As used in the Out-of-State Proprietary School Act: A. 'course' means any course, plan or program of instruction, conducted in person, by mail or by other methods; B. 'student' means any person within this state who is above compulsory school age and eligible for one or more courses of instruction; C. 'agent' means any person who solicits in person and for a fee the enrollment of a student in a course of instruction offered by a proprietary school; D. 'proprietary school' means a nonpublic out-of-state school, academy or similar institution offering within New Mexico a course of instruction or training through correspondence or similar methods or offering within New Mexico a course of instruction or training to be conducted outside New Mexico, but does not include a private out-of-state post-secondary educational institution offering instruction or training within New Mexico, to any student within this state; and E. 'commission' [department] means the commission on higher education [higher education department]. History: 1953 Comp., § 73-41-2, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 304, § 2; 1994, ch. 108, § 21. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. rtment] means the commission on higher education [higher education department]. History: 1953 Comp., § 73-41-2, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 304, § 2; 1994, ch. 108, § 21. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. For designation of the commission on higher education as the higher education department, see 9-25-4.1 NMSA 1978. The 1994 amendment, effective July 1, 1994, substituted the language beginning 'solicits' for 'represents in any manner a course of instruction offered by correspondence or in behalf of a proprietary school' at the end of Subsection C; inserted 'within New Mexico', deleted 'or courses' following 'course', and substituted the language beginning 'similar' for 'in person' in Subsection D; and added Subsection E and made a related stylistic change.
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