is participating in the implementation of the facility information management system.
E. As used in this section, "preventive maintenance" means the regularly scheduled repair and maintenance needed to keep a building component operating at peak efficiency and to extend its useful life. "Preventive maintenance" includes scheduled activities intended to prevent breakdowns and premature failures, including periodic inspections, lubrication, calibrations and replacement of expendable components of equipment.
History: 1978 Comp., § 22-24-5.3, enacted by Laws 2003, ch. 147, § 5; 2005, ch. 274, § 9.
The 2005 amendment, effective April 6, 2005, added Subsections B(1) through (3) to provide that the council shall develop, implement and maintain a uniform web-based facility information management system; and added Subsection D(2) to provide that a school district shall not be eligible for funding unless, if applicable, the school district is participating in the implementation of the facility information management system.
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.