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NM Stat § 21-21M-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions|Article 21M - Students with Disabilities Scholarship Act|Section 21-21M-1 - Short title.

This act [21-21M-1 to 21-21M-8 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Students with Disabilities Scholarship Act". History: Laws 2007, ch. 75, § 1 and Laws 2007, ch. 76, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2007, ch. 75, § 1 and Laws 2007, ch. 76, § 1 enacted identical provisions, effective June 15, 2007.
NM Stat § 21-21M-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions|Article 21M - Students with Disabilities Scholarship Act|Section 21-21M-2 - Purpose of act.

The purpose of the Students with Disabilities Scholarship Act is to increase undergraduate enrollment of students with disabilities by establishing a scholarship program for those students in New Mexico's public post-secondary educational institutions. History: Laws 2007, ch. 75, § 2 and Laws 2007, ch. 76, § 2. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2007, ch. 75, § 2 and Laws 2007, ch. 76, § 2 enacted identical provisions, effective June 15, 2007.
NM Stat § 21-21M-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions|Article 21M - Students with Disabilities Scholarship Act|Section 21-21M-3 - Definitions.

As used in the Students with Disabilities Scholarship Act: A. "award recipient" means a student with disabilities who receives an undergraduate scholarship; B. "department" means the higher education department; C. "secretary" means secretary of higher education; and D. "student with disabilities" means a student who has a record of a physical or mental condition that substantially limits one or more major life activities, including attention deficit disorder or other specific learning disabilities that the department recognizes as disabilities. History: Laws 2007, ch. 75, § 3 and Laws 2007, ch. 76, § 3. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2007, ch. 75, § 3 and Laws 2007, ch. 76, § 3 enacted identical provisions, effective June 15, 2007.
NM Stat § 21-21M-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions|Article 21M - Students with Disabilities Scholarship Act|Section 21-21M-4 - Conditions for eligibility and qualification; awards.

A. The department shall administer the Students with Disabilities Act and shall promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of that act. B. A student with disabilities may be awarded a scholarship pursuant to the Students with Disabilities Act if the student: (1) is a resident of New Mexico for the purpose of tuition payment; (2) has not earned a baccalaureate degree and is enrolled or will be enrolled at least half time in a degree program in a public post-secondary educational institution in New Mexico at the time the scholarship is awarded; and (3) has complied with other rules promulgated by the department to carry out the provisions of that act. C. The department shall allocate money to public post-secondary educational institutions for scholarships for qualified students with disabilities based on the percentage of the institution's students classified as students with disabilities. D. Public post-secondary educational institutions shall make awards to qualifying students in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per semester as determined by rule of the department; provided that an award shall not exceed the actual cost of educational expenses. E. Money for an awarded scholarship shall be placed in an account at the public post-secondary educational institution in the name of the student, and the money may be drawn upon to pay educational expenses charged by the institution, including tuition, fees, books and course supplies. History: Laws 2007, ch. 75, § 4 and Laws 2007, ch. 76, § 4. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2007, ch. 75, § 4 and Laws 2007, ch. 76, § 4 enacted identical provisions, effective June 15, 2007.
NM Stat § 21-21M-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions|Article 21M - Students with Disabilities Scholarship Act|Section 21-21M-5 - Duration of scholarship.

Each scholarship is for a period of one semester. A scholarship may be renewed, provided the award recipient continues to meet the conditions of eligibility, until the award recipient has graduated from an eligible four-year public post-secondary educational institution. History: Laws 2007, ch. 75, § 5 and Laws 2007, ch. 76, § 5. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2007, ch. 75, § 5 and Laws 2007, ch. 76, § 5 enacted identical provisions, effective June 15, 2007.
NM Stat § 21-21M-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions|Article 21M - Students with Disabilities Scholarship Act|Section 21-21M-6 - Termination of scholarship.

A scholarship is terminated upon occurrence of one or more of the following: A. withdrawal of the award recipient from the public post-secondary educational institution or failure to remain as at least a half-time student; B. failure of the award recipient to achieve satisfactory academic progress; or C. substantial noncompliance by the award recipient with the Students with Disabilities Scholarship Act or the rules promulgated pursuant to that act. History: Laws 2007, ch. 75, § 6 and Laws 2007, ch. 76, § 6. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2007, ch. 75, § 6 and Laws 2007, ch. 76, § 6 enacted identical provisions, effective June 15, 2007.
NM Stat § 21-21M-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions|Article 21M - Students with Disabilities Scholarship Act|Section 21-21M-7 - Fund created.

