The legislature finds that the state currently has six universities established by the constitution of New Mexico. The legislature has authorized these institutions to create branches of their institutions in conjunction with local school districts. The legislature also finds that proliferation of post-secondary educational institutions is not in the best interest of the state.
History: Laws 1997, ch. 167, § 1; 1998, ch. 61, § 1.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For provisions relating to the establishment of branch community colleges, see 21-14-2 NMSA 1978.
The 1998 amendment, effective March 9, 1998, deleted "prohibition" from the end of the section heading; deleted the designation "A" at the beginning of the first sentence, deleted "four-year" at the beginning of the second sentence and deleted the language beginning "and shall not be funded by the legislature" at the end of that sentence; and deleted Subsection B.