RELATING TO EDUCATION; CLARIFYING ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AT PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. HOME SCHOOL STUDENTS--ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS--PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL

INSTITUTIONS.--In determining the standard of requirements for admission to any public post-secondary educational institution, the board of regents, governing board or community college board shall not require a student who has completed the requirements of a home-based or non-public school educational program and who has submitted test scores that otherwise qualify him for admission to that institution, to obtain or submit proof of having obtained a general equivalency diploma certificate. In determining requirements for admission, the board of regents, governing board or community college board shall evaluate and treat applicants from home-based or non-public educational programs fairly and in a nondiscriminatory manner.