A. Prior to the beginning of each school year, each local superintendent shall file with the department the school district salary system, which salary system shall incorporate any salary increases or compensation measures specifically mandated by the legislature. Salaries for teachers and school administrators shall be aligned with the licensure framework provided for in the School Personnel Act [Chapter 22, Article 10A NMSA 1978].

B. A local superintendent shall not reduce the school district salary system established pursuant to Subsection A of this section without the prior written approval of the state superintendent [secretary]. The state superintendent shall give written notice to the legislative finance committee, the legislative education study committee and the department of finance and administration of approved reduction of any school district's salary system, including the reasons for the request for reduction and the grounds for approval.

History: 1978 Comp., § 22-5-11, enacted by Laws 1986, ch. 33, § 12; 1993, ch. 226, § 16; 2003, ch. 153, § 23.

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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 "School district salary system" for "Local school boards salary schedule" in the section heading; substituted "superintendent" for "school board" throughout the section; in Subsection A substituted "the school" for "of education a" following "the department" near the middle, substituted "system" for "schedule" following "salary" twice near the middle and inserted "Salaries for teachers and school administrators shall be aligned with the licensure framework provided for in the School Personnel Act." at the end; in Subsection B substituted "system" for "schedule" following "salary" once near the beginning and once near the end and inserted "the legislative education study committee" following "legislative finance committee" near the middle.

The 1993 amendment, effective July 1, 1993, deleted the former first sentence, pertaining to filing 1985-86 and 1986-87 salary schedules; deleted "subsequent" preceding "school year" and substituted "department" for "office" in Subsection A; and substituted "state superintendent" for "director of the office of education" in two places in Subsection B.