N.M. Admin. Code § 6.27.30.22

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 21, November 5, 2024

Section 6.27.30.22 - STANDARDS VARIANCE

A. The council may grant a variance from any of the adequacy standards. The council shall grant a variance if it determines that the intent of the standard can be met by the school in an alternate manner, or if a variance is required for appropriate programmatic needs as demonstrated by the district. If the council grants the variance, the school shall be deemed to have met the standard.

B. The council may, with adequate justification, also grant a variance from any of the provisions of the New Mexico public school adequacy planning guide provided by the state for use in the programming and design of school projects . Such variance shall be considered through an appeal to the council by the school district following a final administrative interpretation of the planning guide. Procedures for achieving final administrative interpretation and filing an appeal to the council for a variance are as provided for in the planning guide document.

6.27.30.22 NMAC - N, 9/1/02; A, 12/14/07, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXX, Issue 23, December 17, 2019, eff. 12/17/2019