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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 6 - FIRE FIGHTER AND PEACE OFFICER SURVIVORS SCHOLARSHIP › Section 5.7.6.7 - 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.
"Cost of attendance"
means
				the price of attendance, the publication of which is required by federal law,
				and includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, room and board,
				transportation and any additional costs for a program in which a student is
				enrolled.
C.
"Department"
means the New Mexico higher education
				department.
D.
"Educational
				institution" or "institution"
means any public post-secondary
				institution in the United States.
E.
"Fire Fighter"
means any
				member of a fire department that is part of or administered by the state or any
				political subdivision of the state.
F.
"Line of duty"
means any
				action which a member is obligated or authorized by law, rule, regulation,
				written condition of employment or authorized volunteer membership to
				perform.
G.
"Member"
means a full-time or part-time paid employee or a paid or unpaid volunteer who
				is authorized by the police department, sheriff's department or fire department
				to be involved in and perform the duties and responsibilities of the
				department.
H.
"Peace
				officer"
means any member of a police of sheriff's department that is
				part of or administered by the state or any political subdivisions of the state
				and officers in the department of corrections.
I.
"Political subdivision"
means
				any entity of the state or local government, created under either general or
				special act, that receives or expends public money from whatever source
				derived, including counties, county institutions, boards, bureaus or
				commissions; municipalities; drainage, conservancy, irrigation or other special
				districts; and school districts.
J.
"Recipient"
means a student awarded the fire fighter peace officer
				survivors scholarship.
K.
"Research institution"
means the university of New Mexico, New
				Mexico state university or New Mexico institute of mining and
				technology.
L.
"Satisfactory
				academic progress"
means maintaining the required academic progress
				toward degree completion as determined by the institution.
M.
"Survivor"
means a spouse,
				adopted child, or natural child of a fire fighter or peace officer who was
				killed in the line of duty. The survivor, if a child, must have been 21 years
				of age or under at the time of the qualifying member's death.
N.
"Tuition"
is the basic
				educational charge that all students are required to pay as a condition of
				admission and attendance for academic services or the course fee charged for
				certificate programs. The actual rate per semester or year is set by each
				institution.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 6 - FIRE FIGHTER AND PEACE OFFICER SURVIVORS SCHOLARSHIP › Section 5.7.6.8 - STUDENT ELIGIBILITY

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All determinations of survivors of peace officers, fire
				  fighters or other similar decedents employed by a political subdivision of the
				  state of New Mexico shall be made by the department's financial aid director.
				  Appeal of any such determination shall be determined by the cabinet secretary
				  of the higher education department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 6 - FIRE FIGHTER AND PEACE OFFICER SURVIVORS SCHOLARSHIP › Section 5.7.6.9 - DURATION OF SCHOLARSHIP

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The scholarship shall continue for such time as the recipient
				  maintains satisfactory academic progress at the educational institution, but in
				  no event shall any recipient receive the scholarship for more than six academic
				  years.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 6 - FIRE FIGHTER AND PEACE OFFICER SURVIVORS SCHOLARSHIP › Section 5.7.6.10 - AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIP

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The amount of the scholarship awarded to a recipient shall
				  be based on the location of the institution the recipient chooses to
				  attend:
A. New Mexico institutions: If
				the institution is in New Mexico, the amount of the scholarship shall be equal
				to the amount of tuition, room and board charged by the institution
				attended.
B. Institution outside of
				New Mexico: If the institution is not in New Mexico, the amount of the
				scholarship for tuition, room and board shall not exceed the average cost of
				attendance at New Mexico research institutions.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 6 - FIRE FIGHTER AND PEACE OFFICER SURVIVORS SCHOLARSHIP › Section 5.7.6.11 - ADMINISTRATION OF FIRE FIGHTER AND PEACE OFFICER SURVIVORS SCHOLARSHIP

