New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 63 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR ANCILLARY AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL
Part 12 - SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIAL LICENSURE
Section 6.63.12.8 - REQUIREMENTS FOR RECEIVING THIS LICENSE

Universal Citation: 6 NM Admin Code 6.63.12.8

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. Any person serving or seeking to serve as the school business official of a local school district, including charter schools, and any person seeking to serve in a local school district, including charter schools, in the capacity of a business manager, or any district official charged with the direct management of the business of a school district, excluding the superintendent, or a supervisor or director or manager of accounting or bookkeeping shall be required to hold this license. A person seeking this license shall have earned or completed one or more of the following:

(1) a current certified public accountant certificate; or

(2) a bachelor's, master's, or doctorate degree in accounting, business, or a related field with at least 24 semester hours in accounting or business coursework from a regionally accredited or department approved college or university; or

(3) an associate's degree in accounting or a related field from a regionally accredited or department approved college or university including at least 24 semester hours in accounting or business courses from a regionally accredited or approved college or university plus at least three years of verifiable, employment experience as a school business official; or

(4) a high school diploma or high school equivalency credential and at least five years of verifiable employment experience working under the supervision of a licensed school business official and 40 hours of licensure credit for school business official license continuing education.

B. In addition to satisfying the requirements contained in Subsection A of Section 8 of this rule, a person receiving an initial school business license shall be issued a one-year conditional license that shall convert automatically to a three-year level 1 license provided that during this first year the person satisfactorily completes a training program approved by the PED.

C. A business manager of a school district with a membership in excess of 3,000 students must hold or be eligible to hold a level 2 school business official license.

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