New Mexico Register / Volume XXIX,
Issue 10 / May 29, 2018
Notice of proposed rulemaking
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the New Mexico
Higher Education Department (NMHED or department) will hold a public rulemaking
hearing on June 29, 2018. The hearing will
begin at 1:00 p.m. and will be held at NMHED located at 2044 Galisteo Street, Suite 4, Santa Fe, NM 87505.
The purpose of the rulemaking hearing is to take public comment
regarding proposed repeal of 5.6.3 NMAC - VARIABLE SCHEDULING.
Purpose:
The
department has proposed the repeal of 5.6.3 NMAC to consolidate and update
regulations related to data reporting procedures in the proposed repeal and
replace of 5.6.2 NMAC, Data Reporting (formerly titled Enrollment Reporting). Any data reporting procedures and
verification procedures previously addressed in 5.6.3 NMAC have been
consolidated with other data reporting procedures in 5.6.2 NMAC. The purpose of the proposed rule change is to
update data reporting procedures. The
department collects data as part of its duty to conduct statewide planning and
to prepare reports required by law. The
department utilizes the Electronic Data Editing and Reporting System (eDEAR) to collect data from institutions. The department maintains the eDEAR User Manual to aid institutions in addressing data
reporting requirements and to provide user assistance. The proposed replacement to 5.6.2 NMAC
includes the general requirements of data reporting through the eDEAR system, establishes the requirement that the
department set a data reporting schedule, and sets out procedures for the
department to conduct verification of data submissions.
Summary of
proposed changes:
The
proposed repeal of 5.6.3 NMAC is to consolidate and update all regulations
related to data reporting. The
regulations previously addressed in 5.6.2 NMAC, 5.6.3 NMAC, 5.6.4 NMAC have
been consolidated and updated within proposed 5.6.2 NMAC, Data Reporting.
Details
for Obtaining a Copy, Public Hearing and Comments:
The proposed statement of repeal is available at NMHED located at 2044 Galisteo Street, Suite 4, Santa Fe, NM 87505-2100.
The proposed statement of repeal is also posted on the NMHED website and
may be accessed at http://www.hed.state.nm.us/ under the “Recent Posting”
section. To request that a copy of the
proposed statement of repeal be sent to you by mail or e-mail, please contact fin.aid@state.nm.us
or 1-800-279-9777.
A public hearing will be held from
1:00 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. at NMHED on June 29,
2018. Any person who is or may be
affected by this proposed rule may appear and testify. Interested
persons may submit written comments to NMHED at 2044 Galisteo
Street, Suite 4, Santa Fe, NM 87505 or fin.aid@state.nm.us.
Written comments must be received no later
than 5:00 p.m. on June 28, 2018. Please note that any written comments received will become
part of the rulemaking record, be posted to the New Mexico Sunshine Portal, and
be accessible to the public. If
submitting written comments by email, please indicate
in the subject line the number and section of each rule(s) for which you are
providing comments. Oral comments will also be accepted at the rule
hearing, subject to time limitations.
Legal authority for this
rulemaking can be found in Section 9-25-8 NMSA 1978, Sections 21-2-5 NMSA 1978
and 21-2-7 NMSA 1978.
Any person with a
disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language
interpreter, or auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the
hearing should contact 1-800-279-9777 or email fin.aid@state.nm.us ten (10) business days
prior to the hearing.