SENATE BILL 307

57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2026

INTRODUCED BY

William E. Sharer

 

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION; PROVIDING THAT THE BOARDS OF REGENTS OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION HAVE NO POWER OVER DECISIONS REGARDING ACADEMIC TENURE; PROVIDING THAT ALL DECISIONS REGARDING ACADEMIC TENURE SHALL BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN INSTITUTION'S POLICIES AND BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE INSTITUTION'S FACULTY.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. A new section of Chapter 21 NMSA 1978 is enacted to read:

     "[NEW MATERIAL] DECISIONS REGARDING ACADEMIC TENURE AT STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.--The boards of regents of state institutions of higher education do not have the power to award, deny, revoke or place conditions on a tenured faculty position. All decisions regarding academic tenure at a state institution of higher education shall be made in accordance with the institution's policies and based on recommendations of the institution's faculty."

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