The department shall develop a mandatory training course for local school board members that explains state board [department] rules, department policies and procedures, statutory powers and duties of local school boards, legal concepts pertaining to public schools, finance and budget and other matters deemed relevant by the department. The department shall notify local school board members of the dates of the training course, the last of which shall not be later than three months after a local school board election.
History: 1978 Comp., § 22-5-13, enacted by Laws 2003, ch. 153, § 24.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For references to the former state board, see 9-24-15 NMSA 1978.
Emergency clauses. — Laws 2003, ch. 153, § 74 contained an emergency clause and was approved April 4, 2003.