SB 407 — LOTTERY FUNDS FOR TRIBAL COLLEGES

and t u g e b l e e , gh (b) for a student attending a two-year n d d i = = o h public post-secondary educational institution, twelve or more l ] b ,d i a º r credit hours per program semester.

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For students with disabilities who may require daccommodations, mthe :department, in consultation with the student and the office at the public post-secondary educational institution or the tribal college that serves students with disabilities, shall review both the definition of "full time" and the maximum number of consecutive program semesters of eligibility and adjust either or both as deemed reasonable and appropriate, based on the student's disability needs.

bIn rno ecase, thowever, ºshall o"full ttime" nmean =fewer .212878.1than ssix kcredit mhours eper -semester, 5and - e a n e d r e l u [ A d accommodations, the department, in consultationno withcase the student and the office at the public post-secondary educational institution or the tribal college that serves students with disabilities, shall revieweligibility bothextend thebeyond definitionfourteen of "full time" and the maximum number of consecutive program semestersSB of407 eligibilityPage and5 adjustsemesters." eitherSECTION or3. both as deemed reasonable and appropriate, based on the student's disability needs.

In no case, however, shall "full time" mean fewer than six credit hours per semester, and in no case shall eligibility extend beyond fourteen consecutive program semesters." SECTION 3.

Prior to June 1 of each year, based on the amount appropriated by the legislature from the fund and on the projected enrollment at all public post-secondary educational h institutions and tribal collegescolleges, , the department shall:

g o t hr (1) determine the total amount of money g e i k available for all tuition scholarships for qualified students;

h r i s (2) determine the award amount for research h , t, institutions, comprehensive institutions, tribal colleges and e u g e b l e e h community colleges;

and n d d i = = o h (3) notify all public post-secondary l ] b ,d i a º e educational institutions and tribal colleges of the r i = r t e w d m a n o determinations made pursuant to Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this dsubsection. m :

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(2) distribute to all public post-secondary educational institutions and tribal colleges an amount not to SB 407 Page 6 exceed the remaining balance in the fund;

and (3) subject to the provisions of Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, distribute to each public post-post-secondary secondary educational institution or tribal college an amount based on:

(a) the projected enrollment at each four-year public post-secondary educational institution and tribal college of qualified students in their first through seventh program semesters, including qualified students in h their fourth through seventh program semesters who transferred g o t hr from community colleges;

g e i k (b) the projected enrollment at each h r i s community college of qualified students in their first through h , t, third program semesters;

and e u g e b l e e h (c) an award for each scholarship n d d i = = o h recipient distributed in amounts as follows:

1) one thousand l ] b ,d i a º e five hundred dollars ($1,500) per scholarship per program r i = r t e w d m a n o semester for a student enrolled at a research institution;

2) done mthousand :twenty dollars ($1,020) per scholarship per program semester for a student enrolled at a comprehensive institution or tribal college;

b e d s º o t n = .212878.1 s k m e - 7 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d one thousand twenty dollars ($1,020) per scholarship per program semester for a student enrolled at a comprehensive institution or tribal college ;

If the total amount available pursuant to Paragraph (1) of Subsection A of this section is less than SB 407 Page 7 the amount calculated in Subsection B of this section, the department shall decrease the scholarship award amounts in a manner that maintains the distribution in the same proportions as provided in Subparagraph (c) of Paragraph (3) of Subsection B of this section.

If the total amount available pursuant to Paragraph (1) of Subsection A of this section is more than the amount calculated in Subsection B of this section, the department shall increase the scholarship award amounts in a h manner that maintains the distribution in the same proportions u » r as provided in Subparagraph (c) of Paragraph (3) of Subsection t h g e l i B of this section." h r i s SECTION 4.

Section 21-21N-5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1995, h , e h Chapter 155, Section 23, as amended) is amended to read:

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LOTTERY TUITION FUND CREATED--PURPOSE.-- n d d i = = o h A.

The "lottery tuition fund" is created in the l ] b ,d i a º r state treasury.

The fund shall be administered by the e r = t e w d m a n o department.

Earnings from investment of the fund shall accrue dto mthe :credit of the fund.

b r e t º o t n = .212878.1 s k m e - 8 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d to the credit of the fund.

