New Mexico Register / Volume XXX, Issue 10 / May 28, 2019
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 July 8,
2019. The hearing will begin at 11:00
a.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 amendments to 5.7.19 NMAC, REDUCED TUITION
FOR SENIOR CITIZENS.
Amendments:
5.7.19.3 NMAC, STATUTORY AUTHORITY
5.7.19.6 NMAC, OBJECTIVE
5.7.19.7 NMAC, definitions
5.7.19.8 NMAC,
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
5.7.19.9 NMAC,
ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM
Purpose:
The
purpose of the proposed rule change is to increase the number of credit hours a
senior citizen student who is a resident of New Mexico can take at the reduced
tuition rate of five dollars per credit hour.
Pursuant to H.B. 128, 54th Leg., 1st Sess. (N.M. 2019), the number of credit hours was increased from six to
ten. The Department also proposes to
remove a cap within rule that sets the maximum number of students allowed to
register for non-credit courses under the provisions of the Senior Citizens
Reduced Tuition Act (the Act).
Summary of proposed changes:
The
amendment to Section 5.7.19.3 NMAC updates the statutory authority citation.
The
amendments to Section 5.7.19.7 NMAC correct the reference to the Act and
increase the maximum number of credit hours a participating student may take from
six to ten per semester.
The
amendment to Section 5.7.19.7 NMAC corrects the reference to the Act.
The
amendment to Section 5.7.19.8 clarifies that a student must be a New Mexico
resident according to the criteria in 5.7.18 NMAC. The amendments combine and
modify several of the provisions within the Section for better clarity.
Clarifying terms are added and grammatical changes are made.
The
amendment to 5.7.19.9 NMAC proposes to remove the provision
from the rule that limits the senior citizen student discount to a maximum of
two students for each noncredit course.
Details for Obtaining a Copy, Public
Hearing and Comments: The proposed rule is available at NMHED
located at 2044 Galisteo Street, Suite 4, Santa Fe,
NM 87505-2100. The proposed rule is also posted on the NMHED
website and may be accessed at http://www.hed.state.nm.us/ under the “Events”
section. To request that a copy of the
proposed rule be sent to you by mail or e-mail, please contact HigherEd.Info@state.nm.us
or (505)476-8411.
A public hearing will be held from
11:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. at NMHED on July 8,
2019. 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
HigherEd.Info@state.nm.us.
Written comments must be received no later
than 4:00 p.m. on June 28, 2019. 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 Sections
21-21D-1 through 21-21D-5, 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 (505)
476-8411 or email HigherEd.Info@state.nm.us ten (10) business days prior to the hearing.