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This bill amends the Legislative Lottery Tuition Scholarship Act to expand eligibility for the scholarship to include students who completed their education through homeschooling or other non-public school programs in New Mexico, in addition to those graduating from public or accredited private high schools. The bill clarifies that a "qualified student" can now be someone who has completed the requirements of a home-based or non-public school primary educational program in the state, or received a high school equivalency credential while maintaining New Mexico residency, and subsequently enrolled in a public post-secondary educational institution. This change broadens the scope of the scholarship to recognize diverse educational pathways for New Mexico residents pursuing higher education.