Section 6. Public education department; public education commission
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Public education department; public education commission
A. There is hereby created a ""public education department"" and a ""public education commission"" that shall have such powers and duties as provided by law. The department shall be a cabinet department headed by a secretary of public education who is a qualified, experienced educator who shall be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate.
B. Ten members of the public education commission shall be elected for staggered terms of four years as provided by law. Commission members shall be residents of the public education commission district from which they are elected. Change of residence of a commission member to a place outside the district from which he was elected shall automatically terminate the term of that member.
C. The governor shall fill vacancies on the commission by appointment of a resident from the district in which the vacancy occurs until the next regular election for membership on the commission.
D. The secretary of public education shall have administrative and regulatory powers and duties, including all functions relating to the distribution of school funds and financial accounting for the public schools to be performed as provided by law.
E. The elected members of the 2003 state board of education shall constitute the public education commission, if this amendment is approved, until their terms expire and the districts from which the state board of education were elected shall constitute the state public education commission districts until changed by law.
Public education department; public education commission
A. There is hereby created a "state department of public education" and a "state board of education". The state board of education shall determine public school policy and vocational educational policy and shall have control, management and direction, including financial direction, distribution of school funds and financial accounting for all public schools, pursuant to authority and powers provided by law. The board shall appoint a qualified, experienced educational administrator to be known as the superintendent of public instruction, who shall, subject to the policies established by the board, direct the operation of the state department of public education.
B. Ten members of the state board of education who shall be state officers shall be elected for staggered terms of four years as provided by law. Board members shall be residents of the board of education district from which they are elected. Change of residence of a board member to a place outside the district from which he was elected shall automatically terminate the term of that member.
C. Five members of the state board of education who shall be state officers shall be nominated and by and with the consent of the senate appointed by the governor from five districts substantially equal in population for staggered four-year terms as provided by law. Those appointed by the governor shall be qualified electors of the state of New Mexico, no more than one-half or a simple majority of whom at the time of their appointment shall be members of the same political party. After 1990, the number of appointed members may be changed by law not to exceed five members.
D. The governor shall fill vacancies on the board by appointment of a resident from the district in which the vacancy occurs until the next regular election for membership on the board.
E. Upon adoption of this amendment, all functions relating to the distribution of school funds and financial accounting for the public schools shall be transferred to the state department of public education to be performed as provided by law.
Public education department; public education commission
A. There is hereby created a ""state department of public education"" and a ""state board of education"". The state board of education shall determine public school policy and vocational educational policy and shall have control, management and direction of all public schools, pursuant to authority and powers provided by law. The board shall appoint a qualified, experienced educational administrator to be known as the superintendent of public instruction, who shall, subject to the policies established by the board, direct the operation of the state department of public education.
B. The members of the state board of education shall be elected at the general election next following the adoption of this amendment. One member shall be elected from each of the present ten judicial districts. The initial board shall determine by lot from its membership three members to serve terms of two years and three members to serve terms of four years. The remaining members of the initial board shall serve terms of six years. Thereafter, as the terms of the initial board members expire, their replacements shall be elected from the same districts for terms of six years.
If additional judicial districts are created the legislature may provide by law for the election by the people of a board of not less than seven members nor more than ten members from board of education districts, created by the legislature.
The governor shall fill vacancies in the board by appointment of a resident from the district in which the vacancy occurs. Appointments shall be made within sixty days after the vacancy occurs. The appointed member shall serve until the next general election, at which time a member shall be elected to complete the original unexpired term.
C. Board members shall be residents of the district they represent. Change of residence of a board member to a place outside the district from which he was elected shall automatically terminate the term of that member. The board members may be removed in the manner in which the legislature may provide by law.
Public education department; public education commission
A State board of education is hereby created, to consist of seven members. It shall have the control, management, and direction of all public schools, under such regulations as may be provided by law. The governor and the State superintendent of public instruction shall be ex officio members of said board and the remaining five members shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the consent of the senate; and shall include the head of some State educational institution, a county superintendent. of schools, and one other person actually connected with educational work. The legislature may provide for district or other school officers, subordinate to said board.