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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 31 - PUBLIC SERVICE LAW LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 5.7.31.11 - CONTRACTS AND ENFORCEMENT

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A. The
				general form of the contract required shall be prepared and approved by the
				attorney general and the department of finance and administration and signed by
				the participating attorney and by the cabinet secretary of the department or
				the cabinet secretary's designated representative 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 any attorney on any such contract.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 31 - PUBLIC SERVICE LAW LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 5.7.31.12 - PUBLIC SERVICE LAW ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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A. The "public service law advisory
				committee" is created to advise the department on matters relating to the
				administration of the Public Service Loan Repayment Program.
B. The committee is composed of:
(1) the dean of the university of New Mexico
				law school or the dean's designee;
(2) the executive director of New Mexico
				legal aid or the director's designee who shall be an attorney employed with an
				organization that is exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501 (c) (3) of
				Title 26 of the United States Code and that provides civil legal services to
				indigent persons in New Mexico;
(3)
				the chief public defender of the chief's designee;
(4) a district attorney appointed by the New
				Mexico district attorney's association; and
(5) a financial aid or career services
				officer of the university of New Mexico law school designated by the
				dean.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 31 - PUBLIC SERVICE LAW LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 5.7.31.13 - CANCELLATION

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The department may cancel any contract made between it and
				  any participating attorney 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 31 - PUBLIC SERVICE LAW LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 5.7.31.14 - REPORTS

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The department shall make an annual report to the governor
				  and the legislature, prior to each regular session, of its activities,
				  including the loan repayment awards granted, the names and addresses of
				  participating attorneys and their employers who are in public service
				  employment pursuant to the Public Service Law Loan Repayment Program and the
				  names of participating attorneys who are not employed in public service
				  employment, the reason they are not employed in public service employment and
				  the amounts owed and paid on loans and loan repayment awards.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 32 - NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN-FOR-SERVICE PROGRAM › Section 5.7.32.2 - SCOPE

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Provisions of 5.7.32 NMAC apply to New Mexico residents that
				  are selected to participate in Nurse Educator loan-for-service program
				  described in this rule.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 32 - NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN-FOR-SERVICE PROGRAM › Section 5.7.32.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Sections
				  21-1-27.7, NMSA
				  1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 32 - NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN-FOR-SERVICE PROGRAM › Section 5.7.32.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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January 15, 2008, 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 32 - NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN-FOR-SERVICE PROGRAM › Section 5.7.32.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The objective and purpose of the New Mexico nurse educator
				  loan-for-service program is to enhance the ability of current and future
				  nursing educators to obtain bachelor's of science, master's of science and
				  doctoral philosophy degrees.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 32 - NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN-FOR-SERVICE PROGRAM › Section 5.7.32.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A. "Department"
				means the New Mexico higher education department.
B. "Committee" means the health professions
				advisory committee of the department.
C. "Loan" means a grant of funds to defray
				the costs incidental to a nursing 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 an individual who is a
				resident of New Mexico and is degree seeking and enrolled in at least three (3)
				credit hours in a nurse education program at a New Mexico public college or
				university.
E. "Service" means
				employment in a nurse faculty position at a New Mexico college or
				university.
F. "Extenuating
				circumstances" means circumstances not within the control of the
				recipient.
G. "Eligible
				institution" means any New Mexico public, post-secondary institution.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 32 - NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN-FOR-SERVICE PROGRAM › Section 5.7.32.8 - HEALTH PROFESSION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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The health profession advisory committee is created to advise
				  the department on matters relating to the administration of the nurse educator
				  loan-for-service program.
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 of the department of
				health;
(2) a representative of the
				New Mexico health policy commission;
(3) representatives of public post-secondary
				health and medical training programs;
(4) representatives of recruiting and
				placement organizations;
(5)
				representatives of professional health and medical associations; and
(6) other representatives as appointed by the
				department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 32 - NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN-FOR-SERVICE PROGRAM › Section 5.7.32.9 - STUDENT ELIGIBILITY

