N.M. Admin. Code § 5.7.6.7

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 20, October 22, 2024

Section 5.7.6.7 - DEFINITIONS

A."Academic year" means any consecutive period of two semesters, three quarters or other comparable units commencing with the fall term each year.

B."Cost of attendance" means the price of attendance, the publication of which is required by federal law, and includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, room and board, transportation and any additional costs for a program in which a student is enrolled.

C."Department" means the New Mexico higher education department.

D."Educational institution" or "institution" means any public post-secondary institution in the United States.

E."Fire Fighter" means any member of a fire department that is part of or administered by the state or any political subdivision of the state.

F."Line of duty" means any action which a member is obligated or authorized by law, rule, regulation, written condition of employment or authorized volunteer membership to perform.

G."Member" means a full-time or part-time paid employee or a paid or unpaid volunteer who is authorized by the police department, sheriff's department or fire department to be involved in and perform the duties and responsibilities of the department.

H."Peace officer" means any member of a police of sheriff's department that is part of or administered by the state or any political subdivisions of the state and officers in the department of corrections.

I."Political subdivision" means any entity of the state or local government, created under either general or special act, that receives or expends public money from whatever source derived, including counties, county institutions, boards, bureaus or commissions; municipalities; drainage, conservancy, irrigation or other special districts; and school districts.

J."Recipient" means a student awarded the fire fighter peace officer survivors scholarship.

K."Research institution" means the university of New Mexico, New Mexico state university or New Mexico institute of mining and technology.

L."Satisfactory academic progress" means maintaining the required academic progress toward degree completion as determined by the institution.

M."Survivor" means a spouse, adopted child, or natural child of a fire fighter or peace officer who was killed in the line of duty. The survivor, if a child, must have been 21 years of age or under at the time of the qualifying member's death.

N."Tuition" is the basic educational charge that all students are required to pay as a condition of admission and attendance for academic services or the course fee charged for certificate programs. The actual rate per semester or year is set by each institution.

N.M. Admin. Code § 5.7.6.7

5.7.6.7 NMAC - N, 8/29/2014, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 14, July 24, 2018, eff. 7/24/2018