Chapter 21, Chapter 21

Upon establishment of a branch community college, public school facilities are to be made available to the college if needed, and in such manner as will not interfere with the regular program of instruction. No public school funds shall be expended in the program, and the branch …

waivers. A. Financing of branch community colleges shall be by tuition and fees, which shall be set by the board of regents of the parent institution, by gifts and grants and by other funds as may be made available pursuant to the provisions of the College District Tax Act [21-2A…

A. The higher education department shall recommend an appropriation for each branch community college, except the branch community college of northern New Mexico college, and junior college based upon the college's financial requirements in relation to its authorized program and …

This act [21-14A-1 to 21-14A-10 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Off-Campus Instruction Act". History: Laws 1982, ch. 42, § 1.

As used in the Off-Campus Instruction Act: A. "off-campus instruction program" means either the first two years of college education or organized vocational and technical curricula of not more than two years' duration designed to fit individuals for employment in recognized occup…

agreements. A. An off-campus instruction program may be established in a school district upon the showing of need by the local board of education. An off-campus instruction program may be established to include more than one school district, in which instance the two or more loca…

coursework. The off-campus board may award an appropriate certificate upon completion of an education curriculum and program leading to alternative certification for degreed individuals pursuant to Section 22-10-3.5 NMSA 1978 [repealed] or certification of educational assistant a…

Before any school district shall become part of an off-campus instruction program district composed of two or more school districts, the local board of education shall indicate its consent and need for such off-campus instruction program by the adoption of a resolution to that ef…

Upon establishment of an off-campus instruction program, public school facilities are to be made available to the off-campus program if needed, and in such manner as will not interfere with the regular program of instruction. No public school funds shall be expended in the progra…

All property acquired using the proceeds of a bond issue and all property acquired by gift, devolution or bequest shall be taken in the name of the local school board in the district in which the property is situate. All property held by the local school board pursuant to this se…

An off-campus board may not own, accept as a gift or purchase land, buildings or other form of real property. History: Laws 1998, ch. 61, § 9.

Financing of off-campus instruction programs shall be by tuition and fees which shall be set by the board of regents of the parent institution, by gifts and grants and by other funds as may be made available, pursuant to the Off-Campus Instruction Act or College District Tax Act …

A. The commission on higher education [higher education department] shall recommend an appropriation for each off-campus instruction program based upon its financial requirements in relation to its authorized program and its available funds from non-general fund sources. B. The c…

A. All post-secondary institutions offering off-campus academic or vocational programs of no more than two years' duration, not organized under Chapter 21, Article 13, 14, 16 or 17 NMSA 1978 but which were receiving state support July 1, 1980, may continue to receive state suppor…

Chapter 21, Article 16 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Technical and Vocational Institute Act". History: 1953 Comp., § 73-34-1, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 108, § 1; 1994, ch. 83, § 1.

A. The higher education department shall recommend an appropriation for each technical and vocational institute based upon its financial requirements in relation to its authorized program and its available funds from non-general fund sources; provided, the recommended appropriati…

Technical and vocational institute districts may arrange for the use or sharing of facilities with any school district or with the board of regents of a higher educational institution. Any agreement entered into for the sharing of facilities shall provide that the technical and v…

to existing technical and vocational institute districts. A. A technical and vocational institute district may be expanded by either the procedure in Subsections B, C and D of this section or the procedure in Subsections E and F of this section. B. The qualified voters of a schoo…

Technical and vocational institute districts may be dissolved in the following manner: A. a plan for the dissolution of the technical and vocational institute district shall be submitted to the state board of education by a petition signed by ten percent of the qualified electors…

In addition to the election procedures provided in Chapter 21, Article 16 NMSA 1978 for an election for the approval or disapproval of a tax levy of not to exceed five mills for current operations and retirement of bonds of a technical and vocational institute, the election proce…

In any election relating to the approval or disapproval of a tax levy for the current operations and retirement of bonds of a technical and vocational institute, the persons qualified to vote are those qualified electors residing within an affected school district. History: 1953 …

As used in Chapter 21, Article 16 NMSA 1978: A. "technical and vocational institute" means a public educational institution, including a post-secondary educational institution organized before July 1, 1999 as an area vocational school pursuant to Chapter 21, Article 17 NMSA 1978 …

If a question is submitted pursuant to Section 21-16-16 NMSA 1978 at an election, the submitting board shall notify the county clerk pursuant to the Local Election Act [Chapter 1, Article 22 NMSA 1978]. The submitting board shall furnish to the county clerk of each county in whic…

There shall be no new technical and vocational institute branch campus or off- campus instructional center created after January 1, 1998 unless specifically created by the legislature. History: Laws 1998, ch. 61, § 12.

