A. The department may award a minority doctoral loan repayment assistance grant to a recipient who:

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(1)     has been hired by a public post-secondary educational institution in New Mexico for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position;

(2)     has complied with all of the rules adopted by the department pursuant to the Minority Doctoral Loan Repayment Assistance Act; and

(3)     is a citizen of the United States.

B. The department shall give preference to a recipient who has completed a post- secondary degree at an institution designated in Article 12, § 11 of the constitution of New Mexico.