Sections 2 through 7 [21-23A-1 to 21-23A-6 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the “American Indian Post-Secondary Education Act”. History: Laws 2009, ch. 60, § 2. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2009, ch. 60 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 19, […]
As used in the American Indian Post-Secondary Education Act: A. “bureau of Indian education school” means a school located in New Mexico that is under the control of the bureau of Indian education of the United States department of the interior; B. “department” means the higher education department; C. “division” means the American Indian post-secondary […]
A. The department shall consult with tribes, bureau of Indian education schools and tribal colleges when adopting rules to carry out the provisions of the American Indian Post-Secondary Education Act. B. The secretary may enter into memoranda of understanding with tribal colleges, bureau of Indian education schools and tribes for data collection and data sharing […]
A. The division shall: (1) develop and implement policies that positively affect the post-secondary educational success of American Indian students; (2) provide assistance to public post-secondary educational institutions and tribal colleges in the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of recruitment and retention strategies designed for American Indian college students; (3) seek funding to assist public […]
A. Each public post-secondary educational institution shall submit an annual American Indian post-secondary education status report to the division. The department may enter into agreements with tribal colleges to provide the same annual status reports. The status reports shall be submitted in a form prescribed by the division and shall include the following information through […]
A. The “American Indian post-secondary education fund” is created as a nonreverting fund in the state treasury. The fund consists of appropriations, gifts, grants, donations and income from investment of the fund. The fund shall be administered by the department, and money in the fund is appropriated to the department to carry out the purposes […]
