A scholarship may be awarded to a school employee who:
A. has not earned appropriate educational credentials to be licensed as a teacher by the public education department;
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 Grow Your Own Teachers Act.
History: Laws 2019, ch. 230, § 5; 2021, ch. 11, § 4.
The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, expanded the scholarship program eligibility to allow school employees, as defined in the Grow Your Own Teachers Act, to qualify; and after "awarded to", changed "an educational assistant" to "a school employee".
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions
Article 21P - Grow Your Own Teachers
Section 21-21P-1 - Short title.
Section 21-21P-2 - Definitions.
Section 21-21P-3 - Fund created; method of payment.
Section 21-21P-4 - School employees; teacher preparation; professional leave.
Section 21-21P-5 - Conditions for eligibility.
Section 21-21P-6 - Scholarship authorized; administration; preference in scholarship awards.