New Mexico Administrative Code

Sections 21-21I-1 through 21-21I-8, NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

October 31, 2017.

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 Me…

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 …

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, tenu…

A. Loan repayment award criteria shall provide that:(1) award amounts shall be dependent upon a specific need for the recipient as determined by the department, the recipient's total education indebtedness, and available balances in the minority doctoral loan repayment fund; (2) …

State of New Mexico Higher Education Department.

Selection shall be based on the following considerations and preferences: A. the ability, character, and qualifications of each applicant; this is to include a review of the applicant's educational transcripts, letters of recommendation, and references; B. the demonstrated intere…

A. develop program guidelines; B. advertise the program; C. process applications, and present a list of eligible candidates to the committee; D. administer the loans, including: (1) disbursing funds; (2) keeping records on borrowers and processing of contracts; (3) administration…

Loans may be made to students to defray expenses incurred in obtaining initial licensure or to additional licensure endorsements under the following conditions and limitations: A. The amount is dependent upon the relative need of each student, but may not exceed four thousand dol…

All loans shall be repaid to the state together with interest or forgiven according to the following: A. If a loan recipient of the Teacher Student Loan-for-Service Act completes his/her professional education and does not serve in a designated shortage area in a public school fo…

A contract shall be drawn between each student receiving a loan and the department on behalf of the state of New Mexico. The contract shall: A. provide for the payment by the department of a specified sum as determined in 5.7.13.13 NMAC; B. state that the borrower shall select fr…

The department shall submit a report to the governor and the legislature prior to each regular legislative session. The report shall describe the activities during the previous years, including the statistics, and analysis of the progress of the Teacher Loan-For-Service Act in ad…

Provisions of 5.7.13 NMAC apply to New Mexico residents that are selected to participate in the loan-for-service program described in this rule. Participants must be enrolled in or accepted by an undergraduate or graduate teacher preparation program at a regionally accredited pos…

Section 21-22E-1 through 21-22E-10, NMSA 1978

Permanent

November 15, 2001.

The objective and purpose of the New Mexico Teacher Loan-for-Service Act is to proactively address New Mexico's looming teacher shortage by providing students with the financial means to complete or enhance their post-secondary teacher preparation education.

A. "Department" means the New Mexico higher education department. B. "Committee" means the teaching professions advisory committee of the department. C. "Loan" means a grant of funds to defray the costs incidental to an eligible teacher preparation education, under a contract bet…

The teaching profession advisory committee is created to advise the department on matters relating to the administration of the Teaching Loan-For-Service Act. A. The committee shall be appointed by the department pursuant to policies and procedures of the department and shall be …

To be eligible for this program, a student must: A. be pursuing an eligible teacher preparation program, as defined in Subsection E in 5.7.13.7 NMAC, and enrolled in or accepted by an eligible public institution as defined in Subsection F in 5.7.13.7 NMAC; B. be enrolled at the t…

State of New Mexico Higher Education Department

Out-of-state undergraduate students who are granted a competitive scholarship of at least $100 per semester are eligible to receive in-state tuition and fee rates at institutions of higher education in New Mexico.

A. Students who wish to apply for a competitive scholarship must: (1) submit a scholarship application to the institution the student wishes to attend; (2) have an official high school and/or college transcript on file with the institution's admissions office; and (3) have an off…

A. Scholarships are to be granted only to those students who meet the eligibility requirements as outlined in 5.7.14.8 NMAC. B. Institutions may grant only the number of scholarships as outlined in Subsection A of 5.7.14.13 NMAC. C. Funds to support these scholarships must be fro…

A. The number of competitive scholarships granted by any university cannot exceed 6 percent of their previous year's full-time equivalent enrollment (FTE). B. The higher education department is the authorizing agency and shall maintain the necessary records to assure that all pro…

Each institution shall forward a report to the higher education department staff at the end of each academic year and each report will provide the number of students participating in the program, the average ACT/SAT score and average GPA for each academic year.

Provisions for 5.7.14 NMAC apply to all four-year public post-secondary institutions in the state of New Mexico.

Section 21-1-4 G, NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

September 30, 1998.

The objective and purpose of 5.7.14 NMAC is to attract out-of-state undergraduate students who have demonstrated high academic achievement in their respective high schools to enroll in institutions of higher education in the state of New Mexico.

A. "ACT score" means the ACT composite score. B. "Department" means the New Mexico higher education department. C. "Declaration of residency" means a nonspecific intention to remain a resident of New Mexico. D. "GPA" means the student's cumulative grade point average. E. "Large u…

To be eligible for a scholarship, a student must: A. be a citizen of the United States; B. at small universities, have either:(1) a high school GPA of 3.5 or higher and an ACT score of 20 or higher, or SAT equivalent; (2) a high school GPA of 3.0 or higher and an ACT score of 23 …

To participate in the competitive scholarship program, a New Mexico post-secondary educational institution must be a public institution which: A. admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education within the Unit…

State of New Mexico Commission on Higher Education, 1068 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87501-4295, (505) 827-7383.

A student applies directly to an institution of higher education that has received an allocation of scholarships.

A. Scholarship awards shall be for seven thousand two hundred dollars ($7,200) per academic year. B. Scholarship awards shall be disbursed in equal installments over the period of an academic year or period of enrollment. C. An award recipient who is enrolled in the program for l…

A. Each scholarship is awarded for a period of one academic year. B. A recipient who remains in good academic standing in his/her course of study, as determined by the institution, may receive the scholarship for a total of two years for master's degree program students, or for a…

A. Each eligible institution will receive its annual share of new scholarship dollars based upon the average of its: (1) total graduate and professional enrollment of women; (2) total graduate and professional enrollment of underrepresented minorities (Hispanics, Native Americans…

If a recipient vacates a scholarship prior to the end of an award period, that scholarship may be offered to another eligible student, with first priority given to a student who is not currently enrolled for graduate study at the university.

Scholarship is terminated upon the occurrence of: A. withdrawal from the institution by the award recipient, failure to re-enroll for consecutive academic years or failure to be a full-time graduate student; or B. substantial noncompliance by the award recipient with the Graduate…

The commission may designate an administrative agent for this program. The administrative agent shall be responsible for disbursement of funds to participating institutions through the individual appointed by the institution as administrator for the scholarship program.

Provisions for 5 NMAC 7.15 [now 5.7.15 NMAC] apply to New Mexico residents who are graduate students enrolled at New Mexico four-year public post-secondary institutions.

Section 21-21G, NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

July 15, 1998 [unless a later date is cited at the end of a section].

The objective and purpose of 5 NMAC 7.15 [now 5.7.15 NMAC] is to increase graduate enrollment in the state's public universities of students from groups underrepresented in graduate education. By encouraging groups underrepresented in graduate education to pursue advanced degrees…

A. "Academic year" means any consecutive period of two semesters, three quarters or other comparable units commencing with the fall term each year. B. "Award recipient" means a student awarded a graduate scholarship. C. "Commission" means the New Mexico commission on higher educa…