A. The interim local school board of a newly created or consolidated school district has all the powers and duties of a local school board. The interim local school board shall hold office only until the local school board is elected and qualified.
B. For the purpose of electing five members to the local school board of a newly created or consolidated school district, the interim local school board shall call a special school district election to be held not less than forty-five days nor more than ninety days from the date of the issuance of the order of the state board [department] appointing members to the interim local school board. If the date for a regular school district election occurs during this period, the interim local school board shall give notice of the regular school district election for the purpose of electing five members to the local school board of the newly created or consolidated school district instead of calling a special school district election.
C. The interim local school board shall appoint a superintendent of schools to perform the administrative and supervisory functions of the interim local school board and to also conduct the school district election. The term of office of the superintendent of schools appointed by the interim local school board shall coincide with the term of office of the interim local school board.
History: 1953 Comp., § 77-3-10, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 16, § 23.
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.