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A. The department
				shall authorize payments to educational institutions, for recipients, upon
				receipt of documentation required by the department.
B. Awards shall be limited for reimbursements
				to educational institutions for the actual incurred cost of tuition, room and
				board. For recipients attending an institution not in New Mexico, the
				scholarship award shall not exceed the average cost of attendance of New Mexico
				research institutions. No cash shall be released by an educational institution
				to a recipient except to reimburse actual payments.
C. Money shall be allocated in the order that
				payment requests are received and approved.
D. To request payment institutions shall
				invoice the department on a semester basis; institutions shall provide
				supporting documents for each recipient including class schedule, degree or
				certificate program catalog requirements and any additional documentation the
				department may require to process the request.
E. 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 6 - FIRE FIGHTER AND PEACE OFFICER SURVIVORS SCHOLARSHIP › Section 5.7.6.12 - 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 to which the recipient was granted the
				scholarship to attend. In the event the recipient seeks to transfer the
				scholarship to another institution the recipient must notify and obtain prior
				approval from the department.
B.
				Failure to achieve satisfactory academic progress by the recipient as
				determined by the educational institution.
C. Substantial noncompliance by the
				scholarship recipient with the fire fighters and peace officer survivors
				scholarship act or the rules, regulations or procedures promulgated by the
				state of New Mexico higher education department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 7 - CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES WORKER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 5.7.7.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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State of New Mexico Higher Education
				  Department
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 7 - CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES WORKER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 5.7.7.2 - SCOPE

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Provisions for 5.7.7 NMAC apply to certain professionals
				  employed with the children youth and families department that are selected to
				  participate in the loan repayment program described in this
				  rule.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 7 - CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES WORKER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 5.7.7.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Sections
				  9-25-8,
				  21-1-26
				  and 21-22I-1 through 21-22I-8, NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 7 - CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES WORKER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 5.7.7.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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July 15, 2015, 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 7 - CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES WORKER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 5.7.7.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The objective and purpose of 5.7.7 NMAC is to increase the
				  number of public service workers in critical need positions at the children
				  youth and families department through an educational loan repayment program.
				  The program provides for repayment of the principal and reasonable interest
				  accrued on federal and commercial loans obtained for education
				  purposes.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 7 - CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES WORKER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 5.7.7.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A.
"CYFD"
means the New Mexico children, youth, and families department.
B.
"Department"
means the New
				Mexico higher education department.
C.
"Designated critical need
				positions"
means positions that have been designated by the secretary of
				CYFD as positions in geographic areas with shortages of public service workers
				or where vacancies are difficult to fill.
D.
"Loan"
means a grant of
				funds to defray the educational expenses incidental to an education related to
				the employment at CYFD, under a contract between the federal government or
				commercial lender and the worker, requiring repayment of principal and
				interest.
E.
"Public Service
				Worker"
means an employee with a completed bachelor's or master's
				degree, directly related to the worker's position, in a critical need positions
				and who works directly with children and families in either the protective
				services division or juvenile justice division of CYFD.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 7 - CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES WORKER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 5.7.7.8 - HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - POWERS AND DUTIES

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A. The department may grant a loan repayment
				award to repay loans obtained for the educational expenses of a public service
				worker upon such terms and conditions as may be imposed by rules of the
				department.
B. The department and
				the children youth and families department shall jointly make a full and
				careful investigation of the ability and qualifications of each
				applicant.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 7 - CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES WORKER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 5.7.7.9 - PUBLIC SERVICE WORKER ELIGIBILITY

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A.
				Applicants shall have satisfactorily completed at least one (1) year of service
				past their initial probationary year with the CYFD as a public service
				worker.
B. Applicants shall not be
				participants in any other federal or state loan repayment program that provides
				loan repayment assistance in exchange for service.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 7 - CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES WORKER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 5.7.7.10 - LOAN REPAYMENT AWARD CRITERIA; CONTRACT TERMS; PAYMENT