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To be eligible for this program, a student must:
A. be a New Mexico resident;
B. be a citizen of the United States, or a
				permanent eligible non-citizen;
C.
				be accepted by a public post-secondary institution into a degree granting,
				nursing education program necessary to enhance or gain employment in a nursing
				faculty position at a New Mexico public post-secondary institution;
D. be enrolled in at least three (3) credit
				hours at the time the loan is awarded and disbursed; and
E. be currently practicing or declare an
				intent to practice as a nurse educator at an eligible institution.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 32 - NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN-FOR-SERVICE PROGRAM › Section 5.7.32.10 - 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 including a review of the
				individual's complete application; and
B. the demonstrated interest of the applicant
				in serving in a nursing faculty position.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 32 - NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN-FOR-SERVICE PROGRAM › Section 5.7.32.11 - RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT

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The department shall be responsible for:
A. developing program guidelines;
B. advertising the program;
C. processing applications, and presenting a
				list of eligible candidates to the committee;
D. administering the loans, including:
(1) disbursing funds;
(2) keeping records on borrowers and
				processing of contracts;
(3)
				administration of and record keeping of loan repayments;
(4) record keeping of location and time of
				service of student loan recipients; and
(5) verification of qualification for
				forgiveness for service.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 32 - NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN-FOR-SERVICE PROGRAM › Section 5.7.32.12 - LOANS

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Loans can be made to students to defray expenses incurred
				  while obtaining eligible degree under the following conditions and
				  limitations:
A. The amount may not
				exceed $7,500 per academic year. The department may set lower maximum award
				amounts based on the level of degree being obtained and other
				considerations.
B. 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 5.7.32.14
				NMAC).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 32 - NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN-FOR-SERVICE PROGRAM › Section 5.7.32.13 - 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 fails to fullfill or
				is unable to commence their service obligation, the loan shall become due with
				interest at seven percent (7%) per year. The department, in consultation with
				the student, shall establish terms of repayment, alternative service, or
				cancellation terms.
B. Interest
				will only begin to accrue if loan recipient ceases employment or fails to
				complete the degree program as a nurse educator prior to completing their
				service obligation.
C. If the
				borrower teaches as a nursing faculty at an eligible institution, loan
				principal may be forgiven according to the following formula.
(1)Loan terms less than one (1) academic year
				shall require one (1) academic year of practice as a nurse educator. Upon
				completion of first year of service, one hundred percent (100%) of the
				principal shall be forgiven.
(2)
				Loan terms of two (2) academic years shall require two (2) academic years of
				practice as a nurse educator at an eligible institution. Upon completion of the
				first year of service, fifty percent (50%) of the principal shall be forgiven.
				Upon completion of the second year of service, the remainder of the principal
				shall be forgiven.
(3) Loan terms
				of three (3) academic years or more shall require three (3) years of practice
				as a nurse educator at an eligible institution. Forty percent (40%) of the
				principal shall be forgiven upon completion of the first year of service as a
				nurse educator, thirty percent (30%) of the principal shall be forgiven upon
				completion of the second year of service, and the remainder of the principal
				shall be forgiven upon completion of the third year of service.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 32 - NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN-FOR-SERVICE PROGRAM › Section 5.7.32.14 - 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 5.7.32.13 NMAC;
B. state that interest will only begin to
				accrue if loan recipient ceases employment as a nurse educator prior to
				fulfilling service obligation;
C.
				state the conditions of repayment or forgiveness as detailed in 5.7.32.13
				NMAC;
D. 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;
E. state that the borrower's obligations of
				the contract with the department shall be binding on borrower's
				estate;
F. state that the
				department may cancel any contract on thirty (30) days written notice for any
				reasonable and sufficient cause;
G.
				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
H. state that jurisdiction and venue shall be
				proper in 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 33 - TAX REFUND INTERCEPT BY NEW MEXICO HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Section 5.7.33.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Sections
				  7-2C-1 through
				  7-2C-13
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 33 - TAX REFUND INTERCEPT BY NEW MEXICO HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Section 5.7.33.6 - OBJECTIVE