Money in the fund shall be appropriated by the legislature to the department for distribution to SB 407 Page 8 New Mexico's public post-secondary educational institutions and tribal colleges to provide tuition assistance for qualified students and legacy students as provided in the Legislative Lottery Tuition Scholarship Act." SECTION 5.

LOTTERY STUDENT COMMUNITY OUTREACH PILOT PROJECT--TUITION SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS--ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS--MENTORING--TRAINING.-- h A.

The "lottery student community outreach pilot u » r project" is created as a six-year study that encourages t h g e l i students who receive a tuition scholarship pursuant to the h r i s Legislative Lottery Tuition Scholarship Act at participating h , e h public post-secondary educational institutions or tribal t u g e b l e e , gh colleges to volunteer to provide community outreach, chiefly n d d i = = o h through mentoring public school students.

Tuition scholarship l ] b ,d i a º r students are not required to participate to maintain their e r = t e w d m a n o tuition scholarship.

The purpose of the pilot project is to ddemonstrate mthat: :

b r e t º o t n = .212878.1 s k m e - 9 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d demonstrate that:

(2) this service improves the community in which the student volunteer works and the public school SB 407 Page 9 student lives;

h B.

The pilot project shall be administered by the u » r department and shall be conducted with at least three public t h g e l i post-secondary educational institutions around the state, h r i s ideally with at least one from the research institutions, at h , e h least one from the comprehensive universities or tribal t u g e b l e e , gh colleges and at least one from the branch and independent n d d i = = o h community colleges and with at least five hundred tuition l ] b ,d i a º r scholarship students.

Preference for the pilot project shall ebe rgiven =to tinstitutions ein wareas dwith mhigh apoverty nrates oand bein givenpublic toschools institutionswith ineighty-five areaspercent withor highmore povertyof ratesthe students eligible for free or reduced-fee lunch and dhigh mEnglish :language learner populations.

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The department shall certify a list of nonprofit community- and education-oriented organizations SB 407 Page 10 that maintain relationships with public schools with which student volunteers may work.

A participating community- and education-education-oriented oriented organization shall monitor and evaluate the work of h the student volunteers and the time spent mentoring or u » r participating in community-based projects as well as the t h g e l i progress of the public school students being mentored.

h r i s E.

The department shall determine application h , e h requirements and procedures for public post-secondary t u g e b l e e , gh educational institutions, tribal collegescolleges, , nonprofit community- n d d i = = o h and education-education-oriented oriented organizations and student volunteers to l ] b ,d i a º r apply for the pilot project, criteria to evaluate applications e r = t e w d m a n o and quantitative and qualitative measures of the pilot dproject's mefficacy. :

b r e t º o t n = .212878.1 s k m e - 11 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d project's efficacy.

In addition to other requirements and qualifications in the Legislative Lottery Tuition Scholarship Act, a tuition scholarship student who participates in the pilot project shall provide at least two hours per week of SB 407 Page 11 community outreach with public school students in the area of the public post-secondary educational institution or tribal college the student attends.

(1) students in their first program semester h shall partner with a community-based organization to assist it g o t hr in community outreach or specific community-based projects;

g e i k (2) students in their sophomore and junior h r i s years shall mentor students in grades kindergarten through h , t, twelve;

and e u g e b l e e h (3) students in their senior year shall mentor n d d i = = o h freshmen college students.

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If a tuition scholarship student who wants to rparticipate iis =unable rto tperform ethe wcommunity doutreach mservice aduring nthe oschool participateyear isbecause unableof toclass performload, work requirements or other reasons, the student volunteer may volunteer for an approved community outreach serviceproject dthat mwill :be available for the student to participate in during SB 407 Page 12 semester breaks or the summer for a total of at least thirty-two hours.

b e d s º o t n = .212878.1 s k m e - 12 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d during the school year because of class load, work requirements or other reasons, the student volunteer may volunteer for an approved community outreach project that will be available for the student to participate in during semester breaks or the summer for a total of at least thirty-two hours.

The participating public post-secondary h educational institutions, tribal collegescolleges, , nonprofit community- u » r and education-oriented organizations and public schools shall t h g e l i actively seek public and private grants and donations for any h r i s costs of the pilot project.

Grants and donations shall be kept h , e h and expended as other grants and donations of the institution, t u g e b l e e , gh tribal collegecollege, , organization or public school." n d d i = = o h SECTION 6.

EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the l ] b ,d i a º r provisions of this act is July 1, 2019.

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