As used in the Two-Year College Maintenance Act:
A. "board" ["commission" ["department"]] means the board of educational finance [commission on higher education [higher education department]] created pursuant to Section 21-1-26 NMSA 1978;
B. "fund" means the two-year college maintenance fund; and
C. "qualifying institution" means a statutorily created branch community college, a junior college or area vocational school or a two-year constitutionally created postsecondary state educational institution.
History: Laws 1983, ch. 316, § 3.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
For designation of the commission on higher education as the higher education department, see 9-25-4.1 NMSA 1978.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions
Article 27 - Maintenance for Two-Year Colleges
Section 21-27-1 - Short title.
Section 21-27-2 - Purpose of act.
Section 21-27-3 - Definitions.
Section 21-27-4 - Two-year college maintenance fund; created; use of the fund.
Section 21-27-5 - Distributions from the fund; approval by the board required.