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A. The secretaries of the department and the
				CYFD shall designate a selection committee for the purpose of review and
				selection of qualified applicants.
B. Loan repayment award criteria shall
				provide that:
(1)award amounts shall be
				dependent upon a specifc need for the designated critical need public service
				worker position as determined by the department, the public service worker's
				total education indebtedness, and available balances in the public service
				worker loan repayment fund;
(2)
				preference in making awards shall be to public service workers who have
				graduated from a New Mexico public post-secondary educational
				institution;
(3) awards shall be
				made to eligible public service workers who fill a designated critical need
				position;
(4) award amounts may be
				modified based upon funding availability or other special
				circumstances;
(5) awards may be
				distributed on a pro-rata basis for each year of service completed;
				and
(6) an award for each public
				service worker shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or the
				loan indebtedness of the worker, whichever is less.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 7 - CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES WORKER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 5.7.7.11 - CONTRACTS AND ENFORCEMENT

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A.The
				general form of a contract required pursuant to the Children, Youth and
				Families Worker Loan Repayment Act shall be prepared and approved by the
				department's general counsel, and each contract shall be signed by the public
				service worker and the designated representative of the department on behalf of
				the state.
B.The department is
				vested with full and complete authority and power to sue in its own name for
				any balance due the state from a public service worker under any such
				contract.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 7 - CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES WORKER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 5.7.7.12 - PUBLIC SERVICE WORKER LOAN REPAYMENT FUND CREATED AND METHOD OF PAYMENT

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A. The "children,
				youth and families worker loan repayment fund" is created in the state
				treasury. All money appropriated for the public service worker loan repayment
				program shall be credited to the fund, and any repayment of awards and interest
				received by the department shall be credited to the fund. Income from the fund
				shall be credited to the fund, and balances in the fund shall not revert to any
				other fund. Money in the fund is appropriated to the department for making loan
				repayment awards pursuant to the Children, Youth and Families Worker Loan
				Repayment Act.
B. All payments for
				loan repayment awards shall be made upon vouchers signed by the designated
				representative of the department and upon a warrant issued by the secretary of
				finance and administration.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 7 - CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES WORKER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 5.7.7.13 - CANCELLATION

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The department may cancel any contract made between it and a
				  public service worker pursuant to the Children, Youth and Families Worker Loan
				  Repayment Act for any reasonable cause deemed sufficient by the
				  department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 7 - CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES WORKER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 5.7.7.14 - REPORTS

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The department shall make annual reports to the governor and
				  the legislature prior to each regular session of its activities, the loan
				  repayment awards granted and the title and job duties of each loan recipient.
				  The report shall also include any contract cancellations and any enforcement
				  actions the department has taken.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 8 - NEW MEXICO STUDENT INCENTIVE GRANT (NMSIG) PROGRAM › Section 5.7.8.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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State of New Mexico Higher Education
				  Department
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 8 - NEW MEXICO STUDENT INCENTIVE GRANT (NMSIG) PROGRAM › Section 5.7.8.2 - SCOPE

