HOUSE BILL 212

55th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2021

INTRODUCED BY

Cathrynn N. Brown and James G. Townsend

 

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION; REMAKING NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY CARLSBAD BRANCH COMMUNITY COLLEGE INTO AN INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. A new section of the Community College Act is enacted to read:

     "[NEW MATERIAL] CREATION OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO COLLEGE--NAME CHANGE--GOVERNING BOARD.--

          A. New Mexico state university Carlsbad shall be made into an independent community college known as "southeast New Mexico college" and shall be organized as provided in Chapter 21, Article 13 NMSA 1978.

          B. The governing board of southeast New Mexico college shall be created and function as provided in the Community College Act. The governing board of southeast New Mexico college shall be created by a regular local election from each of the five districts within the Carlsbad municipal school district and called for by the Carlsbad municipal school board, and the governing board shall function as provided for in the Community College Act.

          C. All taxes levied to pay any principal and interest on bonds of New Mexico state university Carlsbad for operating, maintaining and providing facilities shall continue in effect until dissolution pursuant to procedures set forth in Chapter 21, Article 13 NMSA 1978."

     SECTION 2. A new section of the Community College Act is enacted to read:

     "[NEW MATERIAL] TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS, PERSONNEL, PROPERTY, CONTRACTS AND REFERENCES IN LAW.--On April 10, 2022:

          A. all functions, personnel, appropriations, money, records, equipment, supplies, grants, real and other property of the board of regents of New Mexico state university located or held in Carlsbad or used to support operations of New Mexico state university Carlsbad, except those pertaining to the Carlsbad environmental monitoring and research center, shall be transferred to southeast New Mexico college;

          B. all contracts of the board of regents of New Mexico state university regarding New Mexico state university Carlsbad, except those pertaining to the Carlsbad environmental monitoring and research center, shall be binding and effective on the governing board of southeast New Mexico college;

          C. all references in law to the board of regents of New Mexico state university regarding New Mexico state

university Carlsbad, except those regarding the Carlsbad environmental monitoring and research center, shall be deemed to be references to the governing board of southeast New Mexico college; and

          D. all references in law to New Mexico state university Carlsbad shall be construed to be references to

southeast New Mexico college."

     SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.--

          A. The effective date of the provisions of Section 1 of this act is July 1, 2021.

          B. The effective date of the provisions of Section 2 of this act is April 10, 2022.

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