The First Session of the 57th Legislature

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Gov.’s veto pen may fix error delaying scholarships from lottery fund (SF New Mex.)

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Gov.’s veto pen may fix error delaying scholarships from lottery fund

By Robert Nott The New Mexican
SantaFeNewMexican.com

Posted: Tuesday, March 4, 2014 5:00 pm

A bill passed by the Legislature last month to shore up the lottery scholarship fund contained an error in wording that would have delayed when eligible students could start receiving the tuition assistance.

Analysts in the office of bill sponsor Sen. Michael Sanchez, D-Belen, discovered the drafting mistake last week.

Read more here: http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/legislature/gov-s-veto-pen-may-fix-error-delaying-scholarships-from/article_25944992-eacc-56a2-83cb-c383626c1715.html