Chapter 21 — Chapter 21

university.] That where bonds heretofore issued by New Mexico normal university [New Mexico highlands university] are held by the state treasurer and which were purchased with the permanent funds of such institution and held for its account, and which by their terms are not now s…

Pursuant to Section 12 of Article XII of the constitution of New Mexico, there is hereby created, located and established at Portales, Roosevelt county, New Mexico, the institution of learning to be known as the eastern New Mexico normal school [eastern New Mexico university]; sa…

exceptions. For all purposes excepting suits, state lands, funds and appropriations the name "western New Mexico university" is hereby authorized for use in lieu of the name New Mexico western college. History: Laws 1923, ch. 22, § 1; C.S. 1929, § 120-1902; 1941 Comp., § 55-2103;…

appointment, qualifications and terms of members; powers.] The governor is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint a board of regents for the eastern New Mexico normal school [eastern New Mexico university] at Portales, New Mexico, by and with the advice and consent of the sen…

exceptions.] For all purposes excepting suits, state lands, funds and appropriations the name "eastern New Mexico university" is hereby authorized for use in lieu of the name eastern New Mexico normal school. History: 1953 Comp., § 73-22-37, enacted by Laws 1955, ch. 38, § 1.

members; corporate powers.] Said normal schools [universities] shall each be controlled and managed by a board of regents consisting of five members to be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate for a term of four years, and not more than three…

Each of such boards shall annually elect one member thereof as president and another member as secretary and treasurer, and such officers shall hold their offices until their successors shall be elected and qualified. The secretary and treasurer shall execute his bond to the stat…

Each of said boards of regents shall hold at least four meetings during each year at their respective normal schools [universities] for the purpose of discharging their duties, the time of such meetings to be fixed by such board, and the president of such board may call special m…

superintendent or principal and teachers; courses of study; admission; nonresident tuition.] Said boards of regents shall have full and complete power and control over their respective normal schools [universities]. Each board shall employ a superintendent or principal for such s…

The president of each board shall preside at all meetings thereof and shall sign the proceedings of the same, and shall sign all orders directed by the board to be drawn upon the treasurer thereof for the payment of money. In the absence of the president at any meeting of the boa…

training; kindergarten training school.] There are hereby established as branches or departments of said New Mexico normal university [New Mexico highlands university], to be carried on at Las Vegas, a school of manual training for the state of New Mexico, the object of which sha…

The management and control of the northern New Mexico state school at El Rito, also known as northern New Mexico college, and the appointment, qualification, powers and duties of its board of regents shall be the same as provided in Article 12, Section 13 of the constitution of N…

convenience. Except for financial transactions, the use of the name northern New Mexico college is hereby permitted in lieu of northern New Mexico state school, for common convenience. History: 1941 Comp., § 55-2132a, enacted by Laws 1947, ch. 97, § 1; 1953 Comp., § 73-22-33; Law…

academic courses; boarding of students. A. The courses of instruction at northern New Mexico college shall: (1) meet the needs of young people of New Mexico who cannot be served adequately by the local public schools in their home communities; (2) prepare technical and trade stud…

academy. A. There is established at northern New Mexico state school a "solar energy research park and academy" to conduct applied research on solar energy storage devices, on photovoltaic technology, on solar thermal and concentrated solar technologies and on other alternative r…

blind and visually impaired]; power to acquire land. The New Mexico school for the blind [New Mexico school for the blind and visually impaired] is intended and meant for the proper formal education of the blind of the state, and for the furtherance of such purpose to acquire lan…

That for the purpose of erecting, altering, improving, furnishing and equipping any necessary buildings or structures at the New Mexico institute for the blind [New Mexico school for the blind and visually impaired], or acquiring any necessary land for the use of said institute o…

That whenever the said board, by the affirmative vote of a majority of its members, duly entered in the minutes of said board, shall by resolution determine that it is necessary to erect, alter, improve, furnish or equip any building or buildings, structure or structures at said …

Bonds issued pursuant to Sections 21-5-12 through 21-5-23 NMSA 1978 shall be in such form and denominations as the board of trustees of the New Mexico school for the visually handicapped [New Mexico school for the blind and visually impaired] shall determine, due and payable not …

responsible bidder; purchase by state.] The board shall offer said bonds for sale, after publication of notice of the time and place of sale, in some newspaper of general circulation in Albuquerque, New Mexico, once each week for four (4) successive weeks prior to the date fixed …

funds.] The proceeds from the sale of said bonds shall be paid to the secretary and treasurer of said board, and shall be by him placed in a separate fund to be known as "permanent improvement fund" to be used and paid out only for the specified purposes in this act [21-5-12, 21-…

The board of regents shall at the time of issuing said bonds, establish for the payment of the principal and interest thereof a fund to be known as "interest and retirement fund" into which fund said board shall immediately place a sum not less than the amount necessary to pay th…

income.] For the faithful and prompt payment of all interest and principal of said bonds as and when the same shall mature according to the tenor thereof, the issue thereof shall constitute an irrevocable pledge by said board of so much of each year's income from the permanent fu…

It shall be the duty of the secretary and treasurer of said board of regents to forward to the bank at which said bonds are payable, prior to the date on which any coupons or any principal amount of any of said bonds shall mature, out of the "interest and retirement fund" a suffi…

handicapped [New Mexico school for the blind and visually impaired]; corporate powers. A. The management and control of the New Mexico school for the visually handicapped [New Mexico school for the blind and visually impaired], the care and preservation of all property of which i…

