2025 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions
Article 16 - Technical and Vocational Institute Districts
Section 21-16-2 - Definitions.

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institution organized before July 1, 1999 as an area vocational school pursuant to Chapter 21, Article 17 NMSA 1978 [repealed] that provides not to exceed two years of vocational and technical curricula and, in addition, some appropriate courses and programs in the arts and sciences;

B. "board" means the governing board of the district;

C. "full-time equivalent student" means that term as it is defined in Section 21-16-9 NMSA 1978 [repealed];

D. "school district" means that term as it is defined in Subsection J [Subsection R] of Section 22-1-2 NMSA 1978; and

E. "district" means a technical and vocational institute district.

History: 1953 Comp., § 73-34-2, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 108, § 2; 1999, ch. 219, § 11.

Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.

Laws 1999, ch. 219 § 21 repealed 21-17-1 to 21-17-7, 21-17-9, 21-17-11, 21-17-12, 21-17-14 to 21-17-17 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 1999.

Laws 1999, ch. 219, § 21 repealed 21-16-9 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 1999.

The reference to Subsection J of Section 22-1-2 NMSA, in Subsection D, probably should be to Subsection R of Section 22-1-2 NMSA 1978.

The 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, rewrote this section, adding a definition of "district" and deleting a definition of "part-time student-equivalent".