The "students with disabilities scholarship fund" is created as a nonreverting fund in the state treasury. The fund consists of appropriations, gifts, grants, donations and income from investment of the fund. The department shall administer the fund and, subject to appropriation by the legislature, shall provide scholarships to students with disabilities as provided in the Students with Disabilities Scholarship Act. Expenditures from the fund shall be by warrant of the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the secretary or the secretary's authorized representative. History: Laws 2007, ch. 75, § 7 and Laws 2007, ch. 76, § 7. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2007, ch. 75, § 7 and Laws 2007, ch. 76, § 7 enacted identical provisions, effective June 15, 2007.
NM Stat § 21-21M-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions|Article 21M - Students with Disabilities Scholarship Act|Section 21-21M-8 - Report.

A. Each public post-secondary educational institution shall submit an annual students with disabilities scholarship report to the department that includes information required by the department. The department shall submit an annual report to the legislative finance committee and to the legislative education study committee. B. The department and public post-secondary educational institutions shall cooperate in data collection and data sharing and for other matters necessary to carry out the provisions of the Students with Disabilities Scholarship Act. History: Laws 2007, ch. 75, § 8 and Laws 2007, ch. 76, § 8. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2007, ch. 75, § 8 and Laws 2007, ch. 76, § 8 enacted identical provisions, effective June 15, 2007.
NM Stat § 21-21N-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions|Article 21N - Legislative Lottery Tuition Scholarship|Section 21-21N-1 - Short title.

Chapter 21, Article 21N NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Legislative Lottery Tuition Scholarship Act". History: Laws 2014, ch. 80, § 1; 2015, ch. 84, § 1. ANNOTATIONSThe 2015 amendment, effective June 19, 2015, changed the statutory reference of the Legislative Lottery Tuition Scholarship Act from "Sections 1 through 6 of this act" to "Chapter 21, Article 21N NMSA 1978".
NM Stat § 21-21N-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions|Article 21N - Legislative Lottery Tuition Scholarship|Section 21-21N-5 - Lottery tuition fund created; purpose.

A. The "lottery tuition fund" is created in the state treasury. The fund shall be administered by the department. Earnings from investment of the fund shall accrue to the credit of the fund. The fund shall maintain an annual average balance of two million dollars ($2,000,000), and any balance in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the fund for appropriation by the legislature as provided in this section.B. Money in the fund shall be appropriated by the legislature to the department for distribution to New Mexico's public post-secondary educational institutions and tribal colleges to provide tuition assistance for qualified students and legacy students as provided in the Legislative Lottery Tuition Scholarship Act.History: Laws 1995, ch. 155, § 23; 1997, ch. 106, § 1; 2001, ch. 300, § 2; 1978 Comp., § 6-24-23, recompiled and amended as § 21-21N-5 by Laws 2014, ch. 80, § 5; 2019, ch. 54, § 4. ANNOTATIONSRecompilations. — Laws 2014, ch. 80, § 5 recompiled and amended former 6-24-23 NMSA 1978 as 21-21N-5 NMSA 1978, effective March 12, 2014. The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, provided for tribal colleges to receive funds from the lottery tuition fund; and in Subsection B, after "educational institutions", added "and tribal colleges".The 2014 amendment, effective March 12, 2014, required that the fund maintain an annual average balance; provided that the fund shall be used to assist qualified students and legacy students; in Subsection A, in the second sentence, after "administered by the", changed "commission on higher education" to "department"; and at the beginning of the fourth sentence, added "The fund shall maintain an annual average balance of two million dollars ($2,000,000), and"; and in Subsection B, after "Money in the", deleted "lottery tuition", changed "is" to "shall be", after "shall be appropriated", added "by the legislature", after "by the legislature", changed "commission on higher education" to "department", and after "tuition assistance for", deleted the "New Mexico undergraduates as provided by law" and added "qualified students and legacy students as provided in the Legislative Lottery Tuition Scholarship Act". Appropriations. — Laws 2014, ch. 80, § 9, effective March 12, 2014, appropriated $11,000,000 from the student financial aid fund of the higher education department to the lottery tuition fund for expenditure in fiscal year 2014 and subsequent fiscal years to supplement the lottery tuition fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert.
NM Stat § 21-21N-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions|Article 21N - Legislative Lottery Tuition Scholarship|Section 21-21N-6 - Department rulemaking and reporting.

