Section 22-14-3 - State agency for vocational education; authority. - New Mexico Statutes

22-14-3. State agency for vocational education; authority.

The commission is the sole agency of the state for the supervision of the administration of federal aid funds relating to vocational education.  The commission may:

A.     enter into an agreement with the appropriate federal agency to procure for the state the benefits of the federal statute;

B.     establish a state plan, if required by the federal statute, that meets the requirements of the federal statute to qualify the state for the benefits of the federal statute;

C.     provide for reports to be made to the federal agency as may be required;

D.     provide for reports to be made to the commission or the department from agencies receiving federal aid funds;

E.     make surveys and studies in cooperation with other agencies to determine the needs of the state in the areas where the federal aid funds are to be applied;

F.     establish standards to which agencies must conform in receiving federal aid funds;

G.     give technical advice and assistance to any agency in connection with that agency obtaining federal aid funds;

H.     coordinate as required by the federal agency with the state workforce development board; and

I.     as required by the federal agency, make available a list of all school dropout, post-secondary and adult programs assisted pursuant to the state plan.