SB 431 — NORTHERN NM COLLEGE BRANCH COLLEGE

SENATE BILL 431 54TH LEGISLATURE - STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2019 INTRODUCED BY Richard C.

Martinez and Carlos R.

Cisneros Pursuant to House Rule 24-1, this document incorporates amendments that have been adopted prior to consideration of this measure by the House.

It is a tool to show the amendments in context and is not to be used for the purpose of amendments.

ALLOWING NORTHERN NEW MEXICO h COLLEGE TO ADMINISTER A BRANCH COMMUNITY COLLEGE THAT ONE OR g o MORE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS CREATE TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL AND t hr g e i k VOCATIONAL COURSES.

h7 r i s h , t, BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

e u g e b l e e h SECTION 1.

A new section of Chapter 21, Article 14 NMSA n d d i = = o h 1978 is enacted to read:

l"NORTHERN ] b ,d i a º e "[NEW MATERIAL ] NORTHERN NEW MEXICO COLLEGE--BRANCH r i = r t e w d m a n o COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL COURSES.-- dA. m :

b e d s º o t n = .211981.1 s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d A.

Otherwise, the board of the branch community college shall have the same powers over financing and financial control as provided for boards of other branch SB 431 Page 1 community colleges in Chapter 21, Article 14 NMSA 1978.

The board of regents and the area school boards h or the elected board of the branch community college may agree u » r to have northern New Mexico college SFCºoffer transfer»SFC t h g e l i SFCºoffer»SFC its technical and vocational courses SFCºto»SFCthrough h r i s SFCºthrough»SFC the branch community college.

If hso ,offered, e h SFCºtransferred»SFC SFCºso offered»SFC, those courses shall t u g e b l e e , gh not be eligible for funding from the northern New Mexico state n d d i = = o h school land grant permanent fund income fund or be eligible to l ] b ,d i a º r benefit in any way as a land grant beneficiary." e r = t e w d m a n o SECTION 2.

Section 21-14-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1963, dChapter m162, :Section 2, as amended) is amended to read:

b r e t º o t n = .211981.1 s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d Chapter 162, Section 2, as amended) is amended to read:

(1) enter into written agreements with the board of regents of the parent institution, subject thereafter to biennial review by all parties concerned and to the review and commentary of the [commission on ] higher education departmentdepartment; ;

(2) act in an advisory capacity to the board of regents of the parent institution in all matters relating toSB h431 Page 2 to the conduct of the branch community college;

g o t hr (3) approve an annual budget for the branch g e i k community college for recommendation to the board of regents of h r i s the parent institution;

h , t, (4) certify to the board of county e u g e b l e e h commissioners the tax levy;

and n d d i = = o h (5) conduct the election for tax levies for l ] b ,d i a º e the branch community college.

r i = r t e w d m a n o C.

Except for the branch community college of dnorthern mNew :Mexico college, the board and the board of regents of the parent institution of the branch community college shall jointly conduct a search for qualified candidates for director.

b e d s º o t n = .211981.1 s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d northern New Mexico college, the board and the board of regents of the parent institution of the branch community college shall jointly conduct a search for qualified candidates for director.

(1) the [higher education ] parent institution to have full authority and responsibility in relation to all academic matters;

(2) the [higher education ] parent institution to honor all credits earned by students as though they were earned on the parent campus;

hSB 431 Page 3 (4) the cooperative use of physical facilities g o t hr and teaching staff;

g e i k (5) consideration of applications of local h r i s qualified people before employing teachers of the local school h , t, system;

and e u g e b l e e h (6) the detailed agreement of financing and n d d i = = o h financial control of the branch community college.

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The agreement shall be binding upon both the r i = r t e w d m a n o board and the board of regents of the parent institution;

dhowever, mit :may be terminated by mutual consent or it may be terminated by either board upon six months' notice.

b e d s º o t n = .211981.1 s k m e - 4 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d however, it may be terminated by mutual consent or it may be terminated by either board upon six months' notice.

For the purpose of relating branch community colleges to existing laws, branch community college districts hSB 431 Page 4 or branch community colleges shall not:

u » r (1) be considered a part of the uniform system t h g e l i of free public schools pursuant to Article 12, Section 1 and h r i s Article 21, Section 4 of the constitution of New Mexico;

h , e h (2) benefit from the permanent school fund and t u g e b l e e , gh from the current school fund under Article 12, Sections 2 and 4 n d d i = = o h of the constitution of New Mexico;

l ] b ,d i a º r (3) be subject, except as it relates to e r = t e w d m a n o technical and vocational education, to the control, management dand mdirection :of the public education department;

b(4) rbe econsidered tschool ºdistricts oinsofar tas nthe =restrictions .211981.1of sArticle k9, mSection e11 -of 5the -constitution e a n e d r e l u [ A d and direction of theNew publicMexico educationare department;concerned;

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SFCºand and»SFC(6) (5) for the branch community college of northern New Mexico college, beany eligiblecourses, forstudents, SFCºseparate»SFCstudent statecredit appropriationshours throughand degrees and certificates awarded shall be reported to the higher education fundingdepartment formulaalong SFCº.»SFCwith SFCº;and in the same manner as those for northern New Mexico college.

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