0001| HOUSE BILL 553 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, | 0003| 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| RICHARD T. (DICK) KNOWLES | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| AN ACT | 0012| RELATING TO EDUCATION; AMENDING A SECTION OF THE NMSA 1978 | 0013| RELATING TO STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; PROVIDING FOR | 0014| SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE NEW MEXICO ARMY NATIONAL | 0015| GUARD AND THE NEW MEXICO AIR NATIONAL GUARD; MAKING AN | 0016| APPROPRIATION. | 0017| | 0018| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0019| Section 1. Section 21-1-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1970, | 0020| Chapter 9, Section 1, as amended by Laws 1989, Chapter 44, | 0021| Section 3 and by Laws 1989, Chapter 45, Section 3 and also by | 0022| Laws 1989, Chapter 68, Section 1) is amended to read: | 0023| "21-1-2. MATRICULATION AND TUITION FEES.-- | 0024| A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the | 0025| boards of regents of the university of New Mexico, New Mexico | 0001| state university, New Mexico highlands university, western New | 0002| Mexico university, eastern New Mexico university, New Mexico | 0003| military institute, New Mexico institute of mining and | 0004| technology and New Mexico junior college shall establish and | 0005| charge matriculation fees and tuition fees as follows: | 0006| (1) each student shall be charged a | 0007| matriculation fee of not less than five dollars ($5.00) upon | 0008| enrolling in each institution; | 0009| (2) each student who is a resident of New | 0010| Mexico shall be charged a tuition fee of not less than twenty | 0011| dollars ($20.00) a year; | 0012| (3) each student who is not a resident of New | 0013| Mexico shall be charged a tuition fee of not less than fifty | 0014| dollars ($50.00) a year; | 0015| (4) each student shall be charged a tuition fee | 0016| of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) for each summer session; | 0017| and | 0018| (5) each student may be charged a tuition fee | 0019| for extension courses. | 0020| B. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the | 0021| board of regents of northern New Mexico state school shall | 0022| establish and charge each student a matriculation fee and a | 0023| tuition fee. | 0024| C. The board of regents of each institution may | 0025| establish and grant gratis scholarships to students who are | 0001| residents of New Mexico by waiving the matriculation fee or | 0002| tuition and fees, or both. The number of scholarships | 0003| established and granted shall not exceed three percent of the | 0004| preceding fall semester enrollment in each institution and shall | 0005| not be established and granted for summer sessions. The | 0006| president of each institution shall select and recommend to the | 0007| board of regents of his institution, as recipients of | 0008| scholarships, students who possess good moral character and | 0009| satisfactory initiative, scholastic standing and personality. | 0010| At least thirty-three and one-third percent of the gratis | 0011| scholarships established and granted by each board of regents | 0012| each year shall be granted on the basis of financial need. | 0013| D. The board of regents of each institution set out | 0014| in this subsection may establish and grant, in addition to those | 0015| scholarships provided for in Subsection C of this section, | 0016| athletic scholarships by waiving tuition and fees. In no event | 0017| shall the board of regents of any institution be allowed to | 0018| waive the tuition and fees for more than the number of athletic | 0019| scholarships set out in this subsection and in no event shall | 0020| more than seventy-five percent of the waivers granted be for | 0021| out-of-state residents: | 0022| (1) the board of regents of the university of | 0023| New Mexico may grant up to two hundred ninety-three athletic | 0024| scholarships; | 0025| (2) the board of regents of New Mexico state | 0001| university may grant up to two hundred seventy athletic | 0002| scholarships; | 0003| (3) the boards of regents of New Mexico | 0004| highlands university, eastern New Mexico university and western | 0005| New Mexico university may each grant up to one hundred forty | 0006| athletic scholarships; and | 0007| (4) the board of regents of New Mexico junior | 0008| college [board] may grant up to fifty-two athletic | 0009| scholarships. | 0010| E. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection D of | 0011| this section, in computing tuition credits the commission on | 0012| higher education shall accept the value of waivers of tuition | 0013| and fees established by the boards of regents of the university | 0014| of New Mexico, New Mexico state university, eastern New Mexico | 0015| university, western New Mexico university and New Mexico | 0016| highlands university for athletes for the seventy-eighth fiscal | 0017| year and all fiscal years thereafter. In no event shall the | 0018| board of regents of any such institution be allowed to waive the | 0019| tuition and fees for more than the number of athletic | 0020| scholarships permitted that institution by regulations and | 0021| bylaws of the national collegiate athletic association or the | 0022| national association of intercollegiate athletics of which that | 0023| institution is a member. | 0024| F. Matriculation fees and tuition fees shall be | 0025| fixed and made payable as directed by the board of regents of | 0001| each institution, collected by the officers of each institution | 0002| and accounted for as are other funds of the institutions. | 0003| Matriculation fees shall be charged only once for each | 0004| institution in which a student enrolls. | 0005| G. The board of regents of each institution shall | 0006| grant, in addition to those scholarships provided for in | 0007| Subsection C of this section, scholarships to students who are | 0008| residents of New Mexico and who are active members of the New | 0009| Mexico army national guard or the New Mexico air national guard | 0010| by waiving the matriculation fee and seventy-five percent of the | 0011| tuition. The adjutant general of the department of military | 0012| affairs shall establish criteria for eligibility and suspension | 0013| of eligibility for national guard members who qualify for | 0014| scholarships. National guard members shall meet each | 0015| institution's criteria for enrollment in the program in which | 0016| they are participating." | 0017| Section 2. APPROPRIATION.