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Provisions for 5.7.8 NMAC apply to the higher education
				  department and any public or private non-profit post-secondary institution in
				  New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 8 - NEW MEXICO STUDENT INCENTIVE GRANT (NMSIG) PROGRAM › Section 5.7.8.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Title IV, Part 692, Subparts A and B, HEA of 1965 as
				  amended.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 8 - NEW MEXICO STUDENT INCENTIVE GRANT (NMSIG) PROGRAM › Section 5.7.8.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The objective and purpose of 5.7.8 NMAC is to provide aid for
				  undergraduate students with substantial financial need who are attending public
				  and selected private non-profit post-secondary institutions in New
				  Mexico.
A. Title IV, Part 692,
				Subparts A and B, of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, established
				the leveraging educational assistance partnership (LEAP) program to make
				federal funds available to the states for the establishment or expansion of
				grant programs for undergraduate students who are able to demonstrate
				substantial financial need.
B.
				Utilizing these funds, New Mexico can provide grants to qualified students of
				up to $2,500 per academic year, including summer session enrollment. Recipients
				of such grants must be residents of New Mexico who exhibit substantial
				financial need. They must also be undergraduates enrolled at least half-time at
				accredited public and private non-profit post-secondary institutions within the
				state.
C. To obtain the LEAP funds,
				New Mexico has designated the higher education department as the "single state
				agency" to administer the program under Title IV, Part 692, Subparts A and B,
				of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 8 - NEW MEXICO STUDENT INCENTIVE GRANT (NMSIG) PROGRAM › Section 5.7.8.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A. "Academic year"
				means any consecutive period of two semesters, three quarters or other
				comaprable units commencing with the fall term each year.
B. "Act" means the Higher Education Act of
				1965, as amended.
C. "Department"
				means the higher education department.
D. "Cost of education" means the cost of
				attending an institution as defined by the institution and approved by the
				state agency.
E. "Expected family
				contribution" is defined and calculated according to a fomula established by
				federal law.
F. "Full-time student"
				means a student carrying a full-time academic workload, other than by
				correspondence, as measured by both of the following:
(1) coursework or other required activities,
				as determined by the institution that the student attends or by the
				state;
(2) the tuition and fees
				normally charged for full-time study by that institution.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 8 - NEW MEXICO STUDENT INCENTIVE GRANT (NMSIG) PROGRAM › Section 5.7.8.10 - INSTITUTION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

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To participate in the New Mexico student incentive grant
				  program, a New Mexico post-secondary educational institution must be a public
				  or other nonprofit institution which:
A. admits as regular students only persons
				having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education,
				or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate, or persons who are beyond
				the age of compulsory school attendance and who have the ability to benefit
				from the training offered;
B. is
				legally authorized by the state of New Mexico to provide a program of education
				beyond secondary education;
C.
				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 or provides not less than a one-year program of training
				to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized
				occupation;
D. is accredited by a
				nationally recognized accrediting agency or association; and
E. is included in the current bureau of
				higher and continuing education accreditation list of institutions eligible for
				federal grants.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 8 - NEW MEXICO STUDENT INCENTIVE GRANT (NMSIG) PROGRAM › Section 5.7.8.11 - STUDENT ELIGIBILITY

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To be eligible for a grant from the New Mexico student
				  incentive grant program, a student must:
A. be a United States citizen or eligible
				non-citizen;
B. be a resident of
				the state of New Mexico as defined in 5.7.18.11 NMAC;
C. be enrolled or accepted for enrollment at
				least as a half-time undergraduate level student at a New Mexico post-secondary
				educational institution which has met the institutional eligibility
				requirements in 5.7.8.10 NMAC;
D.
				complete the free application for federal student aid (FAFSA)or other financial
				aid applications that may be required at an eligible institution;
E. have a substantial financial
				need;
F. maintain satisfactory
				progress;
G. not owe a refund on a
				grant overpayment under the Pell grant or supplemental educational opportunity
				grant programs; if a student owes a refund on a LEAP overpayment, the student
				is still eligible to receive additional federal student aid (FSA) funds as long
				as he or she meets all other eligibility requirements and as long as the school
				can elimante the overpayment by adjusting financial aid payments (other than
				federal Pell grants) in the same award period in which the overpayment
				occurred;
H. not be in default on a
				loan made by the institution under the national defense/direct student loan
				programs unless the student has made arrangements satisfactory to the
				institution to repay the loan;
I.
				not be in default on a loan insured under the guaranteed student loan or the
				parent loans for undergraduate students (PLUS) program unless the secretary or
				a guarantee agency determines that the student has made satisfactory
				arrangements to repay the loan.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 9 - NEW MEXICO SCHOLARS PROGRAM › Section 5.7.9.2 - SCOPE

