The state board [department] may suspend or modify existing rules pertaining to school district operations upon recommendation of the state superintendent [secretary] when those rules prevent or impede the implementation of the Variable School Calendar Act.
History: 1953 Comp., § 77-22-5, enacted by Laws 1972, ch. 16, § 5; 1993, ch. 24, § 2; 1993, ch. 226, § 49; 2003, ch. 153, § 62.
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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.
The 2003 amendment, effective April 4, 2003, substituted "state" for "department and" preceding "board" in the catchline; deleted Subsection A; deleted the "B." subsection designation; and deleted "and regulations" following "rules" twice in the section.
The 1993 amendment, effective July 1, 1993, substituted "state board" and "board" for "department" and "department of education" in Subsection A; deleted "of education" following "state board" in Subsection B; and made minor stylistic changes.