A. The department is the governing authority and shall establish policies for the conduct of all programs of the state and state plans established relating to vocational rehabilitation, unless otherwise provided by law.
B. The department is the sole agency of the state for the administration or for the supervision of the administration of any state plan relating to vocational rehabilitation, or for any federal aid funds, except as may otherwise be provided by law.
History: Laws 2005, ch. 328, § 2.
Effective dates. — Laws 2005, ch. 328 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 17, 2005, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 14 - Vocational Education or Rehabilitation
Section 22-14-1 - Definitions.
Section 22-14-2 - Vocational education; state governing authority.
Section 22-14-2.1 - Vocational rehabilitation; state governing authority.
Section 22-14-3 - State agency for vocational education; authority.
Section 22-14-3.1 - State agency for vocational rehabilitation; authority.
Section 22-14-5 - Instructional support and vocational education division; powers; duties.
Section 22-14-7 - Vocational rehabilitation division; director.
Section 22-14-8 - Vocational rehabilitation division; powers; duties.
Section 22-14-9 - Custody of funds; budgets; disbursements.
Section 22-14-10 - Recompiled.
Section 22-14-11 - Vocational rehabilitation; eligibility.
Section 22-14-11.1 - Third party liability.
Section 22-14-13 - Nontransferable or nonassignable rights.
Section 22-14-14 - Limitations on political activities.
Section 22-14-16 - Admission to state educational institutions; exemption from certain fees.
Section 22-14-20 - New Mexico school for the visually handicapped; certain functions transferred.
Section 22-14-22 - Purchases by state agencies and subdivisions.
Section 22-14-23 - Application of funds.
Section 22-14-25 - Definitions.
Section 22-14-27 - Assuring preferences to blind persons.
Section 22-14-28 - Powers and duties of the commission relating to the vending stand program.
Section 22-14-30 - Vocational rehabilitation division; designated agency for federal funds.