2006 New Mexico Statutes - Section 21-2-6 — Statewide planning; participating agencies and persons.

21-2-6. Statewide planning; participating agencies and persons.

A.     The state commission in carrying out its planning activities for post-secondary education shall consult with and invite the active participation of:   

(1)     representatives of post-secondary educational institutions of the several types enumerated in Paragraph (2) of Subsection A of Section 21-2-2 NMSA 1978;   

(2)     the state board of education;   

(3)     the state department of public education;   

(4)     representatives of public and private elementary and secondary schools;   

(5)     the secretary of labor;   

(6)     the tourism department;   

(7)     the apprenticeship council;   

(8)     the economic development department;   

(9)     the state advisory council on vocational education;   

(10)     the secretary of finance and administration or his designee;   

(11)     persons familiar with the education needs of the disadvantaged, of the handicapped and of minority groups;   

(12)     representatives of business, industry, organized labor and agriculture;   

(13)     the general public; and   

(14)     private in-state post-secondary institutions.   

B.     Whenever the planning activities carried out under the provisions of Section 21-2-5 NMSA 1978 are concerned with the types of post-secondary education enumerated in Subparagraphs (a) through (e) of Paragraph (1) of Subsection A of Section 21-2-2 NMSA 1978, the state commission shall directly involve the state board of education and the state department of public education in all planning activities.