{"data":{"id":"us-nm/21-21o-2","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"21-21O-2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in the Teacher Preparation Affordability Act:\nA. \"department\" means the higher education department;\nB. \"eligible student\" means a New Mexico resident who is enrolled or enrolling in an accredited public education department-approved teacher preparation program at a New Mexico public post-secondary educational institution or tribal college at any time later than one hundred twenty days following high school graduation or the award of a high school equivalency credential and who is pursuing a teaching degree or is a licensed teacher and is pursuing a graduate degree in education or related to their teaching speciality;\nC. \"scholarship\" means a teacher preparation affordability scholarship; and\nD. \"tribal college\" means a tribally, federally or congressionally chartered tribal post-secondary educational institution located in New Mexico that is accredited by the higher learning commission.","path":["Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions","ARTICLE 21O Teacher Preparation Affordability"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18521/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"9528e215fd39430b259d5048bbc100e4ed8ffa55d08212e7a85f76c26b630581","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/21-21o-1","next":"us-nm/21-21o-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}