2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 22H - Teacher Loan Repayment
Section 21-22H-3 - Definitions.

As used in the Teacher Loan Repayment Act:
A. "department" means the higher education department;
B. "designated high-need teacher positions" means teacher positions in specific public schools that are:
(1) for teachers who are endorsed and teach bilingual education;
(2) for teachers who are endorsed and teach early childhood education or special education;
(3) for teachers who are endorsed and teach science, technology, engineering, mathematics or career technical education courses; or
(4) for teachers who are minorities; and
(5) in a public school that is low-performing or serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students; and
C. "loan" means a grant of money to defray the costs incidental to a teacher education, under a contract between the federal government and a teacher, requiring repayment of principal and interest.
History: Laws 2013, ch. 177, § 3; 2019, ch. 193, § 2.
The 2019 amendment, effective June 14, 2019, defined "designated high-need teacher" as used in the Teacher Loan Repayment Act; and in Subsection B, after "designated", deleted "high-risk" and added "high-need", after "that", added "are", and deleted former Paragraphs B(1) and B(2) and added new Paragraphs B(1) through B(5).

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