Chapter 21 — Chapter 21

A. The board may: (1) adopt, amend or repeal and promulgate rules necessary to carry out the provisions of the Education Trust Act; (2) sue and be sued; (3) enter into contracts; (4) employ or contract for professional, technical and clerical staff and independent counsel; (5) co…

A. An account owner may enter into an education investment agreement with the board under which an account in the education trust fund is established and contributions may be made to the account from time to time, consistent with the terms of the agreement, to defray the cost of …

not liable. A. Money credited to or expended from any account in the education trust fund by or on behalf of an account owner or beneficiary is exempt from all claims of creditors of the account owner, the beneficiary or the board. B. If the board carries out its review responsib…

A. The board shall annually submit to the governor and to the appropriate interim legislative committee a report including: (1) the board's fiscal transactions during the preceding fiscal year; (2) the market value of the education trust fund as of the end of the preceding fiscal…

History: Laws 2005, ch. 192, § 1; 2007, ch. 70, § 1; 2007, ch. 71, § 1; 2007, ch. 85, § 1; repealed by Laws 2022, ch. 42, § 10.

History: Laws 2005, ch. 192, § 2; repealed by Laws 2022, ch. 42, § 10.

History: Laws 2005, ch. 192, § 3; 2007, ch. 70, § 2; 2007, ch. 71, § 2; 2007, ch. 85, § 2; 2015, ch. 122, § 6; repealed by Laws 2022, ch. 42, § 10.

History: Laws 2005, ch. 192, § 4; 2007, ch. 70, § 3; 2007, ch. 71, § 3; 2007, ch. 85, § 3; repealed by Laws 2022, ch. 42, § 10.

History: Laws 2005, ch. 192, § 5; 2007, ch. 70, § 4; 2007, ch. 71, § 4; 2007, ch. 85, § 4; 2019, ch. 56, § 1; repealed by Laws 2022, ch. 42, § 10.

History: Laws 2005, ch. 192, § 6; 2007, ch. 70, § 5; 2007, ch. 71, § 5; 2007, ch. 85, § 5; repealed by Laws 2022, ch. 42, § 10.

History: Laws 2005, ch. 192, § 7; 2007, ch. 70, § 6; 2007, ch. 71, § 6; 2007, ch. 85, § 6; repealed by Laws 2022, ch. 42, § 10.

History: Laws 2005, ch. 192, § 8; 2007, ch. 70, § 7; 2007, ch. 71, § 7; 2007, ch. 85, § 7; 2019, ch. 56, § 2; repealed by Laws 2022, ch. 42, § 10.

This act [21-21M-1 to 21-21M-8 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Students with Disabilities Scholarship Act". History: Laws 2007, ch. 75, § 1 and Laws 2007, ch. 76, § 1.

The purpose of the Students with Disabilities Scholarship Act is to increase undergraduate enrollment of students with disabilities by establishing a scholarship program for those students in New Mexico's public post-secondary educational institutions. History: Laws 2007, ch. 75,…

As used in the Students with Disabilities Scholarship Act: A. "award recipient" means a student with disabilities who receives an undergraduate scholarship; B. "department" means the higher education department; C. "secretary" means secretary of higher education; and D. "student …

A. The department shall administer the Students with Disabilities Act and shall promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of that act. B. A student with disabilities may be awarded a scholarship pursuant to the Students with Disabilities Act if the student: (1) is a resident o…

Each scholarship is for a period of one semester. A scholarship may be renewed, provided the award recipient continues to meet the conditions of eligibility, until the award recipient has graduated from an eligible four-year public post-secondary educational institution. History:…

A scholarship is terminated upon occurrence of one or more of the following: A. withdrawal of the award recipient from the public post-secondary educational institution or failure to remain as at least a half-time student; B. failure of the award recipient to achieve satisfactory…

The "students with disabilities scholarship fund" is created as a nonreverting fund in the state treasury. The fund consists of appropriations, gifts, grants, donations and income from investment of the fund. The department shall administer the fund and, subject to appropriation …

A. Each public post-secondary educational institution shall submit an annual students with disabilities scholarship report to the department that includes information required by the department. The department shall submit an annual report to the legislative finance committee and…

Chapter 21, Article 21N NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Legislative Lottery Tuition Scholarship Act". History: Laws 2014, ch. 80, § 1; 2015, ch. 84, § 1.

As used in the Legislative Lottery Tuition Scholarship Act: A. "community college" means a branch community college of a four-year state educational institution, a two-year state educational institution or a community college or technical and vocational institute established purs…

A. To the extent that funds are made available by the legislature from the fund, the boards of regents or governing bodies of public post-secondary educational institutions and tribal colleges shall award tuition scholarships in department-approved amounts to qualified students a…

A. Prior to June 1 of each year, based on the amount appropriated by the legislature from the fund and on the projected enrollment at all public post-secondary educational institutions and tribal colleges, the department shall: (1) determine the total amount of money available fo…

A. The "lottery tuition fund" is created in the state treasury. The fund shall be administered by the department. Earnings from investment of the fund shall accrue to the credit of the fund. The fund shall maintain an annual average balance of two million dollars ($2,000,000), an…

A. The department shall promulgate rules setting forth explicit criteria in accordance with the Legislative Lottery Tuition Scholarship Act for: (1) student qualification and continuing eligibility; and (2) calculating the tuition scholarship award amount pursuant to Section 4 [2…

scholarship recipients; additional requirements; mentoring; training. A. The "lottery student community outreach pilot project" is created as a six-year study that encourages students who receive a tuition scholarship pursuant to the Legislative Lottery Tuition Scholarship Act at…

Chapter 21, Article 21O NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Teacher Preparation Affordability Act". History: Laws 2019, ch. 193, § 7; 2023, ch. 201, § 1.