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Subject to the limitations contained in the Tax Refund
				  Intercept Program Act, the taxation and revenue department, upon request from
				  the New Mexico higher education department, shall render assistance in
				  collection of education debt originated and owned by the New Mexico higher
				  education department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 33 - TAX REFUND INTERCEPT BY NEW MEXICO HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Section 5.7.33.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A.
"Appellant"
means the person submitting a request for
				administrative review whose tax refund has been offset, or his or her spouse,
				in the administrative review process.
B.
"Debtor"
means the person
				against whom an educational loan judgment has been obtained as a result of debt
				owned and originated by the New Mexico higher education department.
C.
"Department"
means the New
				Mexico higher education department.
D.
"TRD"
means the New Mexico
				taxation and revenue department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 33 - TAX REFUND INTERCEPT BY NEW MEXICO HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Section 5.7.33.8 - SUBMITTING REQUESTS TO THE TAXATION AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT ("TRD")

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A. Eligible
				accounts: Requests for collection by refund offset may be made by the
				department to enforce repayment of educational loan debts pursuant to the Tax
				Refund Intercept Program Act, Section
				7-2C-3 et seq. NMSA
				1978.
B. Criteria for submittal:
				Debts must meet the following criteria set by TRD for the tax refund offset
				process:
(1) the debt must be a loan for
				educational purposes;
(2) the debt
				must be equal to or more than one-hundred ($100);
(3) the debt must be:
(a) originated by the department;
				and
(b) owned by the
				department
(4) the debt
				must have been reduced to judgment.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 33 - TAX REFUND INTERCEPT BY NEW MEXICO HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Section 5.7.33.9 - NOTICE PROCEDURES

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A. Notice
				to debtor: Within ten days after the department receives notice from TRD of a
				match of an offset request the department shall send a notice to the affected
				debtor substantially in the form of Exhibit A in 5.7.33.14 NMAC. The notice
				will inform the debtor of the following:
(1)
				that a transfer of the refund will be made and that the department intends to
				offset the amount of the transfer against a claimed judgment balance owed by
				the debtor;
(2) the amount of the
				claimed judgment balance and that the judgment arose from an educational
				loan;
(3) the name, address and
				telephone number of the department;
(4) the amount of the refund to be offset
				against the claimed judgment balance;
(5) that the debtor has 30 days from the date
				of the notice to contest the offset by applying to the department for a hearing
				with respect to the validity of the judgment balance asserted by the
				department; and
(6) that failure by
				the debtor to apply for a hearing within 30 days will be deemed a waiver of the
				opportunity to contest the offset and to a hearing.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 33 - TAX REFUND INTERCEPT BY NEW MEXICO HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Section 5.7.33.10 - PROCESSING OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING REQUESTS

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A. Written request: All requests for
				administrative review must be made in writing.
B. Submittal deadline: All requests for
				administrative review must be received by the department within 30 days of the
				date of the applicable notice. Failure to submit a request within the
				prescribed time will be deemed a waiver of the opportunity to contest the
				offset and to a hearing.
C. Grounds
				for administrative review: The grounds for administrative review shall be
				limited to the following:
(1) no judgment has
				been filed against the appellant or the appellant's spouse for an educational
				loan;
(2) the judgment has been
				paid in full;
(3) the judgment
				creditor has agreed to accept other arrangements for payment of the judgment
				and the arrangements have been fully complied with;
(4) the amount of the intercepted refund
				exceeds the unpaid balance of the judgment; or
(5) the appellant is entitled to receive all
				or part of the refund regardless of the claimed judgment debt against the
				appellant's spouse based upon New Mexico's community property laws.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 33 - TAX REFUND INTERCEPT BY NEW MEXICO HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Section 5.7.33.11 - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

