February 15, 2000
Mr. Speaker:
Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
SENATE BILL 114
has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
1. On page 1, line 13, before the period insert "; REQUIRING LOTTERY TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS TO BE USED AFTER OTHER AVAILABLE FUNDS".
2. On page 2, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following new sections:
"Section 2. Section 21-1-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1970, Chapter 9, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:
"21-1-2. MATRICULATION AND TUITION FEES.--
A. Except as otherwise provided in this section and in Section 21-1-4.3 NMSA 1978, the boards of regents of the university of New Mexico, New Mexico state university, New Mexico highlands university, western New Mexico university, eastern New Mexico university, New Mexico military institute, New Mexico institute of mining and technology and New Mexico junior college shall establish and charge matriculation fees and tuition fees as follows:
(1) each student shall be charged a matriculation fee of not less than five dollars ($5.00) upon enrolling in each institution;
(2) each student who is a resident of New Mexico shall be charged a tuition fee of not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) a year;
(3) each student who is not a resident of New Mexico shall be charged a tuition fee of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) a year;
(4) each student shall be charged a tuition fee of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) for each summer session; and
(5) each student may be charged a tuition fee for extension courses.
B. Except as otherwise provided in this section and in Section 21-1-4.3 NMSA 1978, the board of regents of northern New Mexico state school shall establish and charge each student a matriculation fee and a tuition fee.
C. The board of regents of each institution may
establish and grant gratis scholarships to students who are
residents of New Mexico in an amount not to exceed the
matriculation fee or tuition and fees, or both. [Except as
provided] These scholarships are in addition to the lottery
tuition scholarships authorized in Section 21-1-4.3 NMSA 1978 and
shall be granted to the full extent of available funds before
lottery tuition scholarships are granted. The number of
scholarships established and granted pursuant to this subsection
shall not exceed three percent of the preceding fall semester
enrollment in each institution and shall not be established and
granted for summer sessions. The president of each institution
shall select and recommend to the board of regents of his
institution, as recipients of scholarships, students who possess
good moral character and satisfactory initiative, scholastic
standing and personality. At least thirty-three and one-third
percent of the gratis scholarships established and granted by each
board of regents each year shall be granted on the basis of
financial need.
D. The board of regents of each institution set out in this subsection may establish and grant, in addition to those scholarships provided for in Subsection C of this section, athletic scholarships for tuition and fees. In no event shall the board of regents of any institution be allowed to award scholarships for tuition and fees for more than the number of athletic scholarships set out in this subsection and in no event shall more than seventy-five percent of the scholarships granted be for out-of-state residents:
(1) the board of regents of the university of New Mexico may grant up to two hundred ninety-three athletic scholarships;
(2) the board of regents of New Mexico state university may grant up to two hundred seventy athletic scholarships;
(3) the boards of regents of New Mexico highlands university, eastern New Mexico university and western New Mexico university may each grant up to one hundred forty athletic scholarships; and
(4) the board of regents of New Mexico junior college may grant up to fifty-two athletic scholarships.
E. In the event that the number of athletic scholarships exceeds the number of athletic scholarships permitted that institution by regulations and bylaws of the national collegiate athletic association or the national association of intercollegiate athletics of which that institution is a member, the appropriate board of regents shall reduce the number of authorized tuition scholarships to comply with association rules and regulations.
F. Matriculation fees and tuition fees shall be fixed and made payable as directed by the board of regents of each institution, collected by the officers of each institution and accounted for as are other funds of the institutions. Matriculation fees shall be charged only once for each institution in which a student enrolls."
Section 3. Section 21-13-10 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1963, Chapter 17, Section 9, as amended) is amended to read:
"21-13-10. BOARD DUTIES.--
A. It [shall be] is the duty of the community college
board to determine financial and educational policies of the
community college. The community college board shall provide for
the management of the community college and execution of these
policies by selecting a competent president for the
community college, and, upon the president's recommendation, the board shall employ other administrative personnel, instructional staff or other personnel as may be needed for the operation, maintenance and administration of the community college.
B. The community college board shall have the power to fix tuition and fee rates for resident and nonresident students of the district, to accept gifts, to accept federal aid, to purchase, hold, sell and rent property and equipment and to promote the general welfare of the institution for the best interest of educational service to the people of the community college district.
C. To the extent that funds are made available by the legislature from the lottery tuition fund, the community college board shall award tuition scholarships for qualified resident students attending their respective institutions. All other scholarship funds available to the board shall be used before granting any lottery tuition scholarships.
D. The tuition scholarships authorized in this section shall apply only to full-time resident students who, immediately upon completion of a high school curriculum at a public or accredited private New Mexico high school or upon receiving a graduate equivalent diploma, are accepted for entrance to and attend a community college. Each tuition scholarship shall be awarded for up to two consecutive years beginning the second semester of the recipient's first year of enrollment, provided that the recipient has maintained residency in New Mexico and maintained a grade-point average of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale during his first semester of full-time enrollment.
E. The commission on higher education shall prepare
guidelines setting forth explicit student continuing eligibility
criteria and guidelines for administration of the tuition
scholarship program. Guidelines shall be distributed to community
college boards to enable a uniform availability of the [resident
student tuition] scholarship."
Section 4. Section 21-16-10.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1996, Chapter 71, Section 6, as amended) is amended to read:
"21-16-10.1. TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS AUTHORIZED.--
A. To the extent that funds are made available by the legislature from the lottery tuition fund, the board of a technical and vocational institute shall award tuition scholarships for qualified resident students attending a technical and vocational institute. All other scholarship funds available to the board shall be used before granting any lottery tuition scholarships.
B. The tuition scholarships authorized in this section shall apply only to full-time resident students who, immediately upon completion of a high school curriculum at a public or accredited private New Mexico high school or upon receiving a graduate equivalent diploma, are accepted for entrance to and attend a technical and vocational institute. Each tuition scholarship shall be awarded for up to two consecutive years beginning the second semester of the recipient's first year of enrollment, provided that the recipient has maintained residency in New Mexico and maintained a grade-point average of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale during his first semester of full-time enrollment with renewal of an additional two years upon transfer.
C. The commission on higher education shall prepare
guidelines setting forth explicit student continuing eligibility
criteria and guidelines for administration of the tuition
scholarship program. Guidelines shall be distributed to the
boards of technical and vocational institutes to enable a uniform
availability of the [resident student tuition] scholarships."".
3. Renumber the succeeding section accordingly.
Respectfully submitted,
Max Coll, Chairman
Adopted Not Adopted
(Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
The roll call vote was 16 For 0 Against
Yes: 16
Excused: Buffett
Absent: None
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