The purpose of the Minority Doctoral Loan Repayment Assistance Act 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 or women are demonstrably underrepresented in New Mexico colleges and universities. Additionally, the purpose of the Minority Doctoral Loan Repayment Assistance Act is to create a partnership between the state, higher education institutions and students that will lead to greater participation of ethnic minorities and women in the ranks of college and university faculties, enhancing educational opportunities and quality for all New Mexico residents.
History: Laws 1990 (1st S.S.), ch. 8, § 2; 1991, ch. 262, § 23; 2017, ch. 83, § 2.
The 2017 amendment, effective June 16, 2017, after each occurrence of "Minority Doctoral", added "Loan Repayment", after each occurrence of "Assistance", deleted "Loan for Service Program" and added "Act", and after "New Mexico", deleted "citizens" and added "residents".
The 1991 amendment, effective June 14, 1991, substituted "Loan for Service Program" for "Act" in the first sentence and "the Minority Doctoral Assistance Loan for Service Program" for "this act" in the second sentence.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions
Article 21I - Minority Doctoral Loan Repayment Assistance
Section 21-21I-1 - Short title.
Section 21-21I-3 - Definitions.
Section 21-21I-4 - Conditions for eligibility.
Section 21-21I-5 - Minority doctoral loan repayment contracts and terms.