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Provisions of 5.7.9 NMAC apply to the higher education
				  department and any public or private non-profit post-secondary institution in
				  New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 9 - NEW MEXICO SCHOLARS PROGRAM › Section 5.7.9.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The objective and purpose of 5.7.9 NMAC is to encourage New
				  Mexico students to attend college in New Mexico, thereby making it possible for
				  them to pursue their studies and develop their talents at both public school
				  and higher education levels to the greater benefit of the
				  state.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 9 - NEW MEXICO SCHOLARS PROGRAM › Section 5.7.9.7 - 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 New Mexico Scholars Act scholarship.
C. "Combined family income" means the
				adjusted gross income for the student's family as taken from the federal income
				tax form(s) filed in compliance with internal revenue service (IRS) regulations
				and guidelines.
D. "Department"
				means the higher education department.
E. "Eligible institution" means any public or
				private non-profit post-secondary institution in New Mexico.
F. "Satisfactory academic progress" means
				completion of at least twenty-four semester credit hours per year (or the
				equivalent in quarter hours) and maintenance of a cumulative grade point
				average of a minimum of 3.0 or higher on a scale of 4.0.
G. "Scholarship" means a scholarship awarded
				pursuant to the New Mexico Scholars Act.
H. "Top five percent" means total headcount
				of the student's New Mexico high school graduating class times .05 rounded
				upward to the next whole number regardless of the fraction.
I. "Tuition" means the amount of money
				charged to students for instructional services, which may be charged per term,
				per course or per credit.
J.
				"Required fees" means a fixed sum charged to students for items not covered by
				tuition and required of such a proportion of all students that the student who
				does not pay the charge is an exception. General fees include fees for
				matriculation, library services, student activities, student union services,
				student health services, debt service and athletics. Excluded are specific
				services or fines (transcript copy fees, graduation fees, library fines,
				etc.).
K. "Books" is the amount
				used by the financial aid office for books in the calculation of cost of
				attendance for campus based programs.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 9 - NEW MEXICO SCHOLARS PROGRAM › Section 5.7.9.8 - STUDENT ELIGIBILITY

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A. First
				year eligibility. A scholarship may be awarded to a New Mexico high school
				graduate who:
(1) is a citizen of the United
				States or an eligible non-citizen and resident of New Mexico as defined in
				5.7.18.9 NMAC;
(2) will graduate or
				has graduated from a New Mexico high school and who enrolls in an eligible
				institution by the end of his twenty-first year provided that the graduate
				meets the resident requirements defined in 5.7.18.9 NMAC;
(3) has met the admission requirements and is
				accepted for enrollment as a full-time undergraduate student at an eligible
				institution;
(4) has maintained a
				level of performance in high school reflected by a junior or senior score or
				placement level of:
(a) a composite score of
				at least twenty-five on the American college test (ACT) or a total of at least
				one thousand one hundred and forty on the scholastic aptitude test (SAT);
				or
(b) top five percent of the
				student's high school graduating class in either the student's junior or senior
				year;
(5) has a total
				combined family income of no more than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) per
				year in either of the calendar years ending within the student's junior or
				senior years in high school; in the case of a student whose immediate family
				has more than one family member enrolled full-time in an eligible institution
				of post-secondary education, the total combined family income shall be an
				amount as determined by the department as of August 19, 1991; and
(6) has complied with all the rules and
				regulations adopted by the department for award of the scholarship and the
				provisions regarding the administration of scholarships adopted pursuant to the
				New Mexico Scholars Act.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 9 - NEW MEXICO SCHOLARS PROGRAM › Section 5.7.9.9 - DURATION OF SCHOLARSHIP

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Each scholarship is for a period of one academic year. The
				  scholarship may be renewed annually until the award recipient has received four
				  annual scholarship awards or until the student graduates from a four-year
				  institution, whichever is earlier. An award recipient may use the award at a
				  two-year institution until he or she receives two annual scholarship awards. In
				  no case shall a student receive more than four annual awards.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 9 - NEW MEXICO SCHOLARS PROGRAM › Section 5.7.9.10 - AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIP

