A. The full term of office of a member of a local school board shall be four years succeeding the member's election to office at a regular local election held pursuant to the Local Election Act [Chapter 1, Article 22 NMSA 1978].
B. Any member of a local school board whose term of office has expired shall continue in that office until a successor is elected and qualified.
History: 1953 Comp., § 77-4-5, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 16, § 31; 1985, ch. 142, § 3; 1993, ch. 226, § 15; 2018, ch. 79, § 88.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, required local school board elections to be held pursuant to the Local Election Act, and made technical and conforming changes; and in Subsection A, after "four years", deleted "from March 1", after "regular", deleted "school district' and added "local", and after "election", added "held pursuant to the Local Election Act".
The 1993 amendment, effective July 1, 1993, deleted former Subsections B to D, pertaining to the term of office for a member elected prior to March 1, 1985 and the procedure for avoiding coinciding terms for members, and redesignated former Subsection E as Subsection B.
Defeated incumbent who is still a member of an existing five-man board may vote on the resolution to increase the board membership to seven. While he is what is commonly referred to as a lame duck, he still exercises the full powers of his office for his term of office. 1971 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 71-17.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 5 - Local School Boards
Section 22-5-1 - Local school boards; members.
Section 22-5-1.1 - Local school board members; elected from districts.
Section 22-5-3 - School board membership; optional form.
Section 22-5-3.1 - Local school boards; reversion to five members.
Section 22-5-4 - Local school boards; powers; duties.
Section 22-5-4.2 - Child abuse; report coordination; confirmation.
Section 22-5-4.4 - School employees; reporting drug and alcohol use; release from liability.
Section 22-5-4.5 - Pledge of allegiance.
Section 22-5-4.6 - Recompiled.
Section 22-5-4.7 - Additional student discipline policies; weapon-free schools.
Section 22-5-4.8 - Area vocational high schools.
Section 22-5-4.9 - High school diplomas; World War II veterans.
Section 22-5-4.10 - High school diplomas; Korean conflict veterans.
Section 22-5-4.11 - Psychotropic medication; prohibition on compulsion.
Section 22-5-4.12 - Use of restraint and seclusion; techniques; requirements.
Section 22-5-4.14 - High school diplomas; Vietnam conflict veterans.
Section 22-5-5 - Compensation; prohibited employment.
Section 22-5-6 - Nepotism prohibited.
Section 22-5-7 - Officers; surety bonds.
Section 22-5-8 - Term of office.
Section 22-5-9 - Local school board vacancies.
Section 22-5-9.1 - Oath of office.
Section 22-5-10 - Publications; advertisements.
Section 22-5-11 - School district salary system.
Section 22-5-12 - Local school boards; vacant or vacated offices.
Section 22-5-13 - Local school board training.
Section 22-5-14 - Local superintendent; powers and duties.
Section 22-5-15 - Collaborative school improvement programs.
Section 22-5-16 - Advisory school councils; creation; duties.
Section 22-5-17 - Private use of school facilities; policy; insurance.
Section 22-5-18 - Local school board authority over who may carry a firearm on school premises.