SB 151 — GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP ACT CHANGES

SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL 151 56TH LEGISLATURE -STATEOFNEWMEXICO-- STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2023 4This 6document 8may 10incorporate ANamendments ACTproposed RELATINGby TOa HIGHERcommittee, EDUCATION;but not yet adopted, as well as amendments that have been adopted during the current legislative session.

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h AN ACT g o RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION;

AMENDING SECTIONS OF THE GRADUATE t hr g e i k SCHOLARSHIP ACT TO EXPAND ELIGIBILITY;

14h r i s h , t, BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

e u g e b l e e h SECTION 1.

Section 21-21G-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1988, n d d i = = o h Chapter 111, Section 3, as amended) is amended to read:

el t] 17b ,d i a º e "21-21G-3.

DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Graduate wr li n= r t e w d 18m a n o Scholarship Act:

=d =m 19: a l A.

"academicb year"e meansd anys consecutiveº periodo oft in a= e.225025.3AIC rFebruary 2015, two2023 semesters(5:02pm) [threes quarters]k orm othere comparablee units a tn me md 21r [commencinge withl theu fall[ termA eachd year];SEC/SB 151 A.

d"academic ryear" emeans 22any B.consecutive period of two semesters [three quarters ] or other comparable units [commencing with the fall term each year ];

"awardB. recipient" means a student awarded a c e s k 23 graduate scholarship;

e"award recipient" means a nstudent bawarded 24a C.graduate scholarship;

"department"C. means the higher education u [ department;

.225025.3"department" SEC/SBmeans 151the D.higher education department;

D.

"graduate and professional field" means any program of study intended to result in a master's or doctoral degree, excluding [the degree in medicine]medicine ] a doctor of medicine, juris doctor and nursing degreeSECºdegree»SEC SECº degrees»SEC other than a doctor of nursing practice;

and h F.

"groups underrepresented in graduate education" g o means women, minorities, persons with a visual impairment or t hr g e i k other physical disability and other groups who have h r i s traditionally been underrepresented in the specific area of h , t, graduate study or profession for which the scholarship is e u g e b l e e h awarded." n d d i = = o h SECTION 2.

Section 21-21G-5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1988, el t] 17b ,d i a º e Chapter 111, Section 5, as amended) is amended to read:

wr li n= r t e w d 18m a n o "21-21G-5.

CONDITIONS FOR FIRST-YEAR ELIGIBILITY.-- =d = 19 Priority will be given to [New Mexico students from those a l i a e r 20 groups with the most severe underrepresentation and] students a t m m: 21 who are New Mexico residents with the greatest financial need d r e 22 and students from those groups underrepresented in graduate c e s k 23 education.

b e d s º o t n = .225025.3AIC February 15, 2023 (5:02pm) s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d Priority will be given to [New Mexico students from those groups with the most severe underrepresentation and] students who are New Mexico residents with the greatest financial need SECº.»SEC SECºand students from those groups underrepresented in graduate»SEC SECºeducation.»SEC A scholarship may be awarded to an individual who:

e a n b 24 A.

[is a citizen of the United States or who has a u [ permanent resident visa] has earned a bachelor's degree from an .225025.3 - 2 - SEC/SB 151 eligible institution and maintained a grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale or who holds a paid position supporting faculty teaching or research activities;

has met the admission requirements, [and][and ] is accepted for enrollment [as a full-time student in an underrepresented] and enrolls in at least six credit hours in a graduate or professional field of study, as determined by the institution;

has complied with all the rules [and regulations] adopted by the [commission] department for award of the scholarship and the provisions regarding the h administration of state graduate scholarships adopted pursuant g o to the Graduate Scholarship Act;

and t hr g e i k [D.

agrees to serve in an unpaid internship or h r i s assistantship at the eligible institution, a government agency h , t, or private industry approved by his major department for ten e tu 17g e b l e e h hours per week during the academic year] w l n d 18d i = = o h D.

agrees to serve the eligible institution during =l =] 19b ,d i a º e the academic year in an internship or assistantship by working ar l i a= r t e rw 20d at the eligible institution, a government agency or a private a t m ma 21n industryo approved by the individual's major department." d rm e: 22 SECTION 3.

Sectionb 21-21G-6e NMSAd 1978s (beingº Lawso 1988,t cn e= .225025.3AIC February 15, 2023 (5:02pm) s k 23m Chaptere 111,- Section3 6,- ase amended)a isn amendede tod read:r e l u [ A d SEC/SB 151 industry approved by the individual's major department ." SECTION 3.

eSection a21-21G-6 nNMSA b1978 24(being "21-21G-6.Laws 1988, Chapter 111, Section 6, as amended) is amended to read:

CONDITIONS"21-21G-6. FOR CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY.-- u [ A.

ExceptCONDITIONS asFOR providedCONTINUING inELIGIBILITY.-- SubsectionA. B of this .225025.3 - 3 - SEC/SB 151 section, a scholarship may be reawarded to a student who:

Except as provided in Subsection B of this section, a scholarship may be reawarded to a student who:

agrees to serve in an unpaid internship or h assistantship at the eligible institution, a government agency g o or private industry approved by his major department for ten t hr g e i k hours per week during the academic year] in at least six credit h r i s hours in a graduate or professional field of study;

and h , t, (4) agrees to serve the eligible institution e tu 17g e b l e e h during the academic year in an internship or assistantship by w l n d 18d i = = o h working at the eligible institution, a government agency or a =l =] 19b ,d i a º e private industry approved by the student's major department.

ar l i a= r t e rw 20d m a n o B.

A graduate scholarship shall not be granted on ad t m m: 21 behalf of an award recipient who has received the graduate d r e 22 scholarship for four semesters." c e s k 23 SECTION 4.