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SPONSOR: |
Sharer |
DATE TYPED: |
03/03/03 |
HB |
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SHORT TITLE: |
Lottery Tuition Scholarship Qualifications |
SB |
217 |
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ANALYST: |
Williams |
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APPROPRIATION
Appropriation
Contained |
Estimated
Additional Impact |
Recurring or
Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY03 |
FY04 |
FY03 |
FY04 |
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Minimal |
Recurring |
Lottery
Tuition Scholarship |
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(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates to HB 32, HB 81, HB 125, HB 171, SB 27,l
SB 77, SB 373, SB 377
LFC
Files
Commission
on Higher Education (CHE)
New
Mexico Lottery
Department
of Military Affairs
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
Senate Bill 217
extends eligibility for lottery tuition scholarships to include qualifying
students who are dependents of New Mexico residents stationed outside of New Mexico
due to service in the United States armed forces. These students may qualify by completing a high school curriculum
at any public or private accredited high school in the United States. If the high school is located outside the
United States, the course of study must be accredited or similar to an accredited
course in the United States. The
student may also receive a graduate equivalent diploma.
The family must be
able to provide evidence of residence in New Mexico prior to being stationed
outside the state.
Significant
Issues
The Department of Military Affairs notes a
similar bill, HB 171/a, would potentially impact a selected number of
dependents of New Mexico National Guardsmen.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
According to a CHE
survey of financial aid officers at post-secondary institutions, the projected
fiscal impact is expected to be minimal.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
CHE notes minimal administrative
impact, principally at institutional level, to verify parental residency
status.
OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
According to a recent
budget analysis of the Lottery Success Scholarships Program, fund balances are
expected to increase through FY08, and the fund will support current
eligibility guidelines and demographic projections through 2013. However, recurring expenditure growth is projected
by CHE to exceed recurring revenue growth in FY09. The CHE does not support changes to the Lottery Success Scholarship
Program.
The New Mexico
Veterans Administration indicated changes to a home of record is a relatively
easy process for military personnel.
Department of Military
Affairs views a similar bill, HB 171/a, as a “positive morale factor for New
Mexico National Guard personnel as well as other serving members of the Armed
Forces, who are residents of New Mexico.”
The New Mexico
National Guard offers a scholarship program for servicemembers in the New
Mexico National Guard.
CHE notes dependents
of New Mexico residents serving in the armed forces who retain their New Mexico
residency are eligible to apply for any form of state and federal financial
aid, except the Lottery Success Scholarship and the New Mexico Scholars Program,
both of which require graduation from a New Mexico high school.
AW/sb