Statewide planning; participating agencies and persons.

A. The state commission in carrying out its planning activities for post-secondary education shall consult with and invite the active participation of: (1) representatives of post-secondary educational institutions of the several types enumerated in Paragraph (2) of Subsection A of Section 21-2-2 NMSA 1978; (2) the public education commission; (3) the public education department; (4) representatives of public and private elementary and secondary schools; (5) the secretary of labor; (6) the tourism department; (7) the apprenticeship council; (8) the economic development department; (9) the state advisory council on vocational education; (10) the secretary of finance and administration or the secretary's designee; (11) persons familiar with the education needs of persons with a disability and persons disadvantaged by economic, racial or ethnic status; (12) representatives of business, industry, organized labor and agriculture; (13) the general public; and (14) private in-state post-secondary institutions. B. Whenever the planning activities carried out under the provisions of Section 21- 2-5 NMSA 1978 are concerned with the types of post-secondary education enumerated in Subparagraphs (a) through (e) of Paragraph (1) of Subsection A of Section 21-2-2 NMSA 1978, the state commission shall directly involve the public education commission and the public education department in all planning activities.