After adoption of an order of the state board [department] for creation of a new school district or for consolidation of school districts, the state superintendent [secretary] of public instruction shall forthwith cause a copy of such order to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in each county within which any part of the new or consolidated school district may be located.
Actions to attack the validity of any such order shall be filed within thirty days from the date of such publication, but not afterwards. Such actions shall be filed in Santa Fe county district court and the state board of education [department] shall be an indispensable party thereto.
History: 1953 Comp., § 77-3-9.1, enacted by Laws 1970, ch. 4, § 3.
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.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 4 - Creation, Consolidation and Annexation
Section 22-4-1 - School districts.
Section 22-4-2 - New school districts; creation.
Section 22-4-3 - Consolidation; request; districts without junior or senior high schools; standards.
Section 22-4-4 - [Consolidation of district without junior or senior high schools; governing board.]
Section 22-4-5 - Alternate method of consolidation.
Section 22-4-6 - Alternate method; survey; report; submission to the state board [department].
Section 22-4-7 - Alternate method; survey committee.
Section 22-4-8 - Alternate method; survey committee; compensation.
Section 22-4-9 - Alternate method; standards for consolidation.
Section 22-4-10 - Order of state board [department].
Section 22-4-11 - [Publication of order; actions attacking order.]
Section 22-4-12 - Interim local school board; special election.
Section 22-4-13 - Special school district election; term of office.
Section 22-4-14 - Regular school district election; term of office.
Section 22-4-15 - Consolidated school districts; outstanding contracts; indebtedness.
Section 22-4-16 - [Existing school districts validated.]
Section 22-4-17 - Annexation of area for school district purposes; resolutions; approval; filing.