The higher education department in consultation with representatives of adult basic education administrative sites shall create an equitable formula for the distribution of money in the adult basic education fund, including funding for instructional materials for adult basic education students. In establishing an equitable formula, the department shall consider the types of programs conducted, the cost of service delivery, the types and cost of instructional materials and the socioeconomic profiles of the adult receiving services. The department shall review the formula and any proposed changes with the adult basic education administrative sites prior to adoption or amendment.

History: Laws 1995, ch. 56, § 2; 2003, ch. 394, § 4; § 22-8-30.2, recompiled as § 21-1-27.6 by Laws 2004, ch. 27, § 28; 2009, ch. 221, § 1.

Recompilations. — Laws 2004, ch. 27, § 28 recompiled former 22-8-30.2 NMSA 1978 as 21-1-27.6 NMSA 1978, effective May 19, 2004.

The 2009 amendment, effective July 1, 2010, after "adult basic education fund", added "including funding for instructional materials for basic adult education students" and after "the cost of service delivery", added "the types and cost of instructional materials".

The 2003 amendment, effective April 8, 2003, in the catchline, substituted "commission on higher education" for "state board", deleted "commission on higher education approval"; in the section text, substituted "commission on higher education" for "state board" near the beginning, substituted "create" for "by regulation, establish" following "administrative sites shall", substituted "commission" for "state board" following "equitable formula", substituted "commission shall review the formula and any proposed changes with the adult basic education administrative sites" for "state board shall submit the proposed formula to the commission on higher education for approval" following "receiving services. The", and inserted "or amendment" at the end.