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governing boards mandatory training. A. The members of the boards of regents of all state educational institutions enumerated in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico and the governing boards of other public post-secondary educational institutions shall complete ten hours of training during the first six months of the members' terms. The training shall consist of:
(1)two hours covering the provisions of the constitution of New Mexico and state law pertaining to state educational institutions and related post-secondary education matters;
(2)two hours covering financial management, budgeting and fiduciary duties;
(3)two hours covering student success and student support services;
(4)two hours covering institutional governance, innovation, best practices and available f
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governing boards mandatory training. A. The members of the boards of regents of all state educational institutions enumerated in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico and the governing boards of other public post-secondary educational institutions shall complete ten hours of training during the first six months of the members' terms. The training shall consist of: (1) two hours covering the provisions of the constitution of New Mexico and state law pertaining to state educational institutions and related post-secondary education matters; (2) two hours covering financial management, budgeting and fiduciary duties; (3) two hours covering student success and student support services; (4) two hours covering institutional governance, innovation, best practices and available federal, state and nongovernmental resources to assist the boards of regents and members of the boards; and (5) two hours covering ethics and state law regarding ethics oversight and public accountability, including the Procurement Code [13-1-28 through 13-1-199 NMSA 1978], the Open Meetings Act [Chapter 10, Article 15 NMSA 1978], the Gift Act [Chapter 10, Article 16B NMSA 1978] and the Inspection of Public Records Act [Chapter 14, Article 2 NMSA 1978]. B. The higher education department shall: (1) develop and provide the ten hours of training to all members of the boards of regents and governing boards; and (2) monitor and maintain a record of each member's compliance with this section.