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A. State
				institutions shall make awards in amounts sufficient to pay for tuition,
				required student fees and books for an academic year.
B. Non-state institutions shall make awards
				in amounts equal to the highest state institution tuition plus required fees
				and books for an academic year.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 9 - NEW MEXICO SCHOLARS PROGRAM › Section 5.7.9.11 - ADMINISTRATION OF SCHOLARS PROGRAM

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A.
				Institution of higher education shall designate an officer responsible for the
				scholars program. The officer designated by the institution shall be
				responsible for determining initial and continuing student eligibility for the
				scholars program under the terms of these rules and regulations and shall:
(1) maintain a listing of each participating
				student to include but not be limited to:
(a)
				social security number;
(b) ACT
				composite or SAT total;
(c) high
				school graduating class ranking (e.g., 2 of 140);
(d) total family adjusted gross
				income;
(e) cumulative GPA (for
				continuing students);
(f) proof of
				initial or continuing enrollment;
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 9 - NEW MEXICO SCHOLARS PROGRAM › Section 5.7.9.12 - TERMINATION OF SCHOLARSHIPS

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A scholarship is terminated upon substantial noncompliance by
				  the award recipient with the New Mexico Scholars Act or the rules, regulations
				  or procedures promulgated by the department pursuant to that
				  act.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 10 - STATE WORK STUDY PROGRAM › Section 5.7.10.1 - 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 10 - STATE WORK STUDY PROGRAM › Section 5.7.10.2 - SCOPE

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Provisions of 5 NMAC 7.10 [now 5.7.10 NMAC] apply to public
				  or 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 10 - STATE WORK STUDY PROGRAM › Section 5.7.10.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Laws of 1982, Chapter 88, Sections
				  21-21B-1
				  to 9, NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 10 - STATE WORK STUDY PROGRAM › Section 5.7.10.5 - 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 10 - STATE WORK STUDY PROGRAM › Section 5.7.10.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The objective and purpose of 5 NMAC 7.10 [now 5.7.10 NMAC] is
				  to provide a financial aid program for resident needy students; therefore, a
				  distribution formula reflecting changing demographics of such students is to be
				  used for allocating appropriated funds.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 10 - STATE WORK STUDY PROGRAM › Section 5.7.10.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A. "Academic year"
				means a period of time during which a full-time student is expected to complete
				the equivalent of one of the following:
(1)
				two semesters;
(2) two trimesters;
				or
(3) three quarters of
				instruction;
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 10 - STATE WORK STUDY PROGRAM › Section 5.7.10.8 - STUDENT ELIGIBILITY

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A student is eligible to receive New Mexico work study funds
				  if the student:
A. is a resident (for
				tuition purposes) of New Mexico;
B.
				is a citizen of the United States or a permanent resident alien;
C. is enrolled at least six semester hours
				during regular session and three semester hours during summer session as a
				student at an eligible institution;
D. is in compliance with the institution's
				satisfactory academic progress requirements; and
E. 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 10 - STATE WORK STUDY PROGRAM › Section 5.7.10.9 - ADMINISTRATION AND ALLOCATION OF FUNDS

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A. The commission shall assure that
				expenditures from the work study fund are apportioned equitably among eligible
				institutions.
B. The commission
				shall require reports from participating institutions as deemed
				necessary.
C. The commission or its
				administrative agent shall disburse funds to participating institutions when
				necessary.
D. All administrative
				costs for the program will be borne by participating schools. No New Mexico
				general fund monies appropriated for the New Mexico work study program will be
				expended for administration. In addition, should an audit be required, costs
				will accrue to the school involved in the program and will in no way represent
				an obligation of the state of New Mexico.
E. The institution shall comply with all
				parts of the Work Study Act and the New Mexico work study program
				regulations.
F. The institution
				shall employ only eligible students with each student's earnings limited to the
				amount indicated in the financial aid award letter.
G. The institution shall determine that at
				least the amount allocated by the need portion of the commission approved
				distribution formula shall be awarded to financially needy students.
H. The institution shall arrange employment
				for students limited to post-secondary nonprofit institutions, state political
				subdivisions, state agencies and nonprofit organizations that are approved by
				the commission.
I. The institution
				shall not arrange employment for the students in any of the following:
(1) jobs that advance a religious
				purpose;
(2) jobs that have an
				objective that is primarily religious;
(3) jobs that involve excessive entanglements
				with a religious organization; or
(4) jobs that involve partisan political
				activity.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 11 - STUDENT CHOICE PROGRAM › Section 5.7.11.2 - SCOPE

