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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 12 - MINORITY DOCTORAL ASSISTANCE › Section 5.7.12.9 - LOAN REPAYMENT AWARD CRITERIA; CONTRACT TERMS; PAYMENT

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A. Loan repayment
				award criteria shall provide that:
(1) award
				amounts shall be dependent upon a specific need for the recipient as determined
				by the department, the recipient's total education indebtedness, and available
				balances in the minority doctoral loan repayment fund;
(2) awards shall be made to eligible tenure
				track faculty teaching in the fields of engineering, physical or life sciences,
				mathematics or other academic disciplines in which ethnic minorities or women
				are demonstrably underrepresented;
(3) award amounts may be modified based upon
				funding availability or other special circumstances;
(4) awards may be distributed on a pro-rata
				basis for each year of service completed; and
(5) the recipient shall teach in a full-time
				faculty position at a public post-secondary educational institution in New
				Mexico for a minimum of one year for each year a minority doctoral loan
				repayment assistance grant is awarded.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 12 - MINORITY DOCTORAL ASSISTANCE › Section 5.7.12.10 - REPORTS

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The higher education department shall submit a report to the
				  governor and the legislature prior to each regular legislative
				  session.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 13 - TEACHER LOAN-FOR-SERVICE ACT › Section 5.7.13.2 - SCOPE

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Provisions of 5.7.13 NMAC apply to New Mexico residents that
				  are selected to participate in the loan-for-service program described in this
				  rule. Participants must be enrolled in or accepted by an undergraduate or
				  graduate teacher preparation program at a regionally accredited post-secondary
				  educational institution in New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 13 - TEACHER LOAN-FOR-SERVICE ACT › Section 5.7.13.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Section
				  21-22E-1
				  through
				  21-22E-10,
				  NMSA 1978
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 13 - TEACHER LOAN-FOR-SERVICE ACT › Section 5.7.13.6 - OBJECTIVE AND PURPOSE

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The objective and purpose of the New Mexico Teacher
				  Loan-for-Service Act is to proactively address New Mexico's looming teacher
				  shortage by providing students with the financial means to complete or enhance
				  their post-secondary teacher preparation education.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 13 - TEACHER LOAN-FOR-SERVICE ACT › Section 5.7.13.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A. "Department"
				means the New Mexico higher education department.
B. "Committee" means the teaching professions
				advisory committee of the department.
C. "Loan" means a grant of funds to defray
				the costs incidental to an eligible teacher preparation education, under a
				contract between the department and a student, requiring repayment with
				services or repayment of principal and interest and any fees.
D. "Student" means a United States citizen or
				eligible non-citizen and resident of New Mexico who is enrolled in or accepted
				by an undergraduate or graduate teacher preparation program at a regionally
				accredited post-secondary educational institution in New Mexico.
E. "Teacher preparation program" means a
				program that has been formally approved as meeting the requirements of the
				public education department and that leads to initial licensure or to
				additional licensure endorsements, 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.
F. "Eligible institution"
				means an accredited post-secondary educational institution in New Mexico
				offering a teacher education program which meets the requirements of the public
				education department.
G. "Service"
				means full-time, on site practice as a certified/licensed public school teacher
				in a designated teacher shortage area of New Mexico.
H. "Teacher shortage area" means one of the
				areas of unmet teacher demand which may be either geographic locations or
				specific teaching fields.
I.
				"Extenuating circumstances" means circumstances not within the control of the
				recipient.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 13 - TEACHER LOAN-FOR-SERVICE ACT › Section 5.7.13.8 - TEACHING PROFESSION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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The teaching profession advisory committee is created to
				  advise the department on matters relating to the administration of the Teaching
				  Loan-For-Service Act.
A. The committee
				shall be appointed by the department pursuant to policies and procedures of the
				department and shall be composed of:
(1) a
				representative from the state department of education;
(2) a representative from a teacher
				organization;
(3) representatives
				selected from local school districts;
(4) representatives from teacher preparation
				programs; and
(5) other
				representatives as appointed by the department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 13 - TEACHER LOAN-FOR-SERVICE ACT › Section 5.7.13.9 - TEACHER LOANS AUTHORIZED/QUALIFICATIONS

