New Mexico Register / Volume XXXIV, Issue 23 / December 5,
2023
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 January 10, 2024. The hearing will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will be held via
Microsoft Teams and in person at the New Mexico Higher Education Department. The
purpose of the hearing is to take public comment regarding
proposed adoption of a new rule to 5.7.36
NMAC, COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE ATTORNEY PROGRAM
Join via Microsoft Teams:
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Or call in (audio only)
+1 (505) 312-4308
Phone Conference ID: 202 170 69#
Purpose:
The
Department proposes adoption of new rule 5.7.36 NMAC. The new proposed rule
establishes regulations and procedures for the Community Governance Attorney
Program created by S.B.244, 54th Leg., 1st Sess. (N.M. 2019). The purpose of
the program is to provide financial support to qualified third-year law
students at the University of New Mexico School of Law and fifty percent of the
salary for the recipients' first two years of employment providing legal
services for to Acequias, Land Grants-Mercedes or low-income residents of
Colonias. The forgivable loans are
intended to help defray the cost of attendance.
Summary
of proposed rule:
The
proposed rule lays out the various duties of the New Mexico Higher Education
Department and the Community Governance Attorney Commission. The rule includes the make-up of the
Commission; the requirements for participant eligibility; the process of
granting, forgiving or repayment of the loan; the soliciting of employers; and
reporting requirements.
Details for Obtaining a Copy, Public Hearing and Comments: The proposed rule is posted on the
NMHED website and may be accessed at http://www.hed.nm.gov 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@hed.nm.gov
or (505)476-8411.
A public hearing will be held on January 10, 2024 from 10:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.
via Microsoft Teams and in person at the NMHED Office located at 2044 Galisteo Street, Suite 4, Santa Fe,
NM 87505. Any person who is or may be affected
by this proposed rule may participate. Interested persons may submit
written comments to NMHED at 2044 Galisteo Street, Suite 4, Santa Fe, NM 87505 or HigherEd.Info@hed.nm.gov. Written comments must be received no later than 4:00 p.m.
on January 5, 2024. Please note that any written or verbal 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 9-25-1 et seq. NMSA 1978 and Section
21-21Q-1 et seq. 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@hed.nm.gov ten (10) business days prior to the hearing.