Section 8. Requirements Of The Public Education Department

The department is responsible for determining the distribution for each school district in accordance with Sections 22-8-26, 22-8-29, 22-8-29.1, 22-8-29.4, and 22-8-29.6 NMSA 1978. A. The department shall calculate the remaining balances for each school district and submit the amount to each school district that they are allowed to maintain and use for to-and -from operations and other transportation related services. B. The department shall prepare budget and reporting forms for the remaining balances carried forward and provide them to each school district. [07-30-99; 6.43.3.8 NMAC - Rn, 6 NMAC 9.4.3.8, 12-29-2000; A, 11-13-2009] 6.43.3.9 REQUIREMENTS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS A. Each school district that receives transportation distributions in accordance with Sections 22-8- 26, 22-8-29, 22-8-29.1, 22-8-29.4, and 22-8-29.6, NMSA, 1978 shall report to the department their budget and expenditures on forms provided by the department. 6.43.3 NMAC 2 B. School districts shall use their remaining balance as follows. (1) At least twenty-five percent of the total remaining balance shall be used for to-and-from transportation-related services, excluding salaries and benefits. (2) Up to twenty-five percent of the total remaining balance may be used for other transportation- related services, excluding salaries and benefits. (3) The school district may use fifty percent of the total remaining balance for to-and-from transportation-related services, excluding salaries and benefits.