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Provisions of 5.7.11 NMAC apply to the higher education
				  department 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 11 - STUDENT CHOICE PROGRAM › Section 5.7.11.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Sections
				  21-21C-1
				  through
				  21-21C-9, NMSA
				  1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 11 - STUDENT CHOICE PROGRAM › Section 5.7.11.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The objective and purpose of the Student Choice Act and of
				  the regulations promulgated thereunder is to make available state funds to
				  students attending independent not-for-profit institutions of higher education,
				  thereby broadening student choice and maximizing use of existing post-secondary
				  educational resources and facilities, both public and independent, and thus
				  benefitting the residents of the state of New Mexico. The broadening of
				  educational choice will reduce the financial demands on the taxpayers of New
				  Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 11 - STUDENT CHOICE PROGRAM › Section 5.7.11.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A. "Academic year"
				means a period of time during which a full-time student is expected to complete
				the equivalent of two semesters.
B.
				"Act" means the New Mexico Student Choice Act.
C. "Department" means the higher education
				department.
D. "Cost of education"
				means the cost of attending an institution, as defined by the institution and
				approved by the state agency.
E
				"Expected family contribution" is defined and calculated according to a formula
				established by federal law.
F.
				"Full-time student" means a student carrying twelve semester credit hours or
				more in a semester.
G.
				"Institution" means a financially independent non-profit nonsectarian four-year
				college or university whose New Mexico campus is accredited by the north
				central accreditation association.
H. "Part-time student" means a student
				carrying less than twelve semester credit hours, but at least six semester
				credit hours in a semester.
I.
				"Student choice grant" means a grant awarded to a student by the department
				pursuant to the provisions of the Student Choice Act.
J. "Substantial financial need" is defined as
				the relative need, as measured by cost of attendance minus available
				resources.
K. "Undergraduate
				student" means a student who:
(1) is in
				attendance at an institution of higher education;
(2) has not earned his or her first
				baccalaureate degree.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 11 - STUDENT CHOICE PROGRAM › Section 5.7.11.8 - STUDENT ELIGIBILITY

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To be eligible for a grant, a student shall:
A. be a resident of New Mexico as defined in
				5.7.18.9 NMAC or be eligible for a waiver as defined in 5.7.18.10 NMAC,
				provided all other eligibility requirements are fulfilled;
B. be enrolled at the time the grant is
				awarded and disbursed, for at least six semester credit hours in a program
				leading to a degree, at an eligible institution;
C. offer proof of substantial financial
				need;
D. be in satisfactory
				academic standing, as defined by the institution, or be making his first
				application to the institution;
E.
				not owe a refund on a grant received for attendance at any institution under
				the federal Pell grant, federal supplemental educational opportunity grant, New
				Mexico student incentive grant program or student choice grant
				program;
F. not be in default on a
				loan made by the institution under the Perkins loan program unless the student
				has made arrangements satisfactory to the institution to repay the
				loan;
G. not be in default on a
				loan insured under the Stafford loan or the parent loans for undergraduate
				students (PLUS) program unless the secretary of education or a guarantee agency
				determines that the student has made satisfactory arrangements to repay the
				loan;
H. complete an application
				for financial assistance supplied by the institution the student wishes to
				attend.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 11 - STUDENT CHOICE PROGRAM › Section 5.7.11.9 - INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

