A. The state commission in carrying out its planning activities for post-secondary education shall consult with and invite the active participation of:

(1) representatives of post-secondary educational institutions of the several types enumerated in Paragraph (2) of Subsection A of Section 21-2-2 NMSA 1978;

(2) the public education commission;

(3) the public education department;

(4) representatives of public and private elementary and secondary schools;

(5) the secretary of labor;

(6) the tourism department;

(7) the apprenticeship council;

(8) the economic development department;

(9) the state advisory council on vocational education;

(10) the secretary of finance and administration or the secretary's designee;

(11) persons familiar with the education needs of persons with a disability and persons disadvantaged by economic, racial or ethnic status;

(12) representatives of business, industry, organized labor and agriculture;

(13) the general public; and

(14) private in-state post-secondary institutions.

B. Whenever the planning activities carried out under the provisions of Section 21-2-5 NMSA 1978 are concerned with the types of post-secondary education enumerated in Subparagraphs (a) through (e) of Paragraph (1) of Subsection A of Section 21-2-2 NMSA 1978, the state commission shall directly involve the public education commission and the public education department in all planning activities.

History: 1953 Comp., § 73-44-6, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 54, § 1; 1986, ch. 24, § 9; 1991, ch. 21, § 33; 2007, ch. 46, § 8.

Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1978, ch. 54, § 1 repealed former 73-44-6, 1953 Comp. (former 21-2-6 NMSA 1978) and enacted a new 73-44-6, 1953 Comp.

The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, amended Paragraphs (2) and (3) of Subsection A and Subsection B to change the names of the departments and made other non-substantive language changes.

The 1991 amendment, effective March 27, 1991, in Subsection A, substituted "labor" for "employment security" in Paragraph (5), substituted "tourism department" for "labor commissioner" in Paragraph (6), and deleted "and tourism" following "development" in Paragraph (8).