Section 21-29-2 - Definitions.
21-29-2. Definitions.
As used in the WICHE Loan for Service Act [21-29-1 NMSA 1978]:
A. "commission" means the commission on higher education; and
B. "student" means a New Mexico resident who is a graduate of a New Mexico high school or has resided in New Mexico for three consecutive years immediately preceding application to the program and who attends or is about to attend a graduate or professional program of education through the auspices of the Compact for Western Regional Cooperation in Higher Education [11-10-1 NMSA 1978].