A. The secretary shall ensure that the duties prescribed in the Indian Education Act are carried out and that each division within the department is collaborating to fulfill its responsibilities to tribal students.
B. The secretary shall consult on proposed rules implementing the Indian Education Act with the Indian education advisory council and shall present rules for review and comment at the next semiannual government-to-government meeting pursuant to Section 22-23A-5 NMSA 1978.
History: Laws 2003, ch. 151, § 4; 2007, ch. 295, § 3; 2007, ch. 296, § 3.
ANNOTATIONSThe 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, rewrote this section. Laws 2007, ch. 295, § 3 and Laws 2007, ch. 296, § 3 enacted identical amendments to this section. The section was set out as amended by Laws 2007, ch. 296, § 3. See 12-1-8 NMSA 1978.