New Mexico Code § 21-21O-3

Conditions for eligibility
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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 with the criteria promulgated by the department; and
C. has complied with other rules promulgated by the department to carry out the provisions of the Teacher Preparation Affordability Act.
History: Laws 2019, ch. 193, § 9; 2023, ch. 201, § 3.
The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, expanded the eligibility of the Teacher Preparation Affordability Act to include a licensed teacher who is pursuing a graduate degree; and in Subsection A, after "public education department", added "or is a licensed teacher and is pursuing a graduate degree".

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