As used in the Teacher Preparation Affordability Act: A. "department" means the higher education department; B. "eligible student" means a New Mexico resident who is enrolled or enrolling in an accredited public education department-approved teacher preparation program at a New M…

A scholarship may be awarded to an eligible student who: A. has not earned appropriate educational credentials to be licensed as a teacher by the public education department or is a licensed teacher and is pursuing a graduate degree; B. has demonstrated financial need consistent …

scholarship awards. A. The department shall administer the Teacher Preparation Affordability Act and shall promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of that act. B. Scholarships shall be awarded to qualified eligible students. Qualifications shall be determined by rule of the …

Each scholarship is for a period of one semester. A scholarship may be renewed as long as the eligible student continues to meet the conditions of eligibility, until the eligible student graduates from a public post-secondary educational institution or tribal college. History: La…

A scholarship is terminated upon occurrence of one or more of the following: A. the eligible student withdraws from the public post-secondary educational institution or tribal college or from the teacher preparation program; B. the eligible student fails to achieve satisfactory a…

The "teacher preparation affordability scholarship fund" is created as a nonreverting fund in the state treasury that consists of income from investment of the fund; specified distributions; appropriations; and unspecified gifts, grants and donations to the fund. Money in the fun…

Sections 1 through 8 [21-21P-1 to 21-21P-8 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the "Grow Your Own Teachers Act". History: Laws 2019, ch. 230, § 1.

As used in the Grow Your Own Teachers Act: A. "department" means the higher education department; B. "public school" includes constitutional special schools and state institutions and state agencies that educate children; C. "school employee" means a resident of New Mexico who is…

The "grow your own teachers fund" is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of money appropriated for scholarships pursuant to the Grow Your Own Teachers Act, earnings from investment of the fund, gifts, grants and donations to the fund. Money in the fund shall not reve…

leave. A. A school employee who wants to become a teacher may petition the public school in which the school employee is employed to grant professional leave for college classes, examinations and practice teaching, as needed. The public school shall grant professional leave if th…

A scholarship may be awarded to a school employee who: A. has not earned appropriate educational credentials to be licensed as a teacher by the public education department; B. has demonstrated financial need consistent with the criteria promulgated by the department; and C. has c…

scholarship awards. A. The department shall administer the Grow Your Own Teachers Act and shall promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of that act. The department shall consult the public education department any time the department promulgates rules relating to the Grow Yo…

Each scholarship is for a period of one semester. A scholarship may be renewed, as long as the school employee continues to meet the conditions of eligibility, until the school employee graduates from a public post-secondary educational institution. History: Laws 2019, ch. 230, §…

A scholarship is terminated upon occurrence of one or more of the following: A. the school employee withdraws from the public post-secondary educational institution or from the teacher preparation program, or the school employee fails to remain at least a half-time student; B. th…

This act [21-21Q-1 to 21-21Q-5 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Community Governance Attorney Act". History: Laws 2019, ch. 43, § 1.

As used in the Community Governance Attorney Act: A. "acequia" means a political subdivision organized pursuant to Chapter 73, Article 2 or 3 NMSA 1978; B. "colonia" means a community as defined in the Colonias Infrastructure Act [Chapter 6, Article 30 NMSA 1978]; C. "commission"…

waiver program created; administration; rulemaking selection process; repayment. A. The "community governance attorney and conditional tuition waiver program" is created and shall be administered by the department. The department shall: (1) promulgate rules to implement and admin…

A. The "community governance attorney commission" is created. The commission shall be composed of five members as follows: (1) the secretary or the secretary's designee; (2) the dean of the university or the dean's designee; and (3) three members appointed by the governor; provid…

A. The "community governance attorney and conditional tuition waiver fund" is created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of money appropriated, donated or otherwise accruing to the fund. All payments for repayment of waivers and penalties shall be credited to the fund.…

This act [21-21R-1 to 21-21R-8 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Opportunity Scholarship Act". History: Laws 2022, ch. 42, § 1.

As used in the Opportunity Scholarship Act: A. "community college" means a branch community college of a four-year state educational institution, a two-year state educational institution or a community college or technical and vocational institute established pursuant to Chapter …

A. A scholarship may be awarded to an eligible student who: (1) has not earned a baccalaureate degree at the time the scholarship is awarded; (2) is enrolled in at least six credit hours per semester and no more than eighteen credit hours per fall or spring semester; except that …