New Mexico § 22-2-2.1 - Additional department duties; waiver of certain requirements
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§ 22-2-2.1. Additional department duties; waiver of certain requirements
A. The department shall approve all reasonable requests to waive the following for
all public schools that exceed educational standards as determined by the department: (1) accreditation review requirements as provided in Section 22-2-2 NMSA 1978; (2) the length of the school day requirement as provided in Section 22-2-8.1 NMSA 1978; (3) the individual class load requirement as provided in Section 22-10A-20 NMSA 1978; (4) the subject area requirement as provided in Section 22-13-1 NMSA 1978; and (5) purchase of instructional material from the department-approved multiple list
requirement as provided in Section 22-15-8 NMSA 1978 . B. Upon receiving a waiver request from a school that exceeds educational standards
and in addition to the requirements set forth in Subsection A of this section, the
department may waive: (1) the graduation requirement as provided in Section 22-13-1.1 NMSA 1978; (2) evaluation standards for school personnel; and (3) other requirements of the Public School Code that impede innovation in education
if the waiver request is supported by the teachers at the requesting school and the
requesting school's local school board. C. Waivers granted pursuant to this section shall begin in the school year following
that in which a public school exceeds educational standards and may remain in effect
as long as the school continues to exceed educational standards. D. The department shall only waive requirements that do not conflict with the federal
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 or rules adopted pursuant to that act.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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