Without prior approval of the state superintendent [secretary], no local school board shall maintain or provide a budget allowance for a public school having an average daily membership of less than eight. History: 1953 Comp., § 77-6-8, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 16, § 62; 1988, ch. 64, § 18. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For transfer of powers and duties of the former state superintendent, see 9-24-15 NMSA 1978. The 1988 amendment, effective May 18, 1988, substituted 'state superintendent' for 'chief'.
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