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A.
				Purpose: The purpose of an administrative hearing is to provide the appellant
				with a fair and equal opportunity to be heard so that the administrative
				hearing officer may be completely informed in the matter and enabled to render
				a proper determination based on all the facts and applicable laws and rules.
				The burden of proof shall be on the appellant to prove by a preponderance of
				the evidence that the appellant is entitled to all or a portion of the tax
				refund.
B. Preliminary conference:
				Upon receipt of a request for an administrative hearing, the administrative
				hearing officer may schedule a preliminary conference, which may be conducted
				by telephone, at which the parties may:
(1)
				identify all of the issues;
(2)
				secure stipulation on those matters not in dispute;
(3) identify witnesses to be called and the
				general subject matter of their testimony;
(4) agree on procedures for exchange of
				information; and
(5) set a date for
				the hearing.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 33 - TAX REFUND INTERCEPT BY NEW MEXICO HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Section 5.7.33.12 - FINAL DETERMINATION AND NOTICE OF OFFSET

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A. Final determination: A final determination
				occurs:
(1) when the administrative hearing
				officer makes his decision; or
(2)
				if no request for hearing has been properly and timely submitted, thirty days
				following the date of the notice provided in accordance with 5.7.33.9 NMAC;
				or
(3) upon informal resolution of
				any dispute as provided in Subsection G of 5.7.33.10 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 33 - TAX REFUND INTERCEPT BY NEW MEXICO HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Section 5.7.33.13 - CONFIDENTIALITY

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The information obtained by the department from the TRD under
				  the Tax Refund Intercept Program Act shall be confidential and shall be used by
				  the department only in pursuit of the collection of a judgment debt on an
				  educational loan under the act.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 33 - TAX REFUND INTERCEPT BY NEW MEXICO HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Section 5.7.33.14 - EXHIBIT A

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Because there is an outstanding educational loan judgment
				  balance which has not been paid, your name has been referred to the New Mexico
				  Taxation and Revenue Department for the collection of this obligation. Any tax
				  refund to which you may be entitled may be retained in full or partial
				  satisfaction of this obligation. This action involving the Taxation and Revenue
				  Department is authorized by the Tax Refund Intercept Program Act, Sections
				  7-2C-1 through
				  7-2C-13
				  NMSA 1978.
Our records shows $ _________________ total unpaid judgment
				  balance, including principal, accrued interest, costs and attorney's fees as
				  of_____________, 20_____.
Case Number:
Judgment Creditor: _____________________
Social Security No: Date of the Notice
Refund Amount:
Applied to Judgment Balance:
HEARING REQUEST
If you disagree with this notice, you have the right to a
				  hearing. In order for you to request a hearing, you must return this portion of
				  the notice within 30 days from the date indicated on the notice, and you must
				  indicate to the office below that you are requesting a hearing based on one or
				  more of the following grounds:
(1) no
				judgment has been filed against me for an educational loan in the referenced
				case;
(2) the judgment filed
				against me in the referenced case has paid in full;
(3) the amount of the intercepted refund
				exceeds the unpaid balance of the judgment filed against me in the referenced
				case;
(4) the judgment creditor has
				agreed to accept other arrangements for payment of the judgment and I am not in
				default thereon. FAILURE TO APPLY FOR A HEARING WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THIS NOTICE
				SHALL BE DEEMED A WAIVER OF ANY CLAIM WITH RESPECT TO THE REFUND.
Telephone Number: ______________________________ Best Time to
				  Call ___________________
Send request for hearing to:
New Mexico Higher Education Department
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 33 - TAX REFUND INTERCEPT BY NEW MEXICO HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Section 5.7.33.15 - EXHIBIT B

