A. A Vietnam veteran may apply to the veterans' services department for a scholarship. The department shall determine the eligibility of an applicant and certify approved applicants to the commission on higher education [higher education department].
B. The commission on higher education [higher education department] shall pay by voucher to the appropriate educational institution an amount not exceeding the amount of the scholarship for an approved Vietnam veteran.
C. Money in the fund shall be allocated in the order that applications are received and approved.
History: Laws 1985, ch. 171, § 2; 2004, ch. 19, § 24.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
For designation of the commission on higher education as the higher education department, see 9-25-4.1 NMSA 1978.
The 2004 amendment, effective May 19, 2004, amended this section to change "veterans' service commission" to "veterans' services department".
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