A. The department shall promulgate rules setting forth explicit criteria in accordance with the Legislative Lottery Tuition Scholarship Act for: (1) student qualification and continuing eligibility; and (2) calculating the tuition scholarship award amount pursuant to Section 4 [21-21N-4 NMSA 1978] of the Legislative Lottery Tuition Scholarship Act and guidelines for the administration of the tuition scholarship program. B. The department shall report by November 1 of each year to the legislative finance committee and the department of finance and administration on: (1) the status of the fund; (2) tuition scholarship program participation data aggregated for each public post-secondary educational institution to show: (a) the number of qualified students and the number of legacy students who received tuition scholarships in the prior twelve-month period; (b) the total number of students, including qualified students and legacy students, enrolled in the prior twelve-month period; (c) for each semester, the amount of tuition scholarships funded and the amount of tuition costs that were not offset by the tuition scholarship; and (d) the number of qualified students and the number of legacy students who graduated with a degree and, for each qualified student, the number of consecutive semesters and nonconsecutive semesters attended prior to graduation; and (3) any additional information required or requested by the legislative finance committee or the department of finance and administration. History: Laws 2014, ch. 80, § 6. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clauses. — Laws 2014, ch. 80, § 11, contained an emergency clause and was approved March 12, 2014.
NM Stat § 21-21O-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions|Article 21O - Teacher Preparation Affordability|Section 21-21O-1 - Short title.

Sections 7 through 14 [13] of this act [21-21O-1 to 21-21O-7 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Teacher Preparation Affordability Act". History: Laws 2019, ch. 193, § 7. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Effective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 193 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2019, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 21-21O-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions|Article 21O - Teacher Preparation Affordability|Section 21-21O-2 - Definitions.

As used in the Teacher Preparation Affordability Act:A. "department" means the higher education department; B. "eligible student" means a New Mexico resident who is enrolled or enrolling at least half-time in an accredited public education department-approved teacher preparation program at a New Mexico public post-secondary educational institution or tribal college at any time later than one hundred twenty days following high school graduation or the award of a high school equivalency credential and who is pursuing a teaching degree; C. "scholarship" means a teacher preparation affordability scholarship; and D. "tribal college" means a tribally, federally or congressionally chartered tribal post-secondary educational institution located in New Mexico that is accredited by the north central association of colleges and schools.History: Laws 2019, ch. 193, § 8. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 193 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2019, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 21-21O-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions|Article 21O - Teacher Preparation Affordability|Section 21-21O-3 - Conditions for eligibility.

A scholarship may be awarded to an eligible student who:A. has not earned appropriate educational credentials to be licensed as a teacher by the public education department;B. has demonstrated financial need consistent with the criteria promulgated by the department; andC. has complied with other rules promulgated by the department to carry out the provisions of the Teacher Preparation Affordability Act.History: Laws 2019, ch. 193, § 9. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 193 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2019, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 21-21O-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions|Article 21O - Teacher Preparation Affordability|Section 21-21O-4 - Scholarship authorized; administration; preference in scholarship awards.

A. The department shall administer the Teacher Preparation Affordability Act and shall promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of that act.B. Scholarships shall be awarded to qualified eligible students. Qualifications shall be determined by rule of the department.C. The department shall allocate money to public post-secondary educational institutions and tribal colleges based on a student need formula calculated according to income reported on the free application for federal student aid, on the number of students enrolled in each public education department-approved teacher preparation program at a New Mexico public post-secondary educational institution or tribal college and on the percentage of the teacher preparation program's students classified as returning adults who are otherwise ineligible for state financial aid.D. Public post-secondary educational institutions and tribal colleges shall make awards to qualifying eligible students based on financial need in an amount not to exceed six thousand dollars ($6,000) per year for not more than five years as determined by rule of the department.E. Public post-secondary educational institutions and tribal colleges shall make awards first to qualifying eligible students who:(1) are English language learners;(2) are minority students; or(3) have declared intent to teach in a high-need teacher position as defined by the public education department.F. After scholarships have been awarded to eligible students pursuant to Subsection E of this section, a public post-secondary educational institution or tribal college shall award scholarships to other eligible students as determined by department rule.G. Money for the scholarship shall be placed in an account at the public post-secondary educational institution or tribal college in the name of the eligible student, and the money may be drawn upon to pay educational expenses charged by the institution, including tuition, fees, books and course supplies, and living expenses.History: Laws 2019, ch. 193, § 10. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 193 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2019, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 21-21O-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions|Article 21O - Teacher Preparation Affordability|Section 21-21O-5 - Duration of scholarship.