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To be eligible for this program, a student must:
A. be pursuing an eligible teacher
				preparation program, as defined in Subsection E in 5.7.13.7 NMAC, and enrolled
				in or accepted by an eligible public institution as defined in Subsection F in
				5.7.13.7 NMAC;
B. be enrolled at
				the time the loan is awarded and disbursed, for at least half-time in a program
				leading to initial licensure or to additional licensure endorsements at an
				eligible institution;
C. be a
				citizen of the United States, or eligible non-citizen and a resident of New
				Mexico as defined in 5.7.18.9 NMAC; and
D. declare the intent to serve as a public
				school teacher in a designated shortage area (either geographic or discipline
				specific) for at least one year.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 13 - TEACHER LOAN-FOR-SERVICE ACT › Section 5.7.13.10 - SELECTION OF LOAN RECIPIENTS

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Selection shall be based on the following considerations and
				  preferences:
A. the ability,
				character, and qualifications of each applicant; this is to include a review of
				the applicant's educational transcripts, letters of recommendation, and
				references;
B. the demonstrated
				interest of the applicant in serving in a designated shortage area of the
				state;
C. the applicant's lack of
				resources to pay for education expenses, as determined by a standardized needs
				analysis system, and shall be the basis for preference among otherwise eligible
				students; and
D. a designated
				shortage area endorsement for the applicant.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 13 - TEACHER LOAN-FOR-SERVICE ACT › Section 5.7.13.11 - RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT

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A.
				develop program guidelines;
B.
				advertise the program;
C. process
				applications, and present a list of eligible candidates to the
				committee;
D. administer the loans,
				including:
(1) disbursing funds;
(2) keeping records on borrowers and
				processing of contracts;
(3)
				administration of and record keeping on loan repayments;
(4) record keeping on location and time of
				service of those student loan recipients who have completed their education and
				are providing teaching service in a designated shortage area in New
				Mexico;
(5) verification of
				qualification for forgiveness for service as defined in 5.7.13.13 NMAC;
				and
(6) preparing the following
				information for the teacher loan-for-service program:
(a) number of loans granted;
(b) names and addresses of
				borrowers;
(c) names of accredited
				programs attended; and
(d) names
				and locations of practice of those who have completed their education and have
				become public school teachers in New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 13 - TEACHER LOAN-FOR-SERVICE ACT › Section 5.7.13.12 - LOANS

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Loans may be made to students to defray expenses incurred in
				  obtaining initial licensure or to additional licensure endorsements under the
				  following conditions and limitations:
A. The amount is dependent upon the relative
				need of each student, but may not exceed four thousand dollars ($4,000) per
				academic year for five consecutive years (maximum of $20,000.00). The
				department may set lower maximum award amounts based on the level of degree
				being obtained and available funding. The exact amount of the loan for which
				the applicant is eligible will be determined as a result of an analysis of the
				financial situation of each applicant using a standard needs analysis carried
				out by the financial aid office of the student's institution.
B. A loan recipient enrolled in an eligible
				education program in an institution for less than the regular academic year,
				less than full-time study, or during summer sessions, may receive a pro rata
				share of the authorized loan amount at the discretion of the department. The
				total loan amount may not exceed four thousand dollars ($4,000) in a twelve
				(12) month period.
C. Upon approval
				of the loan, a contract shall be drawn between the student and the department
				and signed by the student (for additional contract details see 5.7.13.14
				NMAC).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 13 - TEACHER LOAN-FOR-SERVICE ACT › Section 5.7.13.13 - LOAN REPAYMENT AND FORGIVENESS

