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§ 21-1-4.6 NMSA 1978

Nondiscrimination policy for admission to any public post-secondary educational institution; nondiscrimination in eligibility for education benefits

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State ex rel. Brnovich v. Maricopa County Community College District Board (2017)

Most recently applied in State ex rel. Brnovich v. Maricopa County Community College District Board (June 2017)

Laws 2005, ch. 348, § 1; 2015, ch. 122, § 4.

A. A public post-secondary educational institution shall not deny admission to a student on account of the student's immigration status.

B. Any tuition rate or state-funded financial aid that is granted to residents of New Mexico shall also be granted on the same terms to all persons, regardless of immigration status, who have attended a secondary educational institution in New Mexico for at least one year and who have either graduated from a New Mexico high school or received a high school equivalency credential in New Mexico.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.