The “WICHE loan for service fund” is created in the state treasury. All money appropriated for loans to students participating in the student exchange program of the western interstate commission on higher education [higher education department] shall be credited to the fund. All payments of principal and interest on loans made pursuant to the WICHE Loan for Service Act shall be credited to the fund. All payments of money for loans shall be made upon vouchers signed by the designated representative of the commission [department] and warrants drawn by the secretary of finance and administration.

Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 21-29-5

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.

For the 1997-98 fiscal year, seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) is appropriated from the nursing-loan-for-service fund to the commission on higher education [higher education department] from collections generated in excess of the amount received and budgeted for the 1997-98 fiscal year. This appropriation shall be used to support the operation and administration of the program, including paying support fees for students currently enrolled in the WICHE program.

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