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All loans shall be repaid to the state together with interest
				  or forgiven according to the following:
A. If a loan recipient of the Teacher Student
				Loan-for-Service Act completes his/her professional education and does not
				serve in a designated shortage area in a public school for a period of at least
				one year, the department shall assess a penalty of up to three (3) times the
				principal due, plus eighteen percent (18%) interest, unless the department
				finds acceptable extenuating circumstances for why the student cannot serve and
				comply with the forgiveness provisions outlined in this section.
(1) The full penalty shall apply unless the
				circumstances reflect that the penalty should be reduced on a prorated basis
				reasonably reached based upon the degree of control which the recipient has
				over the decision not to serve. The recipient shall have the burden of
				proof.
(2) If the department does
				not find acceptable extenuating circumstances for the student's failure to
				carry out his/her declared intent to serve in a designated shortage area in the
				state, the department shall require immediate repayment of the unpaid principal
				amount of the loan plus accrued interest owed the state plus the amount of any
				penalty assessed pursuant to this subsection.
(3) In all other cases, loans will bear
				interest at seven percent (7%) per year.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 13 - TEACHER LOAN-FOR-SERVICE ACT › Section 5.7.13.14 - CONTRACTS

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A contract shall be drawn between each student receiving a
				  loan and the department on behalf of the state of New Mexico. The contract
				  shall:
A. provide for the payment by
				the department of a specified sum as determined in 5.7.13.13 NMAC;
B. state that the borrower shall select from
				the list of designated shortage areas at the time he/she is ready to begin
				service;
C. state the conditions of
				repayment or forgiveness as detailed in 5.7.13.13 NMAC;
D. state that the loan shall bear interest as
				detailed in 5.7.13.13 NMAC;
E.
				state the legal responsibilities of the borrower and that delinquent loans
				shall be referred to the department for appropriate action, which may include
				referral to the office of the attorney general, if deemed necessary;
F. state that the borrower's obligations of
				the contract with the department shall be binding on borrower's
				estate;
G. state that the
				department may cancel any contract on thirty (30) days written notice for any
				reasonable and sufficient cause;
H.
				state that in the event the borrower fails to make any payment when due, the
				entire indebtedness including interest due and accrued thereon shall, at the
				option of the department, become immediately due and payable; and
I. state that jurisdiction and venue shall be
				proper in Bernalillo or Santa Fe county, New Mexico for purposes of any suit to
				enforce the contract.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 13 - TEACHER LOAN-FOR-SERVICE ACT › Section 5.7.13.15 - REPORTS

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The department shall submit a report to the governor and the
				  legislature prior to each regular legislative session. The report shall
				  describe the activities during the previous years, including the statistics,
				  and analysis of the progress of the Teacher Loan-For-Service Act in addressing
				  New Mexico's teaching shortages and the needs of the citizens of the
				  state.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 14 - NEW MEXICO COMPETITIVE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.14.2 - SCOPE

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Provisions for 5.7.14 NMAC apply to all four-year public
				  post-secondary institutions in the state of New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 14 - NEW MEXICO COMPETITIVE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.14.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Section
				  21-1-4
				  G, NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 14 - NEW MEXICO COMPETITIVE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.14.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The objective and purpose of 5.7.14 NMAC is to attract
				  out-of-state undergraduate students who have demonstrated high academic
				  achievement in their respective high schools to enroll in institutions of
				  higher education in the state of New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 14 - NEW MEXICO COMPETITIVE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.14.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A. "ACT score"
				means the ACT composite score.
B.
				"Department" means the New Mexico higher education department.
C. "Declaration of residency" means a
				nonspecific intention to remain a resident of New Mexico.
D. "GPA" means the student's cumulative grade
				point average.
E. "Large
				university" means a university that produces more than 150,000 student credit
				hours per academic year.
F. "SAT
				equivalent" means the total score of both verbal and mathematical scores on the
				SAT test.
(1) ACT score of 20 equals 950 total
				points on the SAT test;
(2) ACT
				score of 23 equals 1,070 total points on the SAT test;
(3) ACT score of 26 equals 1,180 total points
				on the SAT test.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 14 - NEW MEXICO COMPETITIVE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.14.8 - STUDENT ELIGIBILITY

