A. Any university may form, pursuant to the provisions of the Nonprofit Corporation Act [Chapter 53, Article 8 NMSA 1978] or the Business Corporation Act [Chapter 53, Articles 11 to 18 NMSA 1978], one or more research park corporations, separate and apart from the state and the university, to promote, develop and administer research parks or technological innovations for scientific, educational and economic development opportunities in accordance with bylaws adopted by the research park corporation or economic development initiatives that support the teaching, research or service mission of the university.
B. Each research park corporation shall be governed by, and all of its functions, powers and duties shall be exercised by, a board of directors appointed by the regents. Members of the board of directors may include the president of the university, the regents, officers and employees of the university and other persons selected by the regents.
C. The board of directors shall elect a chair and other officers as the board of directors deems necessary.
D. The board of directors shall adopt bylaws, in accordance with the provisions of the Nonprofit Corporation Act or the Business Corporation Act, as appropriate, governing the conduct of the research park corporation in the performance of its duties under the University Research Park and Economic Development Act.
History: Laws 1989, ch. 264, § 4; 2007, ch. 247, § 4.
The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, permitted universities to form nonprofit corporations for economic development initiatives that support the teaching, research or service mission of the university.
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