A. The department shall regularly monitor the compliance of participating post-secondary educational institutions with the Interstate Distance Education Act.

B. Upon the receipt of a complaint about a participating post-secondary educational institution, the department shall timely:

1. (1) monitor the resolution process and resolution by the post-secondary educational institution and document the resolution; or

2. (2) investigate the complaint, conduct or coordinate a resolution process appropriate for responding to the complaint and document the resolution.

   C. The department may sanction a participating post-secondary educational institution that:

3. (1) fails to resolve a complaint or comply with the department's efforts to respond to a complaint pursuant to Subsection B of this section; or

4. (2) violates a provision of the Interstate Distance Education Act or an agreement pursuant to Section 3 [21-23B-3 NMSA 1978] of that act.

   D. Sanctions the department may impose include:

5. (1) requiring the payment of fees, fine or other monetary remedies; or
6. (2) the termination or nonrenewal of the participation agreement entered into pursuant to Subsection C of Section 4 [21-23B-4 NMSA 1978] of the Interstate Distance Education Act.

History: Laws 2015, ch. 23, § 5.

ANNOTATIONS

Effective dates. — Laws 2015, ch. 23 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 19, 2015, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.