A scholarship is terminated upon occurrence of one or more of the following:
A. the school employee withdraws from the public post-secondary educational institution or from the teacher preparation program, or the school employee fails to remain at least a half-time student;
B. the school employee fails to achieve satisfactory academic progress; or
C. the school employee is in substantial noncompliance with the Grow Your Own Teachers Act or the rules promulgated pursuant to that act.
History: Laws 2019, ch. 230, § 8; 2021, ch. 11, § 7.
The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, applied the provisions of the section to "school employees" as newly defined in the Grow Your Own Teachers Act; and replaced "educational assistant" with "school employee" throughout the section.
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.