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For its students to participate in the student choice grant
				  program, an institution shall:
A.
				grant to the department or its agent authority to inspect any of the academic
				or financial records of the student in the possession or under the control of
				the institution, which records are necessary to the proper administration of
				the provisions of the act and the regulations promulgated thereunder;
B. determine each applicant's financial
				need;
C. recommend the amount of
				grant for the student in accordance with the established procedures of the
				department and the institution;
D.
				disburse the grant to the student in accordance with the established procedures
				of the department and the institution;
E. audit the program annually and report the
				findings to the department or its agent;
F. adjust 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 when a financial aid officer may exercise 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 an adjustment.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 12 - MINORITY DOCTORAL ASSISTANCE › Section 5.7.12.2 - SCOPE

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Provisions of 5.7.12 NMAC apply to higher education
				  department and four-year public post-secondary institutions in New
				  Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 12 - MINORITY DOCTORAL ASSISTANCE › Section 5.7.12.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Sections
				  21-21I-1
				  through
				  21-21I-8,
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 12 - MINORITY DOCTORAL ASSISTANCE › Section 5.7.12.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The objective and purpose of 5.7.12 NMAC is to increase the
				  number of ethnic minorities and women available to teach engineering, physical
				  or life sciences, mathematics and other academic disciplines in which ethnic
				  minorities and women are demonstrably underrepresented in New Mexico colleges
				  and universities.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 12 - MINORITY DOCTORAL ASSISTANCE › Section 5.7.12.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A.
"Award"
is a payment of funds on behalf of the recipient to defray
				the cost of educational loans accumulated in the course of study. The total
				amount of the award shall be an amount up to a maximum of twenty-five thousand
				dollars ($25,000) for the first year of doctoral study and renewed annually for
				up to four years;
B.
"Department"
means the New Mexico higher education
				department;
C.
"Eligible
				doctoral field of study"
means the fields of engineering, physical or
				life sciences, mathematics and other academic disciplines in which certain
				ethnic or gender groups are demonstrably underrepresented in the teaching
				faculty at the sponsoring institution;
D.
"Eligible institution"
means
				an accredited institution of higher education that offers a doctoral
				degree-granting program in the fields of engineering, physical or life
				sciences, mathematics or other academic disciplines in which ethnic minorities
				or women are demonstrably underrepresented;
E.
"Loan"
means a grant of funds
				pursuant to a contract between a recipient and a lender requiring repayment of
				principal with interest. A lender may include the federal government, a bank or
				the state;
F.
"Public
				postsecondary educational institution"
means a research or comprehensive
				institution, as defined in Article 12, Section 11 of the Constitution of New
				Mexico, and branch community colleges or community college or technical and
				vocational institute as defined by Section 21-13, 14 and 16 NMSA
				1978.
G.
"Recipient
"
				means an individual who is a member of an ethnic minority or is a woman and who
				has successfully completed a doctoral degree-granting program at an eligible
				institution in the field of engineering, physical or life sciences or
				mathematics or another academic discipline in which ethnic minorities or women
				are underrepresented; and
H.
"Tenure track faculty position"
means a full-time faculty appointment at
				a public postsecondary educational institution that has passed any probationary
				period and can be terminated only for cause or under extraordinary
				circumstances, as determined by the institution.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 12 - MINORITY DOCTORAL ASSISTANCE › Section 5.7.12.8 - CONDITIONS FOR ELIGIBILITY

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A. The
				department may award a minority doctoral loan repayment assistance grant to a
				recipient who:
(1) has completed a doctoral
				degree in an eligible doctoral field of study;
(2) has been hired by a public post-secondary
				educational institution in New Mexico for a full time, tenure-track faculty
				position;
(3) has complied with all
				of the rules adopted by the department pursuant to the Minority Doctoral Loan
				Repayment Assistance Act; and
(4)
				is a citizen of the United States