Section 22-5-4.8 - Area vocational high schools. - New Mexico Statutes

22-5-4.8. Area vocational high schools.

A.     A local school board, alone or in cooperation with other boards, may develop a plan for the establishment of an area vocational high school on the campus of a post-secondary educational institution to facilitate sharing of facilities. The plan shall be submitted to the state board [department] of education and the commission on higher education [higher education department] for their approval.   

B.     The state board [department] of education and the commission on higher education may approve a plan for an area vocational high school if the plan adequately provides for:   

(1)     sufficient financing for the operation of the school, which may include an election for a special levy not to exceed one dollar ($1.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000) of net taxable value and that may be in addition to levies authorized by the College District Tax Act [21-2A-1 NMSA 1978];   

(2)     a broad vocational and technical education program serving a sufficient number of students to achieve economic viability; and   

(3)     compliance with the state plan for vocational education.