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.
History: Laws 2005, ch. 348, § 1; 2015, ch. 122, § 4.
ANNOTATIONSThe 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, replaced the term "general education development certificate" with "high school equivalency credential" in the provision relating to nondiscrimination policies for admission to public post-secondary educational institutions; and in Subsection B, after "high school or received a", deleted "general educational development certificate" and added "high school equivalency credential".