As used in the Legislative Endowment Scholarship Act:
A. "commission" ["department"] means the commission on higher education [higher education department]; and
B. "student" means a resident of New Mexico who is enrolled or will be enrolled, at the time the scholarship is awarded, in a public post-secondary educational institution in New Mexico.
History: Laws 1995, ch. 35, § 3.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
For designation of the commission on higher education as the higher education department, see 9-25-4.1 NMSA 1978.
Effective dates. — Laws 1995, ch. 35 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 1995, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions
Article 21J - Legislative Endowment Scholarship
Section 21-21J-1 - Short title.
Section 21-21J-3 - Definitions.
Section 21-21J-4 - Conditions for eligibility.
Section 21-21J-5 - Scholarship authorized; administration; preference in scholarship awards.
Section 21-21J-6 - Duration of scholarship.