{"data":{"id":"us-nm/21-23a-2","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"21-23A-2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in the American Indian Post-Secondary Education Act:\nA. \"bureau of Indian education school\" means a school located in New Mexico that is under the control of the bureau of Indian education of the United States department of the interior;\nB. \"department\" means the higher education department;\nC. \"division\" means the American Indian post-secondary education division of the department;\nD. \"fund\" means the American Indian post-secondary education fund;\nE. \"public post-secondary educational institution\" means an institution of higher education delineated in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico or a community college, branch community college or technical and vocational institute organized pursuant to Chapter 21, Article 13, 14 or 16 NMSA 1978;\nF. \"secretary\" means the secretary of higher education;\nG. \"tribal college\" means a tribally, federally or congressionally chartered post-secondary educational institution located within New Mexico that is accredited by the north central association of colleges and schools; and\nH. \"tribe\" means an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo located within New Mexico.","path":["Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions","ARTICLE 23A American Indian Post-Secondary Education"],"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":"895e13a1170e072607532c9bf4af5ce1b2b5ab6e8600d06c944f1aa1ecdde659","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/21-23a-1","next":"us-nm/21-23a-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}