A. The division shall: (1) develop and implement policies that positively affect the post-secondary educational success of American Indian students; (2) provide assistance to public post-secondary educational institutions and tribal colleges in the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of recruitment and retention strategies designed for American Indian college students; (3) seek funding to assist public educational institutions and tribal colleges as needed to develop support services to increase the enrollment, retention and graduation rates of American Indians at public post-secondary educational institutions and tribal colleges, including: (a) academic support and transition programs; and (b) institutional efforts to increase academic financial support; (4) develop a system for consistent data collection and sharing on the enrollment, retention and graduation rates of American Indian students at public post-secondary educational institutions and tribal colleges; and (5) conduct outreach to tribes concerning financial aid opportunities for American Indian students. B. rican Indian students at public post-secondary educational institutions and tribal colleges; and (5) conduct outreach to tribes concerning financial aid opportunities for American Indian students. B. The director of the division shall serve as a liaison with the Indian education advisory council. History: Laws 2009, ch. 60, § 5. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2009, ch. 60 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 19, 2009, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
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