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To be eligible for a scholarship, a student must:
A. be a citizen of the United
				States;
B. at small universities,
				have either:
(1) a high school GPA of 3.5 or
				higher and an ACT score of 20 or higher, or SAT equivalent;
(2) a high school GPA of 3.0 or higher and an
				ACT score of 23 or higher, or SAT equivalent;
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 14 - NEW MEXICO COMPETITIVE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.14.9 - INSTITUTION ELIGIBILITY

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To participate in the competitive scholarship program, a New
				  Mexico post-secondary educational institution must be a public institution
				  which:
A. admits as regular students
				only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing
				secondary education within the United States;
B. provides an educational program for which
				it awards a bachelor's degree or provides not less than a two-year program
				which is acceptable for full credit towards such a degree; and
C. is accredited by a nationally recognized
				accrediting agency.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 14 - NEW MEXICO COMPETITIVE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.14.10 - AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIP

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Out-of-state undergraduate students who are granted a
				  competitive scholarship of at least $100 per semester are eligible to receive
				  in-state tuition and fee rates at institutions of higher education in New
				  Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 14 - NEW MEXICO COMPETITIVE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.14.11 - SELECTION OF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

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A. Students who wish to apply for a
				competitive scholarship must:
(1) submit a
				scholarship application to the institution the student wishes to
				attend;
(2) have an official high
				school and/or college transcript on file with the institution's admissions
				office; and
(3) have an official
				report of their ACT scores or SAT scores on file with the institution's
				admissions office.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 14 - NEW MEXICO COMPETITIVE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.14.12 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

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A.
				Scholarships are to be granted only to those students who meet the eligibility
				requirements as outlined in 5.7.14.8 NMAC.
B. Institutions may grant only the number of
				scholarships as outlined in Subsection A of 5.7.14.13 NMAC.
C. Funds to support these scholarships must
				be from non-state general sources.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 14 - NEW MEXICO COMPETITIVE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.14.13 - ADMINISTRATION OF COMPETITIVE SCHOLARSHIPS

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A. The number of competitive scholarships
				granted by any university cannot exceed 6 percent of their previous year's
				full-time equivalent enrollment (FTE).
B. The higher education department is the
				authorizing agency and shall maintain the necessary records to assure that all
				program requirements are being met.
C. Each institution will have the
				responsibility to assure that all program requirements are being met.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 14 - NEW MEXICO COMPETITIVE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.14.14 - REPORTS

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Each institution shall forward a report to the higher
				  education department staff at the end of each academic year and each report
				  will provide the number of students participating in the program, the average
				  ACT/SAT score and average GPA for each academic year.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 15 - GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.15.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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State of New Mexico Commission on Higher Education, 1068
				  Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87501-4295, (505)
				  827-7383.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 15 - GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.15.2 - SCOPE

