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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 21. State and Private Education Institutions § 21-1-26. Higher education department; general powers

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. The higher education department shall be concerned with the problems of finance of those educational institutions designated in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico and other public post-secondary educational institutions in the state. The department shall:

(1) be concerned with the adequate financing of these institutions and with the equitable distribution of available funds among them;

(2) receive, adjust and approve the budgets submitted by these institutions prior to the submission of these budgets to the state budget division of the department of finance and administration;

(3) develop and maintain programs, on a regular basis, for the orientation and in-service education of members of the boards of regents of the various educational institutions designated in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico and the governing bodies of other public post-secondary educational institutions in the state;

(4) analyze the financial impact of each new degree program of each public post-secondary educational institution as part of the department's review of the institution's operating budget; and

(5) exercise such other powers as may be granted it by law.

B. Effective July 1, 2005, all new state-funded baccalaureate, graduate and professional degree programs shall be offered by public four-year educational institutions and all new associate degree programs shall be offered by public post-secondary educational institutions after a timely and thorough consultation with and review by the department.

C. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the higher education department may be designated by the governor to administer funds furnished under acts of congress for post-secondary educational institutions, except for funds specifically appropriated or otherwise designated for those educational institutions enumerated in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico.

D. The higher education department is also charged with oversight of all private post-secondary educational institutions operating within the state.

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