{"data":{"id":"us-nm/21-21r-2","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"21-21R-2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in the Opportunity Scholarship Act:\nA. \"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;\nB. \"department\" means the higher education department;\nC. \"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;\nD. \"public post-secondary educational institution\" means a four-year state educational institution or a community college;\nE. \"scholarship\" means the opportunity scholarship;\nF. \"state educational institution\" means an institution of higher education enumerated in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico; and\nG. \"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.","path":["Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions","ARTICLE 21R Opportunity Scholarship"],"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":"bbe50a0aededfddd7d1a55e383a86a361ddc38a520a6c41b3285350bd5a7eaa5","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/21-21r-1","next":"us-nm/21-21r-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}