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Provisions for 5 NMAC 7.15 [now 5.7.15 NMAC] apply to New
				  Mexico residents who are graduate students enrolled at New Mexico four-year
				  public post-secondary institutions.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 15 - GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.15.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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July 15, 1998 [unless a later date is cited at the end of a
				  section].
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 15 - GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.15.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The objective and purpose of 5 NMAC 7.15 [now 5.7.15 NMAC] is
				  to increase graduate enrollment in the state's public universities of students
				  from groups underrepresented in graduate education. By encouraging groups
				  underrepresented in graduate education to pursue advanced degrees in accredited
				  graduate programs, particularly in academic fields of high regional and
				  national priority and fields where their under-representation is most severe,
				  the state will benefit by increasing the number of professionals for industry,
				  business, research and development, economic development and public
				  service.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 15 - GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.15.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A. "Academic year"
				means any consecutive period of two semesters, three quarters or other
				comparable units commencing with the fall term each year.
B. "Award recipient" means a student awarded
				a graduate scholarship.
C.
				"Commission" means the New Mexico commission on higher education.
D. "Eligible institution" means any
				graduate-degree-granting New Mexico public university accredited by the north
				central association of colleges and schools.
E. "Financial need" means the difference
				between a student's projected costs for the year, including books, materials,
				supplies, room and board and other reasonable costs, and the student's
				resources, including available income and other available assets as determined
				by an approved standardized needs analysis system.
F. "Graduate and professional field" means
				any program of study intended to result in a master's or doctoral degree,
				excluding the degree in medicine.
G. "Groups underrepresented in graduate
				education" means women, minorities, the visually handicapped, the physically
				disabled and other groups that have traditionally been underrepresented in the
				specific area of graduate study or profession for which the scholarship is
				awarded.
H. "Scholarship" means an
				award made by an institution of higher education to a person for graduate study
				under the Graduate Scholarship Act.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 15 - GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.15.8 - STUDENT ELIGIBILITY

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A.
				Conditions for First-Year Eligibility: Priority will be given to New Mexico
				students from those groups with the most severe under-representation and
				students with the greatest financial need. A scholarship may be awarded to an
				individual who:
(1) is a citizen of the
				United States or a permanent resident alien and is a member of a group
				underrepresented in his/her intended graduate or professional field of
				study;
(2) has met the admission
				requirements and is accepted for enrollment as a full-time student in a
				graduate or professional field of study with high priority or
				underrepresentation, as determined by the institution;
(3) has complied with all the rules and
				regulations adopted by the commission for award of the scholarship and the
				provisions regarding the administration of state graduate scholarships adopted
				pursuant to the Graduate Scholarship Act;
(4) agrees to serve in an unpaid internship
				or assistantship at the eligible institution, a government agency or private
				industry approved by his major department for ten hours per week during the
				academic year; and
(5) is eligible
				according to a standard needs analysis or when a financial aid officer
				exercises professional judgment in accordance with the institution's and
				applicable federal financial aid standards to determine that circumstances, for
				which documentation exists in the student's file, warrant adjusting the cost of
				attendance, expected family contribution or other factors to make the program
				responsive to a student's special financial circumstances, within the
				parameters authorized for this program.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 15 - GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.15.9 - INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

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A. The
				eligible institution must agree to give preference to students enrolled in
				academic programs where their underrepresentation is most severe and must agree
				to give full consideration to students with physical, visual or hearing
				disabilities.
B. The eligible
				institution must agree to give preference to:
(1) students who have previously been awarded
				a graduate scholarship under this program, within the limits of eligibility
				established in Section 8 [now 5.7.15.8 NMAC], then
(2) students who have been newly recruited to
				the institution, thereby adding to its enrollment of graduate and professional
				students from underrepresented groups.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 15 - GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.15.10 - APPLICATION PROCEDURES

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A student applies directly to an institution of higher
				  education that has received an allocation of scholarships.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 15 - GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.15.11 - AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIPS

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A.
				Scholarship awards shall be for seven thousand two hundred dollars ($7,200) per
				academic year.
B. Scholarship
				awards shall be disbursed in equal installments over the period of an academic
				year or period of enrollment.
C. An
				award recipient who is enrolled in the program for less than an academic year
				shall receive a pro rata share of the stipend.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 15 - GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.15.12 - TENURE OF SCHOLARSHIP

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A. Each
				scholarship is awarded for a period of one academic year.
B. A recipient who remains in good academic
				standing in his/her course of study, as determined by the institution, may
				receive the scholarship for a total of two years for master's degree program
				students, or for a total of four years post-baccalaureate for doctoral degree
				students, subject to the availability of funds.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 15 - GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.15.13 - DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOLARSHIPS

