Section 22-14-3.1 - State agency for vocational rehabilitation; authority. - New Mexico Statutes

22-14-3.1. State agency for vocational rehabilitation; authority.

The department is the sole agency of the state for the administration or the supervision of the administration of any federal aid funds pertaining to vocational rehabilitation.  The department 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 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; and

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