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 with disabilities" means a student who has a record of a physical or mental condition that substantially limits one or more major life activities, including attention deficit disorder or other specific learning disabilities that the department recognizes as disabilities.
History: Laws 2007, ch. 75, § 3 and Laws 2007, ch. 76, § 3.
Compiler's notes. — Laws 2007, ch. 75, § 3 and Laws 2007, ch. 76, § 3 enacted identical provisions, effective June 15, 2007.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions
Article 21M - Students with Disabilities Scholarship Act
Section 21-21M-1 - Short title.
Section 21-21M-2 - Purpose of act.
Section 21-21M-3 - Definitions.
Section 21-21M-4 - Conditions for eligibility and qualification; awards.
Section 21-21M-5 - Duration of scholarship.
Section 21-21M-6 - Termination of scholarship.