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A.
				Each eligible institution will receive its annual share of new scholarship
				dollars based upon the average of its:
(1)
				total graduate and professional enrollment of women;
(2) total graduate and professional
				enrollment of underrepresented minorities (Hispanics, Native Americans and
				Blacks); and
(3) total graduate and
				professional enrollment.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 15 - GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.15.14 - VACATED SCHOLARSHIPS

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If a recipient vacates a scholarship prior to the end of an
				  award period, that scholarship may be offered to another eligible student, with
				  first priority given to a student who is not currently enrolled for graduate
				  study at the university.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 15 - GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.15.15 - TERMINATION OF SCHOLARSHIPS

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Scholarship is terminated upon the occurrence of:
A. withdrawal from the institution by the
				award recipient, failure to re-enroll for consecutive academic years or failure
				to be a full-time graduate student; or
B. substantial noncompliance by the award
				recipient with the Graduate Scholarship Act or the rules, regulations or
				procedures promulgated by the commission.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 15 - GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.15.16 - DELEGATION OF ADMINISTRATION

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The commission may designate an administrative agent for this
				  program. The administrative agent shall be responsible for disbursement of
				  funds to participating institutions through the individual appointed by the
				  institution as administrator for the scholarship program.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 16 - VIETNAM VETERANS' SCHOLARSHIPS › Section 5.7.16.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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State of New Mexico Commission on Higher Education, 1068
				  Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501-4295, (505)
				  827-7383
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 16 - VIETNAM VETERANS' SCHOLARSHIPS › Section 5.7.16.2 - SCOPE

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Provisions of 5.7.16 NMAC apply to the commission on higher
				  education, public and selected private non-profit post-secondary institutions
				  in New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 16 - VIETNAM VETERANS' SCHOLARSHIPS › Section 5.7.16.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Section 21-21E (Laws of 1985, Chapter 171; Laws 1989, Chapter
				  167 and Laws of 1991, Chapter 262), NMSA 1978
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 16 - VIETNAM VETERANS' SCHOLARSHIPS › Section 5.7.16.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The objective and purpose of the Vietnam veterans'
				  scholarship fund to set aside all money appropriated to the fund and any
				  grants, gifts and bequests made to the fund to provide higher education to
				  veterans who served in the Vietnam war. Any money in the fund that was the
				  result of grants, gifts or bequests shall not revert to the general fund at the
				  end of any fiscal year.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 16 - VIETNAM VETERANS' SCHOLARSHIPS › Section 5.7.16.8 - STUDENT ELIGIBILITY

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A New Mexico resident for tuition purposes and Vietnam
				  veteran as reviewed and certified by the New Mexico veterans' service
				  commission. Any person who has been honorably discharged from the armed forces
				  of the United States, who was a resident of New Mexico at original time of
				  entry into the armed forces or who has lived in New Mexico for ten years or
				  more and who has been awarded a Vietnam campaign medal for services in the
				  armed forces of this country in Vietnam during the period of August 5, 1964 to
				  the official termination of the Vietnam conflict as designated by executive
				  order of the president of the United States, is eligible for
				  certification.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 16 - VIETNAM VETERANS' SCHOLARSHIPS › Section 5.7.16.9 - ADMINISTRATION OF VIETNAM VETERANS' SCHOLARSHIPS

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A. The commission shall authorize payments to
				public educational institutions and non-state colleges upon request once per
				semester, for recipients, upon receipt of documentation required by the
				commission or its administrative agent.
B. Awards shall be limited for reimbursements
				to:
(1) educational institutions of tuition,
				required fees and books, actually incurred. No cash shall be released by an
				educational institution to a recipient except to reimburse actual
				payments;
(2) non-state
				institutions for actual tuition, not to exceed an amount equal to the highest
				resident tuition charged by a state institution, plus required fees and actual
				cost of books not to exceed financial aid guidelines.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 16 - VIETNAM VETERANS' SCHOLARSHIPS › Section 5.7.16.10 - TERMINATION OF SCHOLARSHIP

