New Mexico § 21-21-16 Definitions

New Mexico Statutes

§ 21-21-16 — Definitions

New Mexico § 21-21-16

Ch. 21State and Private Education Institutions

Art. 21Student Loans

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 21-21-16 (2026).

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As used in the Student Loan Guarantee Act [21-21-14 to 21-21-24 NMSA 1978]: A. "board" ["commission" ["department"] means the board of educational finance [commission on higher education [higher education department]]; B. "eligible student" means a resident of New Mexico who has been accepted for enrollment or who is enrolled in a participating institution and who is otherwise eligible for a student loan guaranteed under the Student Loan Guarantee Act. A standard of academic performance higher than the minimum required for continuing enrollment in the participating institution shall not be required, and [but] the student must be meeting the minimum academic requirements of the participating institution at the time any loan is made; C. "fiscal agent" means the chief financial officer of one

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As used in the Student Loan Guarantee Act [21-21-14 to 21-21-24 NMSA 1978]: A. "board" ["commission" ["department"] means the board of educational finance [commission on higher education [higher education department]]; B. "eligible student" means a resident of New Mexico who has been accepted for enrollment or who is enrolled in a participating institution and who is otherwise eligible for a student loan guaranteed under the Student Loan Guarantee Act. A standard of academic performance higher than the minimum required for continuing enrollment in the participating institution shall not be required, and [but] the student must be meeting the minimum academic requirements of the participating institution at the time any loan is made; C. "fiscal agent" means the chief financial officer of one of the state higher educational institutions designated by the board; D. "loans" means loans made by the fiscal agent to residents of this state under Title IV, Part B, of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended; E. "participating institution" means any post-high school educational institution within or without the state, public or private including junior colleges and vocational schools, which qualifies as an eligible institution for the federal guaranteed-loan program under the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and which is approved by the board for the purposes of the Student Loan Guarantee Act; and F. "resident" means a person who has established legal residency in New Mexico as defined by the board.