--Six hundred fifty thousand | 0018| dollars ($650,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the | 0019| commission on higher education for expenditure in fiscal year | 0020| 1997 for the purpose of granting scholarships to students who | 0021| are residents of New Mexico and who are active members of the | 0022| New Mexico army national guard or the New Mexico air national | 0023| guard. The commission shall budget and fund this program in | 0024| succeeding fiscal years. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance | 0025| remaining at the end of fiscal year 1997 shall revert to the | 0001| general fund. | 0002| - 5 - State of New Mexico | 0003| House of Representatives | 0004| | 0005| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0006| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| February 7, 1996 | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| Mr. Speaker: | 0013| | 0014| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0015| | 0016| HOUSE BILL 553 | 0017| | 0018| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0019| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0020| | 0021| 1. On page 1, lines 11 and 12, strike "AMENDING A SECTION OF | 0022| THE NMSA 1978 RELATING TO STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS;". | 0023| | 0024| 2. On page 1, strike lines 18 through 25 in their entirety, | 0025| strike pages 2 through 4 in their entirety and on page 5, strike | 0001| lines 1 through 14 in their entirety and insert in lieu thereof: | 0002| | 0003| "Section 1. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.--Subject to the | 0004| availability of funds, the department of military affairs shall | 0005| establish a scholarship program for students who are New Mexico | 0006| guard or the New Mexico air national guard. The adjutant general | 0007| of the department of military affairs shall provide for the | 0008| administration of the scholarship program. The department shall | 0009| establish criteria for scholarship eligibility and award. | 0010| Scholarships awarded may be used at any New Mexico public post-secondary educational institution. Scholarships shall be awarded | 0011| in an amount and for a duration to be determined by the | 0012| department.". | 0013| | 0014| 3. On page 5, line 17, strike "commission on higher | 0015| education" and insert in lieu thereof "department of military | 0016| affairs". | 0017| | 0018| 4. On page 5, line 21, after the period strike the remainder | 0019| of the line and on line 22, strike "succeeding fiscal years."., | 0020| | 0021| and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE | 0022| COMMITTEE. | 0023| | 0024| Respectfully submitted, | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| Samuel F. Vigil, Chairman | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| Adopted Not Adopted | 0008| | 0009| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0010| | 0011| Date | 0012| | 0013| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against | 0014| Yes: 8 | 0015| Excused: Dolliver, Gonzales, SM Williams, WC Williams | 0016| Absent: None | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| .111806.1 | 0020| H0553EC1 State of New Mexico | 0021| House of Representatives | 0022| | 0023| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0024| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| February 8, 1996 | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| Mr. Speaker: | 0006| | 0007| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to | 0008| whom has been referred | 0009| | 0010| HOUSE BILL 553, as amended | 0011| | 0012| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0013| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0014| | 0015| 1. On page 1, lines 14 and 15, strike, "MAKING AN | 0016| APPROPRIATION". | 0017| | 0018| 2. On page 5, strike Section 2 in its entirety. | 0019| | 0020| Respectfully submitted, | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| Max Coll, Chairman | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| Adopted Not Adopted | 0005| | 0006| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0007| | 0008| Date | 0009| | 0010| The roll call vote was 10 For 0 Against | 0011| Yes: 10 | 0012| Excused: Abeyta, Gentry, Martinez, Picraux, Reyes, Saavedra, Varela, Watchman | 0013| Absent: none | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| H0553AF1 | 0018| | 0019| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0020| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| February 12, 1996 | 0024| | 0025| Mr. President: | 0001| | 0002| Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0003| | 0004| HOUSE BILL 553, as amended | 0005| | 0006| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0007| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0008| FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0009| | 0010| Respectfully submitted, | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| __________________________________ | 0015| Carlos R. Cisneros, Chairman | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0020| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| Date ________________________ | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0002| Yes: 6 | 0003| No: 0 | 0004| Excused: Carraro, Duran, Lyons, Scott | 0005| Absent: None | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| H0553ED1 | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0013| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| February 13, 1996 | 0017| | 0018| Mr. President: | 0019| | 0020| Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0021| | 0022| HOUSE BILL 553, as amended | 0023| | 0024| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0025| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0001| | 0002| Respectfully submitted, | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| __________________________________ | 0007| Ben D. Altamirano, Chairman | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0012| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| Date ________________________ | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against | 0020| Yes: 8 | 0021| No: 0 | 0022| Excused: Aragon, Donisthorpe, Ingle, Macias, Nava | 0023| Absent: None | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| H0553FC1 | 0002| |