{"data":{"id":"us-nm/21-16-2","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"21-16-2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in Chapter 21, Article 16 NMSA 1978:\nA. \"technical and vocational institute\" means a public educational institution, including a post-secondary educational institution organized before July 1, 1999 as an area vocational school pursuant to Chapter 21, Article 17 NMSA 1978 [repealed] that provides not to exceed two years of vocational and technical curricula and, in addition, some appropriate courses and programs in the arts and sciences;\nB. \"board\" means the governing board of the district;\nC. \"full-time equivalent student\" means that term as it is defined in Section 21-16-9 NMSA 1978 [repealed];\nD. \"school district\" means that term as it is defined in Subsection J [Subsection R] of Section 22-1-2 NMSA 1978; and\nE. \"district\" means a technical and vocational institute district.","path":["Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions","ARTICLE 16 Technical and Vocational Institute Districts"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18521/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"e8b2339b64b16e5694e4981703771a4809002f3188b6293efb1d7d1343489a34","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/21-16-1","next":"us-nm/21-16-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}