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Because a judgment for an educational loan debt has been
				  filed against your spouse, your name has been referred to the New Mexico state
				  taxation and revenue department for collection of this obligation. Any tax
				  refund to which you may be entitled may be retained in full or partial
				  satisfaction of this obligation. This action applies because you filed jointly
				  for an income tax refund with a spouse who owes the obligation. No debt is
				  claimed against you, however, and you may be entitled to receive all or part of
				  the refund regardless of the claimed judgment balance against your spouse. This
				  action involving the taxation and revenue department is authorized by the Tax
				  Refund Intercept Program Act, Sections
				  7-2C-1 through
				  7-2C-13
				  NMSA 1978.
Our records show $_____________________ total unpaid judgment
				  balance, including principal, accrued interest, costs and attorney's fees as of
				  _______________, 20___.
Case Number:
Judgment Creditor:
Social Security No. _____________________
Refund Amount: Date of this Notice
Amount of refund to be applied to Judgment Balance:
HEARING REQUEST
If you disagree with this notice, you have a right to request
				  a hearing. In order for you to request a hearing, you must return this portion
				  of the notice within 30 days from the date indicated on the notice to the
				  office below, and you must indicate that you are requesting a hearing based on
				  the ground that:
I am entitled to receive all or part of the refund regardless
				  of the claimed judgment debt against my spouse based upon New Mexico Community
				  Property Laws.
FAILURE TO APPLY FOR A HEARING WITHIN 30 DAYS SHALL BE DEEMED
				  A WAIVER OF ANY CLAIM WITH RESPECT TO THE REFUND.
Social Security No:
Telephone Number:
Best Time to Call:
Send request for hearing to: New Mexico Higher Education
				  Department
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 34 - TEACHER PREPARATION AFFORDABILITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.34.2 - SCOPE

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Provisions of 5.7.34 NMAC apply to all public post-secondary
				  institutions or tribal colleges in the state of New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 34 - TEACHER PREPARATION AFFORDABILITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.34.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Section 9 -25-1 et seq. NMSA 1978 and Chapter 193, Laws of
				  2019.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 34 - TEACHER PREPARATION AFFORDABILITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.34.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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July 30, 2019, 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 34 - TEACHER PREPARATION AFFORDABILITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.34.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The objective of 5.7.34 NMAC is to provide a guideline for
				  implementing the Teacher Preparation Affordability Act (the Act). The purpose
				  of the Act is to encourage eligible New Mexico students to attend and complete
				  an accredited public education department approved teacher preparation program
				  at a New Mexico public post-secondary educational institution or a tribal
				  college by providing a scholarship opportunity. The Act also provides a
				  scholarship opportunity for licensed teachers enrolled in a graduate program in
				  education or a degree related to their teaching specialty. The scholarship is
				  intended to help defray the educational expenses charged by the public
				  postsecondary institution or tribal college including tuition, fees, books and
				  course supplies and living expenses.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 34 - TEACHER PREPARATION AFFORDABILITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.34.7 - 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 scholarship.
C.
"Department"
means the New Mexico higher education
				department.
D.
"FAFSA"
means the free application for federal student aid.
E.
"Institution"
means a New
				Mexico public post-secondary educational institution or tribal
				college.
F.
"Public
				post-secondary educational institution"
means a research or
				comprehensive institution, as defined in Article XII, Section 11 of the New
				Mexico constitution, and branch community colleges or community college or
				technical and vocational institute as defined by Section 21-13, 14 and 16 NMSA
				1978.
G.
"Returning
				adult"
means a student enrolling in an institution at any time later
				than the first semester following high school graduation or the award of a
				high-school equivalency credential recognized by the State of New
				Mexico.
H.
"Satisfactory
				academic progress"
means maintaining the required academic progress
				toward program completion as determined by the institution.
I.
"Scholarship"
means a teacher
				preparation affordability program award.
J.
"Tribal college"
means a
				tribally, federally or congressionally chartered post-secondary educational
				institution with a physical campus in New Mexico that is accredited by the
				higher learning commission.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 34 - TEACHER PREPARATION AFFORDABILITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.34.8 - STUDENT ELIGIBILITY AND SELECTION OF AWARD RECIPIENTS

