{"data":{"id":"us-nm/21-22h-3","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"21-22H-3","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in the Teacher Loan Repayment Act:\nA. \"department\" means the higher education department;\nB. \"designated high-need teacher positions\" means teacher positions in specific public schools that are:\n(1) for teachers who are endorsed and teach bilingual education;\n(2) for teachers who are endorsed and teach early childhood education or special education;\n(3) for teachers who are endorsed and teach science, technology, engineering, mathematics or career technical education courses; or\n(4) for teachers who are minorities; and\n(5) in a public school that is low-performing or serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students; and\nC. \"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.","path":["Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions","ARTICLE 22H Teacher Loan Repayment"],"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":"5719cdb0a91f4d1b23df902462d194549187e49b80bdc44b1dd91e24506db5c9","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/21-22h-2","next":"us-nm/21-22h-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}