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A scholarship is terminated upon the occurrence of one or
				  more of the following:
A. withdrawal
				by the recipient from the institution;
B. failure to remain enrolled in a
				satisfactory academic activity;
C.
				failure to achieve satisfactory academic progress by the recipient as
				determined by the institution; and
D. substantial noncompliance by the
				scholarship recipient with the Vietnam Veterans' Scholarship Fund Act or the
				rules, regulations or procedures promulgated by the commission on higher
				education or New Mexico veterans' service commission;
E. Money in the fund shall be allocated in
				the order that payment requests are received and approved.
F. Reimbursement payments may also be
				authorized by administrative rulings under specific conditions.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 17 - MILITARY WAR VETERAN SCHOLARSHIP › Section 5.7.17.2 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Section
				  21-21E-3
				  NMSA 1978, authorizes the NMHED to adopt rules and procedures necessary for the
				  administration of the military war veteran scholarship fund.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 17 - MILITARY WAR VETERAN SCHOLARSHIP › Section 5.7.17.3 - SCOPE

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The provisions of 5.7.17 NMAC apply to military war veterans
				  as certified by the New Mexico department of veterans' services (NMDVS) that
				  are attending a New Mexico public post-secondary educational
				  institution.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 17 - MILITARY WAR VETERAN SCHOLARSHIP › Section 5.7.17.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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November 15, 2016, unless a later date is cited at the end of
				  a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 17 - MILITARY WAR VETERAN SCHOLARSHIP › Section 5.7.17.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The objective of 5.5.17 NMAC is to adopt procedures to
				  implement 21-21E-3 NMSA 1978 known as the military war veteran scholarship
				  fund; purpose; administration; disbursements.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 17 - MILITARY WAR VETERAN SCHOLARSHIP › Section 5.7.17.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A.
"Department"
means the New Mexico higher education department.
B.
"Educational institution"
means any New Mexico public post-secondary institution.
C.
"Military war veteran"
means
				a person who has been honorably discharged from the armed forces of the United
				States; who was a resident of New Mexico at the original time of entry into the
				armed forces or who has lived in New Mexico for 10 years or more; and who has
				been awarded a southwest Asia service medal, global war on terror service
				medal, Iraq campaign medal, Afghanistan campaign medal or any other medal
				issued for service in the armed forces of the United States in support of any
				United States military campaign or armed conflict as defined by congress or
				presidential executive order or any other campaign medal issued for service
				after August 1, 1990 in the armed forces of the United States during periods of
				armed conflict as defined by congress or by executive order.
D.
"Recipient"
means a student
				awarded the military war veteran scholarship.
E.
"Satisfactory academic
				progress"
means maintaining the required academic progress toward degree
				completion as determined by the institution.
F.
"Scholarship fund"
means the
				military war veteran scholarship fund created in the state treasury to receive
				any appropriated money, grants, gifts or bequests and income from investment in
				the fund.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 17 - MILITARY WAR VETERAN SCHOLARSHIP › Section 5.7.17.8 - STUDENT ELIGIBILITY, AWARD AND DURATION

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A. A military war veteran must submit a
				scholarship application to the New Mexico department of veterans' services
				(NMDVS).
(1) Applicant must provide a
				certified copy of their DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from
				Active Duty, showing a combat campaign or service medal and an honorable
				discharge.
(2) Applications will be
				approved on a first come, first served basis.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 17 - MILITARY WAR VETERAN SCHOLARSHIP › Section 5.7.17.9 - ADMINISTRATION OF MILITARY WAR VETERAN SCHOLARSHIP