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A. A scholarship may be granted to a student
				who:
(1) is a resident of New Mexico as
				defined in 5.7.18.9 NMAC or is eligible for
				the nondiscrimination waiver as defined in Subsection K of
				5.7.18.10 NMAC;
(2) has demonstrated financial need as
				determined by the institution;
(3)
				is enrolled or enrolling at an eligible institution; and
(4) is:
(a)
				a licensed teacher enrolled or enrolling at an eligible institution in a
				graduate program in education or a degree related to their teaching specialty;
				or
(b) an individual who has not
				earned appropriate educational credentials to be licensed as a teacher by the
				public education department and enrolled in a teacher preparation program that
				leads to an appropriate educational credential to be licensed as a teacher by
				the public education department, including to an education major or alternative
				licensure certification program, at any time later than 120 days following high
				school graduation or the award of a high school equivalency credential
				recognized by the state of New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 34 - TEACHER PREPARATION AFFORDABILITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.34.9 - AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIP AND DURATION

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A. Institutions shall make awards to
				qualifying eligible students based on financial need. The following provisions
				shall also apply to the scholarship:
(1) each
				scholarship award is for a period of one semester;
(2) the scholarship may apply to educational
				expenses including tuition, fees, books and course supplies and living
				expenses; and
(3) awards shall not
				exceed six thousand dollars ($6,000) per academic year.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 34 - TEACHER PREPARATION AFFORDABILITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.34.10 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM

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A.
				Institutions shall:
(1) determine initial and
				continuing student eligibility for the scholarship based on the provisions in
				Section 8 and Section 9 of 5.7.34 NMAC;
(2) distribute awards to qualifying eligible
				students; and
(3) provide
				information to the department on an annual basis to be used by the department
				for calculation of the allocation to the institution. Required information
				shall include:
(a) income reported on the
				FAFSA;
(b) the number of students
				enrolled in a public education department approved teacher preparation program
				at the institution; and
(c) the
				percentage of the teacher preparation program students classified as returning
				adults who are otherwise ineligible for state financial aid.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 34 - TEACHER PREPARATION AFFORDABILITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.34.11 - TERMINATION OF SCHOLARSHIP

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A scholarship is terminated upon occurrence of one or more of
				  the following by the award recipient:
A. withdrawal from the institution or from
				the teacher preparation program;
B.
				failure to maintain enrollment;
C.
				failure to achieve satisfactory academic progress; or
D. substantial noncompliance with the Teacher
				Preparation Affordability Act or the provisions of 5.7.34 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 35 - GROW YOUR OWN TEACHERS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.35.2 - SCOPE

