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AN ACT

RELATING TO EDUCATION; MAKING CERTAIN MILITARY DEPENDENTS OF

NEW MEXICO RESIDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR STATE-FUNDED FINANCIAL AID;

PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A NEW MEXICO HIGH SCHOOL

DIPLOMA TO CERTAIN MILITARY DEPENDENTS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. A new section of the Public School Code is

enacted to read:

"HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA--RESIDENT MILITARY DEPENDENTS.--

A. A New Mexico resident high school student who

is required to move out of state because the student's parent

is a member of the New Mexico national guard or a branch of

the armed forces of the United States and the parent is

transferred to an out-of-state location may receive a New

Mexico high school diploma under the following conditions:

(1) the student was a New Mexico resident

and was regularly enrolled in a New Mexico high school prior

to the parent being transferred to an out-of-state location;

(2) the student's parent notified the school

district of the move and that the parent and student were

retaining their New Mexico residency;

(3) the student transferred to and

immediately enrolled in a high school at the new location and

received high school credits that meet or exceed New Mexico's

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requirements for graduation; and

(4) the student has not graduated from high

school or received a diploma, general educational development

certificate or any other certification of high school

completion or its equivalent.

B. A student who meets the conditions of

Subsection A of this section may request the New Mexico

school district from which the student transferred to grant a

high school diploma. The student shall include with the

request for a New Mexico high school diploma:

(1) certification by the parent, and the

student if over the age of eighteen, that the parent and

student maintained their New Mexico residency;

(2) a transcript from the high school the

student attended and a description of the course units to be

transferred; and

(3) any other information the school

district requires to review the request.

C. The school district shall review the student's

high school transcript from the school the student transferred

to and determine if the courses and grades meet or exceed New

Mexico's requirements for graduation. If the transcript meets

New Mexico standards, the school district shall grant the

student a high school diploma."