HB 167/a
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AN ACT
RELATING TO EDUCATION; PROVIDING THAT THE HIGHER EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT SHALL PAY THE COST OF HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY
CREDENTIAL TESTS AND ASSOCIATED TEST PREPARATION COSTS FOR
NEW MEXICO RESIDENTS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. A new section of Chapter 21, Article 1 NMSA
1978 is enacted to read:
"HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY CREDENTIAL TESTS--FREE FOR NEW
MEXICO RESIDENTS.--The higher education department shall
provide free high school equivalency credential tests to New
Mexico residents who:
A. are at least sixteen years of age;
B. are not currently enrolled in secondary school;
C. have not graduated from an accredited high
school or received a high school equivalency certificate or a
diploma; and
D. have passed an official practice test with
scores indicating test readiness."