A. The department shall promulgate rules setting forth explicit criteria in accordance with the Opportunity Scholarship Act for:(1) student qualification and continuing eligibility;(2) calculating the total amount of money necessary to pay for opportunity scholarships at each eligible institution pursuant to Section 4 [21-21R-4 NMSA 1978] of the Opportunity Scholarship Act and guidelines for the administration of the Opportunity Scholarship Act; and(3) requirements for the memoranda of understanding regarding institution eligibility to participate in the opportunity scholarship program.B. The department shall report by November 1 of each year to the legislative finance committee and the department of finance and administration on the:(1) status of the opportunity scholarship fund; and(2) Opportunity Scholarship Act participation data aggregated for each eligible institution to show the:(a) number of eligible students who received scholarships in the prior academic year;(b) total number of students enrolled in eligible institutions in the prior academic year; and(c) number of eligible students who graduated with a degree and, for each eligible student, the number of consecutive mber of students enrolled in eligible institutions in the prior academic year; and(c) number of eligible students who graduated with a degree and, for each eligible student, the number of consecutive semesters and nonconsecutive semesters attended prior to graduation.History: Laws 2022, ch. 42, § 8. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2022, ch. 42, § 11 made Laws 2022, ch. 42, § 8 effective July 1, 2022.
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