N.M. Stat. § 22-26-3

Current through 2024, ch. 69
Section 22-26-3 - Authorization for local school board to submit question of capital improvements tax imposition
A. A local school board may adopt a resolution to submit to the qualified electors of the school district the question of whether a property tax at a rate not to exceed the rate specified in the resolution should be imposed upon the net taxable value of property allocated to the school district under the Property Tax Code [Chapter 7, Articles 35 to 38 NMSA 1978] for the purpose of capital improvements to public schools in the school district. The resolution shall:
(1) identify the capital improvements for which the revenue proposed to be produced will be used;
(2) specify the rate of the proposed tax, which shall not exceed ten dollars ($10.00) on each one thousand dollars ($1,000) of net taxable value of property allocated to the school district under the Property Tax Code;
(3) limit the imposition of the proposed tax to no more than six property tax years; and
(4) indicate the regular election on which the ballot question shall appear or specify the date a special election will be held to submit the question of imposition of the tax to the qualified electors of the district.
B. A school district that has one or more charter schools located within the school district boundaries shall collaborate with the charter schools to establish a process through which the charter schools submit necessary information to the school district for inclusion in the resolution. This process shall include:
(1) identification of the capital improvements of the charter school for which the revenue proposed to be produced will be used;
(2) a requirement that necessary information be submitted to the school district no later than June 1 of the calendar year in which the local school board will consider the resolution; and
(3) the point of contact in the school district to which the charter school is to submit the information.
C. A resolution submitted to the qualified electors pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall include capital improvements funding for a locally chartered or state-chartered charter school located within the school district if:
(1) the charter school has complied with the process outlined in Subsection B of this section; and
(2) the capital improvements are included in the five-year facilities plan:
(a) of the school district, if the charter school is a locally chartered charter school; or
(b) of the charter school, if the charter school is a state-chartered charter school.

NMS § 22-26-3

Laws 1983, ch. 163, § 3; 1986, ch. 32, § 26; 2007, ch. 366, § 20.
Amended by 2022, c. 19,s. 5, eff. 5/18/2022.
Amended by 2019, c. 212,s. 228, eff. 4/3/2019.