Home school students; admission requirements; public

NMSA 1978, § 21-1-1.1 — under Article 1.

NMSA 1978, § 21-1-1.1

post-secondary educational institutions. In determining the standard of requirements for admission to any public post- secondary educational institution, the board of regents, governing board or community college board shall not require a student who has completed the requirements of a home-based or nonpublic school educational program and who has submitted test scores that otherwise qualify the student for admission to that institution to obtain or submit proof of having obtained a high school equivalency credential. In determining requirements for admission, the board of regents, governing board or community college board shall evaluate and treat applicants from home-based or nonpublic educational programs fairly and in a nondiscriminatory manner. History: Laws 1999, ch. 182, § 1; 2015, ch. 122, § 2.