N.M. Stat. § 21-21F-5
Rules and regulations.
The commission [department] may adopt rules and regulations necessary to
implement the provisions of the Fire Fighter and Peace Officer Survivors Scholarship
Act. A financial aid officer may exercise professional judgment when special
circumstances exist to adjust the cost of attendance or the expected family contribution
or to modify other factors that make the program responsive to a student's special
financial circumstances and for which documentation exists in the student's file within
the parameters authorized for this program.