2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions
Article 23 - Post-Secondary Educational Institution Act
Section 21-23-6.3 - Fee authorization.

A. The department may establish initial application fees for all colleges, universities or career schools seeking to operate in New Mexico. The initial application fee shall be not less than two hundred dollars ($200) or more than five thousand dollars ($5,000). In setting the fee, the department shall consider the projected revenue of the institution and the projected cost of performing the review.

B. The department may establish an annual licensing fee for all career schools or nonregionally accredited colleges or universities licensed by the department. The licensing fee shall be proportionate to each school's gross annual tuition revenue; provided the fee shall be not less than two hundred dollars ($200) or more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).

C. The department may charge a reasonable administrative fee not to exceed the actual cost of providing the administrative service.

D. All fees imposed and collected by the department shall be deposited in the post-secondary educational institution fund.

History: 1978 Comp., § 21-23-6.3, enacted by Laws 1994, ch. 108, § 10; 2005, ch. 223, § 7; 2013, ch. 59, § 8.

The 2013 amendment, effective June 14, 2013, changed terms to assign administration of the Post-Secondary Educational Institution Act to the higher education department; and in Subsections A through D, deleted "commission" and added "department".

The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, provided in Subsection B that the commission may establish an annual license fee for non-regionally accredited colleges and universities license by the commission and added Subsection C to provide that the commission may charge a reasonable administrative fee not to exceed the actual cost of providing administrative services.