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Section 21-1-1.1 - Home school students; admission requirements; public post-secondary educational institutions.

NM Stat § 21-1-1.1 (2019) (N/A)
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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 nonpublic school educational program and who has submitted test scores that otherwise qualify the student for admission to that institution to obtain or submit proof of having obtained a high school equivalency credential. In determining requirements for admission, the board of regents, governing board or community college board shall evaluate and treat applicants from home-based or nonpublic educational programs fairly and in a nondiscriminatory manner.

History: Laws 1999, ch. 182, § 1; 2015, ch. 122, § 2.

The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, replaced the term "general education development certificate" with "high school equivalency credential" in the provision relating to admission requirements for home school students to public post-secondary educational institutions; after "otherwise qualify", deleted "him" and added "the student", after "having obtained a", deleted "general" and added "high school", and after "equivalency" deleted "diploma certificate" and added "credential".

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Section 21-1-1.1 - Home school students; admission requirements; public post-secondary educational institutions.