New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 27 - PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPITAL OUTLAY COUNCIL
Part 31 - SPECIAL PURPOSE SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL FACILITY ADEQUACY STANDARDS
Section 6.27.31.22 - STANDARDS VARIANCE
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. The council may grant a variance from any of the adequacy standards. The council shall grant a variance if it determines that the intent of the standard can be met by the special purpose school in an alternate manner, or if a variance is required for appropriate programmatic needs as demonstrated by the school. If the council grants the variance, the special purpose school shall be deemed to have met the standard.
B. The council may, with adequate justification, also grant a variance from any of the provisions of the special purpose school adequacy planning guide provided by the state for use in the programming and design of school projects to meet adequacy. Such variance shall be considered through an appeal to the council by the school following a final administrative interpretation of the planning guide. Procedures for achieving final administrative interpretation and filing an appeal to the council for a variance are as provided for in the planning guide document.