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A. NMDVS shall determine the eligibility of
				the applicant and certify approved applicants.
B. The department shall make disbursements
				from the fund to reimburse post-secondary institutions for tuition, fees, and
				book costs incurred by the certified scholarship recipient.
(1) Disbursements will be made following the
				receipt of an invoice from the educational institution.
(2) The invoice must be accompanied by a
				certification issued by NMDVS. To request payment the educational institution
				shall invoice the department on a semester basis.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 17 - MILITARY WAR VETERAN SCHOLARSHIP › Section 5.7.17.10 - TERMINATION OF SCHOLARSHIP

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A scholarship is terminated upon the occurrence of one or
				  more of the following:
A. Failure to
				achieve satisfactory academic progress by the recipient as determined by the
				educational institution.
B.
				Substantial noncompliance by the scholarship recipient with the rules,
				regulations or procedures promulgated by the department for the military war
				veteran scholarship.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 18 - RESIDENCY FOR TUITION PURPOSES › Section 5.7.18.2 - SCOPE

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Provisions of 5.7.18 NMAC apply to all state public
				  postsecondary institutions in the state of New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 18 - RESIDENCY FOR TUITION PURPOSES › Section 5.7.18.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Section
				  21-1-4.5
				  NMSA 1978 and
				  21-1-3
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 18 - RESIDENCY FOR TUITION PURPOSES › Section 5.7.18.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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August 30, 2007, unless a later date is cited at the end of a
				  section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 18 - RESIDENCY FOR TUITION PURPOSES › Section 5.7.18.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The objective of 5.7.18 NMAC is to establish a policy for the
				  purpose of determining resident and nonresident tuition classifications for
				  students enrolling at public postsecondary institutions in New
				  Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 18 - RESIDENCY FOR TUITION PURPOSES › Section 5.7.18.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A.
"Armed
				forces"
means the United States army, navy, air force, marine corps or
				coast guard.
B.
"Department"
means state of New Mexico higher education department.
C.
"Dependent minor"
means a
				person determined to be financially dependent upon a parent or guardian and who
				has not reached the age of majority (eighteen years of age) or is not an
				emancipated minor. The legal residence of a dependent minor is that of their
				parent(s) or custodial parents; or, if both parents are dead, of their legally
				appointed guardian(s) or of the adult person with whom he or she lives with for
				more than one-half of the preceding consecutive twelve months. In the event a
				non-custodial parent is a legal resident of New Mexico as determined in
				5.7.18.9
				NMAC the dependent minor shall be accorded resident status.
D.
"Emancipated minor"
means
				any person sixteen years of age or older shall be regarded as an adult for the
				purposes of determining residency status for tuition charges, provided they:
(1) have entered into a valid marriage,
				whether or not such marriage was terminated by dissolution; or
(2) are on active duty with any of the armed
				forces of the United States of America; or
(3) are willingly living separate and apart
				from their parents, guardian or custodian, are managing their own financial
				affairs and the court finds it in the minors best interest to grant a
				declaration of emancipation pursuant to Section 32A-21-7 NMSA 1978. Mere
				absence from parental residence does not prove emancipation.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 18 - RESIDENCY FOR TUITION PURPOSES › Section 5.7.18.8 - DETERMINATION OF RESIDENCY STATUS

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A.
				At time of first admission. A person's residency classification for tuition
				purposes shall be determined at time of admission and must be completed by the
				census date of that first enrollment in a given public postsecondary
				educational institution. A person not meeting the residency requirements shall
				be classified as a nonresident for purposes of tuition charges. The student's
				classification at time of admission remains in effect unless the individual is
				re-admitted to the institution or until the individual petitions to become a
				New Mexico resident.
B. Petition
				for resident tuition classification. Once determined a nonresident at the time
				of census date, a student can petition to be classified as a New Mexico
				resident by completing the "petition for resident tuition classification" form
				(see Paragraph (3) of Section B of 5.7.18.12 NMAC, procedure to petition for
				resident tuition classification).