N.M. Stat. § 21-2-8
Designation of state commission as agency required for
certain federal programs.
The state commission is designated the agency required under the provisions of
Section 1202 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (P.L. 92-318, June 23,
1972). After July 1, 1973, the state commission shall be the successor agency to those
agencies required and designated under Sections 105, 603 and 704 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 USCA Sections 1005, 1123 and 715). The state
commission is designated the agency to administer any programs for the benefit of
post-secondary education or post-secondary education students provided by acts of
congress in the future and requiring a state-level agency for their administration, except
as otherwise provided by law.