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Provisions of 5.7.35 NMAC apply to all public schools, public
				  post-secondary institutions and tribal colleges in the state of New
				  Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 35 - GROW YOUR OWN TEACHERS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.35.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Section 9 -25-1 et seq. NMSA 1978 and Chapter 230, Laws of
				  2019.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 35 - GROW YOUR OWN TEACHERS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.35.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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August 13, 2019, 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 35 - GROW YOUR OWN TEACHERS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.35.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The objective of 5.7.35 NMAC is to provide a guideline for
				  implementing the grow your own teachers program created by the Grow Your Own
				  Teachers Act (the Act). The purpose of the program is to encourage school
				  employees at public schools in New Mexico to complete a public education
				  department approved teacher preparation program at a New Mexico public
				  post-secondary educational institution or a tribal college. The program
				  provides for professional leave and scholarship awards to qualified school
				  employees. The scholarship is intended to help defray the educational expenses
				  charged by the institution including tuition, fees, books and course
				  supplies.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 35 - GROW YOUR OWN TEACHERS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.35.7 - 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
				school employee awarded a scholarship.
C.
"Department"
means the New
				Mexico higher education department.
D.
"FAFSA"
means the free
				application for federal student aid.
E.
"Half-time"
means a student
				is meeting the institution's criteria of half-time enrollment in its teacher
				preparation program. The institution's determination may take into account the
				student's average enrollment for the academic year and the completion of the
				public education department's licensure requirements.
F.
"Institution"
means a
				regionally accredited New Mexico public post-secondary institution or
				regionally accredited tribal college.
G.
"Public post-secondary educational
				institution"
means a research or comprehensive institution, as defined
				in Article XII, Section 11 of the Constitution of the State 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.
H.
"Public school"
means a
				school operating under Article XII of the Constitution of the State of New
				Mexico and includes constitutional special schools, state institutions and
				state, federal, or tribal agencies that educate children .
I.
"Satisfactory academic
				progress"
means maintaining the required academic progress toward
				program completion as determined by the institution.
J.
"Scholarship"
means a grow
				your own teachers program award.
K.
"School employee"
means a resident of New Mexico who is authorized
				to work in the United States and who has been employed by a public school in a
				position that works directly with students for at least two years and is in
				good standing with the school district and who is enrolled in or accepted by an
				undergraduate teacher preparation program at a regionally accredited public
				post-secondary educational institution in New Mexico.
L.
"Teacher preparation program"
means a program that has been formally approved as meeting the requirements of
				the public education department and that leads to level one teacher licensure,
				including a program in a two-year post-secondary educational institution that
				meets the requirements for a teacher education transfer module established
				pursuant to Subsection C of Section
				21-1B-4 NMSA
				1978.
M.
"Tribal
				college"
means a tribally, federally or congressionally chartered
				post-secondary educational institution with a physical campus in New Mexico
				that is accredited by the higher learning commission.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 35 - GROW YOUR OWN TEACHERS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.35.8 - STUDENT ELIGIBILITY AND AWARD PROCESS

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A. A scholarship may be granted to a school
				employee who:
(1) is authorized to work in
				the United States and resident of New Mexico as defined in
				5.7.18.9
				NMAC;
(2) is accepted into an
				accredited public education department approved teacher preparation program at
				an eligible institution;
(3) has
				not earned appropriate educational credentials to be licensed as a teacher by
				the public education department;
(4) has demonstrated financial need as
				determined by the institution or the student's FAFSA; and
(5) is in good standing with the public
				school.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 35 - GROW YOUR OWN TEACHERS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.35.9 - AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIP AND DURATION

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A. Institutions shall make awards to
				qualifying school employees based on financial need. The following provisions
				shall also apply to the scholarship:
(1) each
				scholarship award is for a period of one semester;
(2) the scholarship may apply to educational
				expenses including tuition, fees, books and course supplies; and
(3) awards shall not exceed six thousand
				dollars ($6,000) per academic year.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 35 - GROW YOUR OWN TEACHERS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.35.10 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM

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A.
				Institutions shall:
(1) determine initial and
				continuing student eligibility for the scholarship based on the provisions in
				Section 8 and Section 9 of 5.7.35 NMAC;
(2) distribute awards to qualifying eligible
				students; and
(3) provide
				information to the department on an annual basis to be used by the department
				for calculation of the allocation to the institution. Required information
				shall include:
(a) income reported on the
				FAFSA; and
(b) the number of
				students enrolled in a public education department approved teacher preparation
				program at the public post-secondary institution or tribal college.
(4) annually report the number of
				students awarded a scholarship who meet the provisions of Subsection B of
				5.7.35.8
				NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 35 - GROW YOUR OWN TEACHERS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 5.7.35.11 - TERMINATION OF SCHOLARSHIP

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A scholarship is terminated upon occurrence of one or more
				  of the following by the award recipient:
A. withdrawal from the institution or from
				the teacher preparation program;
B.
				failure to maintain at least half-time enrollment;
C. failure to achieve satisfactory academic
				progress; or
D. substantial
				noncompliance with the Act or the provisions of 5.7.35 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 36 - COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE ATTORNEY PROGRAM › Section 5.7.36.2 - SCOPE

