A. A newly created school district is eligible for additional program units. The number of additional program units to which a newly created school district is entitled under this subsection is the number of units computed in the following manner:
(MEM for current year) x .147 = Units
where MEM is equal to the total district membership, including early childhood education full-time equivalent membership and special education membership.
B. A school district whose membership decreases as a result of the establishment of a newly created school district is eligible for additional program units. The number of additional program units to which that district is entitled under this subsection is the number of units computed in the following manner:
(MEM for prior year — MEM for current year) x .17 = Units
where MEM is equal to the total district membership, including early childhood education full-time equivalent membership and special education membership.
C. As used in this section, "newly created school district" means a local school district not in existence during the immediately preceding school year.
History: 1978 Comp., § 22-8-23.2, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 237, § 2.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 8 - Public School Finance
Section 22-8-3 - Office of education abolished; functions transferred.
Section 22-8-4 - Department; duties.
Section 22-8-5 - Rules; procedures.
Section 22-8-5.1 - Procurement, travel and gas cards.
Section 22-8-6.1 - Charter school operating budgets; maximum MEM.
Section 22-8-7 - Manner of budget submission.
Section 22-8-7.1 - Certain school district budgets.
Section 22-8-8 - Budgets; minimum student membership.
Section 22-8-9 - Budgets; minimum requirements.
Section 22-8-10 - Budgets; fixing the operating budget.
Section 22-8-11 - Budgets; approval of operating budget.
Section 22-8-12 - Operating budgets; amendments.
Section 22-8-12.1 - Membership projections and budget requests.
Section 22-8-12.3 - Local school board finance subcommittee; audit committee; membership; duties.
Section 22-8-13.2 - Financial reporting.
Section 22-8-13.3 - Reporting system; reporting requirements.
Section 22-8-14 - Public school fund.
Section 22-8-15 - Allocation limitation.
Section 22-8-16 - Payment to school districts.
Section 22-8-17 - Program cost determination; required information.
Section 22-8-18 - Program cost calculation; local responsibility.
Section 22-8-19 - Early childhood education program units.
Section 22-8-19.1 - Preschool programs; selected districts.
Section 22-8-20 - Basic program units.
Section 22-8-21 - Special education program units.
Section 22-8-22 - Bilingual multicultural education program units.
Section 22-8-23 - Size adjustment program units.
Section 22-8-23.1 - Enrollment growth program units.
Section 22-8-23.2 - New district adjustment; additional program units.
Section 22-8-23.3 - At-risk program units.
Section 22-8-23.5 - Fine arts education program units.
Section 22-8-23.6 - Charter school student activities program unit.
Section 22-8-23.7 - Elementary physical education program units.
Section 22-8-23.8 - Home school student activities program unit.
Section 22-8-23.9 - Home school student program units.
Section 22-8-23.10 - Extended learning time program.
Section 22-8-23.11 - K-5 plus program units.
Section 22-8-23.12 - New program funding.
Section 22-8-23.13 - Public education reform fund created.
Section 22-8-25 - State equalization guarantee distribution; determination of amount.
Section 22-8-25.1 - Additional per unit distribution from public school fund.
Section 22-8-26 - Transportation distribution.
Section 22-8-27 - Transportation equipment.
Section 22-8-29 - Transportation distributions; reports; payments.
Section 22-8-29.1 - Calculation of transportation allocation.
Section 22-8-29.4 - Transportation distribution adjustment factor.
Section 22-8-29.6 - Transportation emergency fund.
Section 22-8-30 - Supplemental distributions.
Section 22-8-30.1 - Recompiled.
Section 22-8-30.2 - Recompiled.
Section 22-8-31 - State-support reserve fund.
Section 22-8-32 - Current school fund; receipts; disposition.
Section 22-8-33 - Distribution of certain revenue.
Section 22-8-34 - Federal mineral leasing funds.
Section 22-8-35 - Tax anticipation certificates.
Section 22-8-36 - Certification of allocations; fund accounts.
Section 22-8-37 - Public school funds.
Section 22-8-38 - Boards of finance; designation.
Section 22-8-39 - Boards of finance; suspension.
Section 22-8-40 - Deposit of public school funds; distribution; interest.
Section 22-8-41 - Restriction on operational funds; emergency accounts; cash balances.
Section 22-8-42 - Violation of act; penalties.
Section 22-8-43 - Public school reading proficiency fund; created.
Section 22-8-44 - Educator licensure fund; distribution; appropriation.
Section 22-8-45 - Teacher professional development fund.
Section 22-8-45.1 - Beginning teacher mentorship fund; created.
Section 22-8-47 - New Mexico government education fund.
Section 22-8-48 - New school development fund; distribution.
Section 22-8-49 - Teacher cost index; licensure-experience factor; report.