None of the funds derived from the sale of said bonds, except so much thereof as shall be necessary to defray the cost of the issuance thereof and the accrued interest from the date thereof to the time of delivery, shall ever be used or expended by said board for any other purpos…

fund.] It is hereby made the duty of the treasurer of this state, upon receiving written notice from the secretary and treasurer of said board that it has issued bonds as provided for herein, to forthwith forward and pay over to the secretary and treasurer of said board out of th…

exceed income for preceding fiscal year.] In the event the board of regents aforesaid should find it advisable to issue bonds under this act [21-5-12, 21-5-13, 21-5-15 to 21-5-23 NMSA 1978] in more than one series, or at different times, for any of the purposes aforesaid, then ea…

Bonds issued under the provisions of this act [21-5-12, 21-5-13, 21-5-15 to 21-5-23 NMSA 1978], being for the sole purposes specified in Section 1 [21-5-12 NMSA 1978] hereof, shall forever be and remain free and exempt from taxation by this state or any subdivision thereof. Such …

ANNOTATIONS Recompilations. — Laws 1983, ch. 60, § 3, recompiled former 21-5-3 NMSA 1978 as 22-14-20 NMSA 1978, effective June 17, 1983. Laws 1983, ch. 60, contained no effective date provision, but was enacted at the session which adjourned on March 19, 1983. See N.M. Const., ar…

handicapped [New Mexico school for the blind and visually impaired]."] For administrative purposes in all matters except suits, state lands, funds and appropriations, the "New Mexico institute for the blind" is hereby authorized to use the name "New Mexico school for the visually…

ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 116, § 2 repealed 21-5-5 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1973, ch. 138, § 29, requiring parents and guardians to send blind students to school, effective June 18, 1999. For provisions of former section, see the 1998 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com…

That the superintendent of such institute [New Mexico school for the blind and visually impaired], out of the appropriation made for said institute [school], shall pay for the transportation of such children, to and from such institution whenever the parents, guardian or person h…

children. Superintendents of all school districts in the state, on August 1 and January 1 in each year, shall report to the superintendent of the New Mexico institute for the blind [New Mexico school for the blind and visually impaired] whether or not there are blind children of …

ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 116, § 2 repealed 21-5-8 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1915, ch. 33, § 4, relating to the penalty for violating provisions for compulsory education of the blind, effective June 18, 1999. For provisions of former section, see the 1998 NMSA 197…

indebtedness; report. A. The New Mexico school for the deaf shall be under the control and management of a board of regents consisting of five members, at least one of whom shall be a deaf person and at least one of whom shall be the parent of a deaf child, to be appointed by the…

tuition; change of name; expenditures for graduates in college; audiological clinic; scholarships; president's powers. A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the New Mexico school for the deaf shall be devoted exclusively to the care and instruction of persons of either…

education; notice to parents; transportation; compulsory attendance; noncompliance; penalty.] It is hereby made the duty of the clerks of all school districts and boards of education within the state of New Mexico, to report to the school superintendent of their respective counti…

vested.] The university of New Mexico is intended to be the state university, and as such is entitled to all the donations of land and all other benefits under all acts of congress enacted for the benefit of such educational institutions in the state. History: Laws 1889, ch. 138,…

The university shall be open to the children of all residents of this state and such others as the board of regents may determine, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by said board, whenever the finances of the institution shall warrant it, and it is deemed expe…

No sectarian tenets or opinions shall be required to entitle any person to be admitted as a student or employed as a tutor, or other instructor in said university, but the same shall forever be strictly nonsectarian in character. History: Laws 1889, ch. 138, § 17; C.L. 1897, § 35…

The meetings of the board may be called in such manner as the board of regents may prescribe, and the majority of said board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a less number may adjourn from time to time. History: Laws 1889, ch. 138, § 18; C.L. 1897, §…

board of regents.] That for the purpose of erecting, altering, improving, furnishing or equipping any necessary buildings at the university of New Mexico at Albuquerque, or for acquiring any necessary land for the use of said university, or for retiring the whole or any part of a…

bonds.] Whenever the said board, by the affirmative vote of a majority of its members, duly entered in the minutes of said board, shall by resolution determine that it is necessary to erect, alter, improve, furnish or equip any building or buildings at said university, or acquire…

Bonds issued pursuant to Sections 21-7-13 through 21-7-25 NMSA 1978 shall be in such form and denominations as the board of regents of the university of New Mexico shall determine, due and payable not later than twenty years from date of issue. The bonds shall be payable in conse…

publication and contents; conduct; delivery of bonds; purchase by state treasurer; acceptance by public officials.] The board shall offer said bonds for sale, after publication of notice of the time and place of sale, in some newspaper of general circulation in Albuquerque, New M…

bond sales.] The proceeds from the sale of said bonds shall be paid to the secretary and treasurer of said board, and shall be by him placed in a separate fund to be known as "permanent improvement fund" to be used and paid out only for the specified purposes in this act [21-7-13…

bonds; establishment; replenishment.] The board of regents shall, at the time of issuing said bonds, establish for the payment of the principal and interest thereof a fund to be known as "interest and retirement fund" into which fund said board shall immediately place a sum not l…

improvement bonds.] For the faithful and prompt payment of all interest and principal of said bonds as and when the same shall mature according to the tenor thereof, the issue thereof shall constitute an irrevocable pledge by said board of so much of each year's income from the p…

The object of the university shall be to provide the inhabitants of the state of New Mexico with the means of acquiring a thorough knowledge of the various branches of literature, science and arts. History: Laws 1889, ch. 138, § 8; C.L. 1897, § 3570; Code 1915, § 5118; C.S. 1929,…