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Provisions of 5.7.36 NMAC apply to all participants of the
				  tuition and legal services loan program described in this
				  rule.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 36 - COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE ATTORNEY PROGRAM › Section 5.7.36.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Section 21-21Q-1 et seq. NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 36 - COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE ATTORNEY PROGRAM › Section 5.7.36.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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June 25, 2024, 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 36 - COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE ATTORNEY PROGRAM › Section 5.7.36.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The objective and purpose of 5.7.36 NMAC is to increase the
				  number of community governance attorneys through the use of loans. The loans
				  are available to law students commencing their final year of law school who
				  commit to employment as a community governance attorney with a qualifying
				  employer for two years. Upon completion of those two years of employment, the
				  loan shall be forgiven. In the event the participant does not complete two
				  years of employment as a community governance attorney repayment shall be
				  required.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 36 - COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE ATTORNEY PROGRAM › Section 5.7.36.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A.
"Commission"
means the community governance attorney
				commission.
B.
"Community
				governance attorney"
means an attorney with a legal practice that is
				focused on the requirements and challenges faced by small political
				subdivisions and unincorporated communities, including the promulgation of land
				and water use ordinances, contracting and the collection or payment of taxes
				and fees.
C.
"Community
				Governance Attorney Act"
means Sections 21-21Q-1 through 21-21Q-5, NMSA
				1978.
D.
"Course of
				study"
means a law student's legal education, including clinical and
				internship programs and preparation courses for the state bar
				examination.
E.
"Department"
means the New Mexico higher education
				department.
F.
"Extenuating
				circumstances"
means circumstances not within the control of the
				recipient.
G.
"Loan"
means a grant of funds to cover law school tuition and fees and a reasonable
				living stipend prior to employment as a community governance attorney and up to
				half the salary of a full-time community governance attorney for two years that
				is under a contract between the department and a student, requiring repayment
				with services or repayment of principal and interest and any fees.
H.
"Participant"
means an
				individual who has applied to participate in, has been accepted into and has a
				signed a contract agreeing to the terms of the program.
I.
"Program"
means the loan for
				service program to provide legal services for land grants-mercedes, acequias
				and colonias.
J.
"Qualifying
				employer"
means:
(1) the university of
				New Mexico;
(2) a nonprofit
				organization whose mission is to provide a range of free legal services to
				low-income New Mexicans; or
(3) a
				service provider approved by the commission and the department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 36 - COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE ATTORNEY PROGRAM › Section 5.7.36.8 - COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE ATTORNEY COMMISSION

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The commission is created to advise the department on
				  matters relating to the administration of the Community Governance Attorney
				  Act.
A. The commission shall be
				appointed and shall be composed of:
(1) The
				secretary of the department or secretary's designee;
(2) The dean of the university of New Mexico
				or the dean's designee;
(3) Three
				members appointed by the governor:
(a) one
				member shall be a member of an acequia;
(b) one member shall be a current or past
				member of the land grant council; and
(c) one member shall be a current or past
				member of the colonias infrastructure board and a resident of a
				colonia.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 36 - COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE ATTORNEY PROGRAM › Section 5.7.36.9 - APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY

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To be eligible for this program, an applicant shall:
A. have completed the first two years of law
				school and be in good academic standing at the university of New Mexico school
				of law as determined by the school;
B. be a resident of New Mexico; and
C. declare an intent to serve as a community
				governance attorney in New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID › Part 36 - COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE ATTORNEY PROGRAM › Section 5.7.36.10 - SELECTION OF LOAN RECIPIENTS

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The department shall award loan recipients recommended by
				  the commission based on the following considerations and preferences:
A. the ability, character and qualifications
				of each applicant through the review of the applicant's letters of
				recommendation and references;
B.
				the demonstrated interest of the applicant in serving as a community governance
				attorney; and
C. any other criteria
				as determined by the commission.