The New Mexico Department of Health Developmental Disability Support Division, Intake and Eligibility Bureau, will issue a "YES Match" letter that permits all eligible New Mexico residents on the waiting list who maintain a current address even if they leave the state and return to retain their position on the list as though they had not left the state.

Directs the New Mexico public education department to assess and report the status, oversight, implementation and effectiveness of the purple star public schools program in New Mexico public schools to the legislative education study committee by November 1, 2023.

Directs the New Mexico Higher Education Department to establish a consistent policy and articulation agreement regarding the evaluation and award of college credit based on military training and experience. \n

Requires public school districts and charter schools to allow military families to enroll school-age children prior to their physical presence in the state.

This bill provides that veterans residing in New Mexico are considered in-state residents for tuition and fees purposes at all new Mexico state institutions of higher learning, if the veteran is eligible for federal veterans' education benefits under federal law. Veterans who are not New Mexico residents may use veteran's federal educational benefits at a state public post-secondary institutions to receive in-state tuition rates. The bill also allows veterans to pay in-state tuition rates for subsequent terms while enrolled in a degree or certificate program. Spouses or children of active-duty members stationed in New Mexico can now receive in-state residency status for tuition and fees at state institutions, with certain conditions or caveats extending this status. The amended law breaks down these conditions to include details for spouses and children residing in New Mexico separately from active-duty members, residency status following an active-duty members death, receiving the in-state tuition rates if you are no longer an active-duty members spouse or child, and spouses and children of active-duty members paying in-state tuition rates for subsequent terms while enrolled in a degree or certificate program. This amendment also includes details for spouses and children of veterans who are eligible for in-state tuition provided they are eligible for federal Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 or any other federal law authorizing educational benefits for a veteran and the dependents of a veteran.