The department shall be the sole educational agency of the state for the administration or for the supervision of the administration of any state plan established or funds received by the state by virtue of any federal statute relating to aid for education, school construction or school breakfast or lunch programs, except as is provided in Section 21-1-26 NMSA 1978 and as may otherwise be provided by law.
§ 22-9-2 NMSA 1978
Federal aid to education; state educational agency
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Ellenberg Se v. New Mexico Military Institute
Most recently applied in Ellenberg ex rel. S.E. v. New Mexico Military Institute (March 2007)
1953 Comp., § 77-7-2, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 16, § 102; 2004, ch. 27, § 22; 2011, ch. 35, § 2.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.