{"data":{"id":"us-nm/22-16-2","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"22-16-2","heading":"State transportation division; duties.","body":"Subject to the policies of the state board [department], the state transportation division of the department of education [public education department] shall:\nA. establish standards for school bus transportation;\nB. establish standards for school bus design and operation pursuant to provisions of Section 22-16-11 NMSA 1978;\nC. establish procedures pertaining to the resolution of transportation issues in areas where local school districts are engaged in school district boundary disputes;\nD. enforce those regulations adopted by the state board [department] relating to school bus transportation;\nE. audit records of school bus contractors or school district-owned bus operations in accordance with regulations promulgated by the state transportation director;\nF. establish standards and certify for safety, vehicles that are defined as school buses by the Motor Vehicle Code [Articles 1 to 8 of Chapter 66 [except 66-7-102.1] NMSA 1978]; and\nG. establish regulations for the purpose of permitting commercial advertisements on school buses.","path":["Chapter 22 - Public Schools","ARTICLE 16 Transportation of Students"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18522/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"28fb8c5cc9cb1b9f7dda1de0066a79b2d86e44362fedfb09863b61226245b84e","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/22-16-1","next":"us-nm/22-16-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}