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SENATE BILL 19
57
TH LEGISLATURE
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STATE
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NEW
MEXICO
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FIRST SESSION
,
2025
INTRODUCED BY
Jeff Steinborn
AN ACT
RELATING TO STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; REQUIRING ALL
MEMBERS OF THE BOARDS OF REGENTS OF STATE EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS TO COMPLETE TEN HOURS OF TRAINING; REQUIRING THE
HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP AND PROVIDE THE
TRAINING.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. A new section of Chapter 21 NMSA 1978 is
enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS--BOARDS OF
REGENTS MANDATORY TRAINING.--
A. The members of the boards of regents of all
state educational institutions enumerated in Article 12,
Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico shall complete ten
hours of training during the first year of the members' terms.
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The training shall consist of:
(1) two hours covering the provisions of the
constitution of New Mexico and state law pertaining to state
educational institutions and related post-secondary education
matters;
(2) two hours covering financial management,
budgeting and fiduciary duties;
(3) two hours covering student success and
student support services;
(4) two hours covering institutional
governance, innovation, best practices and available federal,
state and nongovernmental resources to assist the boards of
regents and members of the boards; and
(5) two hours covering ethics and state law
regarding ethics oversight and public accountability, including
the Procurement Code, the Open Meetings Act and the Inspection
of Public Records Act.
B. The higher education department shall develop
and provide the ten hours of training."
SECTION 2. APPLICABILITY.--The provisions of this act
apply to all members appointed to the boards of regents of the
state educational institutions enumerated in Article 12,
Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico after the
effective date of this act and to current members with at least
one year of the members' terms left to be served after the
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effective date of this act; provided that current members to
whom this act applies shall complete the training no later than
December 31, 2025.
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