Each scholarship is for a period of one semester. A scholarship may be renewed as long as the eligible student continues to meet the conditions of eligibility, until the eligible student graduates from a public post-secondary educational institution or tribal college. History: Laws 2019, ch. 193, § 11. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 193 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2019, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 21-21O-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions|Article 21O - Teacher Preparation Affordability|Section 21-21O-6 - Termination of scholarship.

A scholarship is terminated upon occurrence of one or more of the following:A. the eligible student withdraws from the public post-secondary educational institution or tribal college or from the teacher preparation program or the eligible student fails to remain at least a half-time student;B. the eligible student fails to achieve satisfactory academic progress; orC. the eligible student is in substantial noncompliance with the Teacher Preparation Affordability Act or the rules promulgated pursuant to that act.History: Laws 2019, ch. 193, § 12. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 193 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2019, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 21-21O-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions|Article 21O - Teacher Preparation Affordability|Section 21-21O-7 - Fund created.

The "teacher preparation affordability scholarship fund" is created as a nonreverting fund in the state treasury that consists of income from investment of the fund; specified distributions; appropriations; and unspecified gifts, grants and donations to the fund. Money in the fund is subject to appropriation by the legislature to the department for scholarship awards as provided in the Teacher Preparation Affordability Act. Expenditures from the fund shall be by warrant of the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the secretary of higher education or the secretary's authorized representative. History: Laws 2019, ch. 193, § 13. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 193 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2019, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 21-21P-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions|Article 21P - Grow Your Own Teachers|Section 21-21P-1 - Short title.

Sections 1 through 8 [21-21P-1 to 21-21P-8 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the "Grow Your Own Teachers Act". History: Laws 2019, ch. 230, § 1. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 230 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2019, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature. Temporary provisions. — Laws 2019, ch. 230, § 9 provided:A. At any time before releasing proposed initial rules for the Grow Your Own Teachers Act, the higher education department shall consult with the public education department, and the two departments shall convene or survey a geographically representative sample of educational assistants who want to pursue higher education and teachers who began their education careers as educational assistants to hear problems and concerns based on their experiences, challenges and expectations in pursuing higher education in general and teacher licensure in particular. The higher education department shall take those problems and concerns into account when issuing proposed rules.B. The public education department shall report the findings from the consultation or survey of educational assistants and teachers who began their career as educational assistants to all educational assistants in school districts, charter schools, constitutional special schools, state institutions and state agencies that employ educational assistants and shall include copies of the Grow Your Own Teachers Act and the proposed rules.
NM Stat § 21-21P-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions|Article 21P - Grow Your Own Teachers|Section 21-21P-2 - Definitions.

As used in the Grow Your Own Teachers Act:A. "department" means the higher education department;B. "public school" includes constitutional special schools and state institutions and state agencies that educate children; C. "school employee" means a resident of New Mexico who is authorized to work in the United States and who has been employed by a public school in a position that works directly with students for at least two years and is in good standing with the school district and who is enrolled in or accepted by an undergraduate teacher preparation program at a regionally accredited public post-secondary educational institution in New Mexico; andD. "teacher preparation program" means a program that has been formally approved as meeting the requirements of the public education department and that leads to level one teacher licensure, including a program in a two-year post-secondary educational institution that meets the requirements for a teacher education transfer module established pursuant to Subsection C of Section 21-1B-4 NMSA 1978.History: Laws 2019, ch. 230, § 2; 2021, ch. 11, § 1. ANNOTATIONSThe 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, defined "school employee", removed the definition of "educational assistant", and revised the definition of "public school" as used in the Grow Your Own Teachers Act; deleted former Subsection B, which defined "educational assistant", and redesignated former Subsection C as new Subsection B; in Subsection B, after "educate children", deleted "and employ educational assistants"; and added a new Subsection C.