Duty LXD-8544
Serves colleges and universities, in New Mexico
Braille Access Act: publishers must supply instructional materials in accessible electronic formatssince 4 lines
Braille Access Act, NMSA 1978, Secs. 22-15-28, 22-15-29 and 22-15-31 · Read the law's page
- If you publish printed instructional materials for students at a New Mexico public school or public post-secondary educational institution, provide them on the institution's request in an electronic format agreed with it, including any nationally recognized standard for conversion to braille such as DAISY/NISO XML, that complies with any applicable federal standard and keeps the structural integrity of the printed materials (NMSA 1978, Sec. 22-15-29(A), (B) and (E)).
- Provide that electronic version at no additional cost within ten business days after receiving a written request that meets Sec. 22-15-29(F) (NMSA 1978, Sec. 22-15-29(F)).
- If you manufacture instructional materials in a video, audio, CD-ROM or other digital format for those students, provide an accessible version on request to the maximum extent practicable or, if none is available, another electronic version (NMSA 1978, Sec. 22-15-29(H)).
- Expect a student who has exhausted the administrative complaint process, or an organization representing the interests of persons who are blind or have other disabilities, to be able to sue in district court for injunctive relief and reasonable attorney fees and costs (NMSA 1978, Sec. 22-15-31).
Post-secondary institutions may not transfer undergraduate student information to credit card issuerssince 3 lines
NMSA 1978, Sec. 21-1-45 (sale of student information; marketing credit cards to students; prohibited practices) · Read the law's page
- If you are a public or private post-secondary educational institution in New Mexico, or its agent, employee, student or alumni organization or affiliate, do not sell, give or otherwise transfer an undergraduate student's name, address, social security number, date of birth, telephone number or other contact or personal identifying information to a card issuer for distributing or marketing credit cards (NMSA 1978, Sec. 21-1-45(A)(1)).
- Do not enter into an agreement or cooperate with a card issuer to market credit cards to the institution's undergraduate students, and do not allow credit card marketing on its property or campus (NMSA 1978, Sec. 21-1-45(A)(2) and (3)).
- Expect a student whose information was transferred in violation of the section, or the Attorney General, to be able to sue for a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for each violation plus costs and reasonable attorney fees (NMSA 1978, Sec. 21-1-45(B)).
Post-secondary institutions may not demand access to student social networking accountssince 2 lines
NMSA 1978, Sec. 21-1-46 (request for access to social networking account prohibited) · Read the law's page
- If you are a public or private post-secondary educational institution in New Mexico, do not request or require a student, applicant or potential applicant for admission to provide a password to a social networking account or profile, and do not demand access to that account or profile in any manner (NMSA 1978, Sec. 21-1-46(A)).
- Do not deny admission to an applicant, or discipline a student, for refusing to grant access to a social networking account or profile (NMSA 1978, Sec. 21-1-46(B) and (C)).