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 21, Article 13 or 16 NMSA 1978; B. "department" means the higher education department; C. "eligible student" means a New Mexico resident who is enrolled in a public post-secondary educational institution or tribal college at any time following high school graduation or the award of a high school equivalency credential and who meets other conditions for eligibility; D. "public post-secondary educational institution" means a four-year state educational institution or a community college; E. "scholarship" means the opportunity scholarship; F. "state educational institution" means an institution of higher education enumerated in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico; and G. "tribal college" means a tribally, federally or congressionally chartered post-secondary educational institution located in New Mexico that is accredited by the higher learning commission. History: Laws 2022, ch. 42, § 2; 2024, ch. 63, § 3. The 2024 amendment, effective May 15, 2024, revised the definition of "eligible student"; and in Subsection C, after "equivalency credential", added "and who meets other conditions for eligibility".
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