As used in the Opportunity Scholarship Act:A. 'community college' means a branch community college of a four-year state educational institution, a two-year state educational institution or a community college or technical and vocational institute established pursuant to Chapter 21, Article 13 or 16 NMSA 1978;B. 'department' means the higher education department;C. 'eligible student' means a New Mexico resident who is enrolled in a public post-secondary educational institution or tribal college at any time following high school graduation or the award of a high school equivalency credential and who meets other conditions for eligibility;D. 'public post-secondary educational institution' means a four-year state educational institution or a community college;E. 'scholarship' means the opportunity scholarship;F. 'state educational institution' means an institution of higher education enumerated in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico; andG. 'tribal college' means a tribally, federally or congressionally chartered post-secondary educational institution located in New Mexico that is accredited by the higher learning commission.History: Laws 2022, ch. ege' means a tribally, federally or congressionally chartered post-secondary educational institution located in New Mexico that is accredited by the higher learning commission.History: Laws 2022, ch. 42, § 2; 2024, ch. 63, § 3. ANNOTATIONSThe 2024 amendment, effective May 15, 2024, revised the definition of 'eligible student'; and in Subsection C, after 'equivalency credential', added 'and who meets other conditions for eligibility'.
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