# 6.30.6.7 NMAC: Section 7. Definitions

> New Mexico · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T6_C30_P6_S7

## Section

- **Citation:** 6.30.6.7 NMAC
- **Heading:** Section 7. Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** New Mexico
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NMAC / Title 6 (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION) / Chapter 30 (EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS) / Part 6 (SUSPENSION OF AUTHORITY OF A LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD) / Section 7

## Text

A. “Emergency suspension” means a suspension imposed by the secretary when there is sufficient reason to believe the educational process in the school district or public school has been severely impaired or halted as a result of severe deficiencies. B. “Public school” means that part of a school district that is a single attendance center in which instruction is offered by one or more teachers and is discernible as a building or group of buildings or remotely administered program generally recognized as either an elementary, middle, junior high, or high school or any combination of those and includes a charter school; and C. “School district” means an area of land established as a political subdivision of the state for the administration of public schools and segregated geographically for taxation and bonding purposes.

## Nearby sections

- [6.30.6.1 NMAC Section 1. Issuing Agency](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T6_C30_P6_S1.md)
- [6.30.6.2 NMAC Section 2. Scope](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T6_C30_P6_S2.md)
- [6.30.6.3 NMAC Section 3. Statutory Authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T6_C30_P6_S3.md)
- [6.30.6.5 NMAC Section 5. Effective Date](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T6_C30_P6_S5.md)
- [6.30.6.6 NMAC Section 6. Objective](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T6_C30_P6_S6.md)
- [6.30.6.7 NMAC Section 7. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T6_C30_P6_S7.md)
- [6.30.6.8 NMAC Section 8. Factors In Determining Suspension By The Secretary](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T6_C30_P6_S8.md)
- [6.30.6.9 NMAC Section 9. Procedures For Non-Emergency Suspension](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T6_C30_P6_S9.md)
- [6.30.6.10 NMAC Section 10. Procedures For Emergency Suspension](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T6_C30_P6_S10.md)
- [6.30.6.11 NMAC Section 11. Duration Of Suspension](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T6_C30_P6_S11.md)
- [6.30.6.12 NMAC Section 12. Hearing Procedures](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T6_C30_P6_S12.md)
- [6.30.6.13 NMAC Section 13. Implementation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T6_C30_P6_S13.md)
- [6.30.6.14 NMAC Section 14. Severability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T6_C30_P6_S14.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T6_C30_P6_S7. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.