New Mexico Statutes Chapter 21. State and Private Education Institutions § 21-22K-2. Definitions

A. “certifying employment” means either completing the employer sections of the public service loan forgiveness form or sharing data directly with the United States department of education that corresponds to the information required for the public service loan forgiveness form;

B. “employee” means someone who works for a public service employer, regardless of whether the public service employer considers that work to be full-time or part-time, contingent or contracted, or who receives a form W-2 from the employer;

C. “full-time” means the lesser of:

D. “public service employer” means a post-secondary educational institution in the state that is designated as a qualifying employer under the federal public service loan forgiveness program by the United States department of education;

E. “public service loan forgiveness form” means the form used by the United States department of education to certify an individual's employment at a public service organization and is used to determine eligibility for the purposes of the public service loan forgiveness program;  and

F. “public service loan forgiveness program” means the federal loan forgiveness program established pursuant to 34 C.F.R. Section 685.219, as amended.