A. A district board shall be composed of five or seven members elected for four- year terms who shall reside in and be elected from single-member districts as provided in this section. If the board is a seven-member board, board members shall be elected for all seven positions on…

A. The board shall: (1) determine the financial and educational policies of the technical and vocational institute and provide for the execution of these policies by selecting a competent president for the institute and, upon the president's recommendation, shall employ other adm…

A. The board may designate a bank or savings and loan association doing business in New Mexico and having an unimpaired tier one capital of at least ten million dollars ($10,000,000), as defined by the federal deposit insurance corporation, as the fiscal agent of the technical an…

coursework. The board may award an appropriate certificate upon completion of an education curriculum and program leading to alternative certification for degreed individuals pursuant to Section 22-10-3.5 NMSA 1978 [repealed] or certification of educational assistant and coursewo…

The state board of education shall, in conjunction with the board, prescribe the course of study for the technical and vocational institute. The board, in conjunction with the commission on higher education [higher education department], shall define official standards of excelle…

It is the purpose of the Technical and Vocational Institute Act to extend state support to public school vocational and technical education programs of not more than two years' duration designed to fit individuals for employment, provided such individuals are students enrolled in…

Chapter 21, Article 16A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Learning Center Act". History: Laws 2000, ch. 105, § 1; 2002, ch. 19, § 1.

A. The legislature finds that there are significant populations in New Mexico whose post-secondary education and workforce development needs are unserved or underserved and new and more effective means of delivering educational services must be explored. B. It is the purpose of t…

As used in the Learning Center Act: A. "board" means a learning center district board; B. "commission" means the commission on higher education [higher education department]; C. "community college board" means the governing body of a community college district; D. "district" mean…

of need; approval; advisory committee. A. A learning center district may be established in a school district or community college district upon adoption of a resolution by the local school board or community college board calling for establishment of a district and a showing of n…

A. To carry out the provisions of the Learning Center Act, the board shall: (1) manage the operation of one or more learning centers in the district and the contracts with the institutions providing educational programs and services at the learning centers; (2) select and contrac…

A. A board may adopt a resolution authorizing, for learning center operational purposes, the imposition of a property tax upon the taxable value of property in the district. The total tax imposition that may be authorized under the Learning Center Act shall not exceed a rate of f…

Public school facilities in a district shall be available to a learning center, if needed, but in a manner that will not interfere with the regular program of instruction and provided no public school funds shall be expended for the learning center. The learning center may arrang…

Learning Center Act. No person, institution or other entity shall undertake to operate a learning center except with the written approval of the commission [department] and in accordance with the provisions of the Learning Center Act; provided that nothing in the Learning Center …

The economic development department shall provide assistance to political subdivisions of the state so that they can construct or implement projects necessary to provide services that will encourage the location of industry in the political subdivisions. The department shall, for…

A. There is created in the state treasury the "development training fund". Money appropriated to the fund or accruing to it through gifts, grants, repayments or bequests shall not be transferred to any other fund or be encumbered or disbursed in any manner except as provided in S…

The economic development department may expend money in the development training fund in the 1997 and subsequent fiscal years that was appropriated in prior fiscal years to carry out the purposes of Section 21-9-7 [21-19-7] NMSA 1978. History: Laws 1997, ch. 71, § 3.

A. Of appropriations made in any fiscal year for development training, up to two- thirds shall be expended in urban communities in the state. At least one-third of the appropriations made in any fiscal year for development training shall be expended in nonurban communities. B. Of…

A. The economic development department shall establish a development training program that provides quick-response classroom training, in-plant training and skill- enhancement training to furnish qualified workforce resources for new or expanding industries, nonretail service sec…

companies. A. After consulting with the New Mexico film division of the economic development department, the industrial training board shall promulgate rules for development funding for film and multimedia production companies. The rules shall provide: (1) for preapproval by the …

Chapter 21, Article 19A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Apprenticeship Assistance Act". History: Laws 1992, ch. 93, § 1; 2014, ch. 51, § 1.

A. Upon recommendation of the advisory committee, the department shall adopt formulas and administrative procedures to be used in requesting appropriations of state funds as a budgetary line item for the apprenticeship system of adult vocational education. B. The advisory committ…

A. All projects funded shall maintain a clear audit trail of all money appropriated for the apprenticeship system of adult vocational education. For each course that is funded, the audit trail in the department shall include the following records: (1) the name of the sponsoring a…

A. For the first two years after the effective date of the Apprenticeship Assistance Act, the department shall disburse funds for each apprenticeship committee, taking into account the number of total monthly contact hours and based on one dollar fifty cents ($1.50) per participa…

A. Recommendations of the advisory committee submitted to the department shall be acted on and either accepted or rejected. B. A recommendation that is rejected shall be returned immediately to the advisory committee accompanied by written notice of the reasons for rejecting the …

The purpose of the Apprenticeship Assistance Act is to assist apprenticeship programs that will develop skilled craftsmen in occupations recognized by the office of apprenticeship and the state apprenticeship agency to accommodate the social and economic needs of the adult citize…