New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID
Part 35 - GROW YOUR OWN TEACHERS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Section 5.7.35.10 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM

Universal Citation: 5 NM Admin Code 5.7.35.10

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. Institutions shall:

(1) determine initial and continuing student eligibility for the scholarship based on the provisions in Section 8 and Section 9 of 5.7.35 NMAC;

(2) distribute awards to qualifying eligible students; and

(3) provide information to the department on an annual basis to be used by the department for calculation of the allocation to the institution. Required information shall include:
(a) income reported on the FAFSA; and

(b) the number of students enrolled in a public education department approved teacher preparation program at the public post-secondary institution or tribal college.

(4) annually report the number of students awarded a scholarship who meet the provisions of Subsection B of 5.7.35.8 NMAC.

B. The department shall allocate money to public post-secondary educational institutions or tribal colleges based on a student need formula calculated according to:

(1) income reported on the FAFSA; and

(2) the number of students enrolled in a public education department approved teacher preparation program at the institution.

C. The public school shall:

(1) grant paid professional leave if the school employee is a recipient of a scholarship pursuant to the Act and the professional leave minimizes disruption to the school day. The public school may require school employees to make up hours in exchange for hours missed during the school day; and

(2) allow the school employee to use the distance education resources of the school district to take classes if an educational assistant who is accepted into or enrolled in a teacher preparation program offered by an eligible institution does not live within a reasonable distance of the institution's campus.

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