New Mexico Statutes
Article 4 - Northern New Mexico State School
Section 21-4-1 - Management and control of northern New Mexico college.

The management and control of the northern New Mexico state school at El Rito, also known as northern New Mexico college, and the appointment, qualification, powers and duties of its board of regents shall be the same as provided in Article 12, Section 13 of the constitution of New Mexico for the other state educational institutions mentioned in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico.
History: Laws 1909, ch. 97, § 2; Code 1915, § 4986; C.S. 1929, § 120-1918; 1941 Comp., § 55-2132; 1953 Comp., § 73-22-32; Laws 1955, ch. 115, § 1; 2005, ch. 304, § 1; 2005, ch. 308, § 1.
The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, changed "Spanish American school" to "northern New Mexico state school" and provided that the school is also known as northern New Mexico college.
Laws 2005, ch. 304, § 1 and Laws 2005, ch. 308, § 1, both effective June 17, 2005, enacted identical amendments to this section. The section was set out as amended by Laws 2005, ch. 308, § 1. See 12-1-8 NMSA 1978.
Employee must comply with internal grievance procedures. — An employee must substantially comply with mandatory internal grievance procedures contained in an employee manual or handbook before filing suit for breach of contract claims based on an alleged failure of an employer to follow its employment policies. Lucero v. UNM Board of Regents, 2012-NMCA-055, 278 P.3d 1043, cert. denied, 2012-NMCERT-004.
Where a university manager was terminated by the university; the manager did not follow the grievance process contained in the university's employee handbook by filing a grievance; the handbook governed the manager's employment with the university; and the manager filed an action in district court for breach of contract and wrongful termination alleging that the employee handbook created a contract and that the university breached the contract by failing to abide by the handbook's policies and procedures governing workplace performance, disciplinary action, a harassment-free workplace, employer-employee relations, progressive discipline and by disciplining the manager without just cause, the manager's claims were barred because the manager failed to exhaust the handbook's internal grievance procedures before filing the breach of contract action based on an alleged failure of the university to follow policies in the handbook. Lucero v. UNM Board of Regents, 2012-NMCA-055, 278 P.3d 1043, cert. denied, 2012-NMCERT-004.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 15A Am. Jur. 2d Colleges and Universities §§ 3, 5, 7, 11, 35, 39; 68 Am. Jur. 2d Schools § 30.
Constitutionality of statute requiring, or limiting, selection or appointment of public officers or agents from members of a political party or parties, 140 A.L.R. 471, 170 A.L.R. 198.
14A C.J.S. Colleges and Universities §§ 14, 15 to 17; 29 C.J.S. Election § 101; 67 C.J.S. Officers and Public Employees §§ 36, 40 to 43, 66, 69.

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