This act [27-8-1 to 27-8-9 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Community Action Act”. History: Laws 1983, ch. 139, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Legislator contracting with agency must ascertain how agency organized. — A legislator contracting with a community action agency will have to ascertain how the agency is organized to determine whether the prohibitions […]
Although in recent years New Mexico has shown improvement in indices such as personal income and the number of families below the poverty level, the state continues to compare poorly with other states. New Mexico has risen from 48th in 1974 to 41st in per capita personal income; however, poverty continues to be the lot […]
As used in the Community Action Act: A. “poverty level” means the official poverty level established by the federal director of the office of management and budget and revised periodically by the federal secretary of health and human services; and B. “secretary” means the secretary of human services. History: Laws 1983, ch. 139, § 3.
A. The secretary may provide financial assistance to community action agencies for the planning, conduct, administration and evaluation of community action programs as described in the Community Action Act in accordance with state and federal law and regulations. B. No funds provided pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall be distributed to a community […]
A. A community action agency is a political subdivision of the state, a combination of political subdivisions or a public or private nonprofit agency that: (1) has the power and authority to enter into contracts with public and private nonprofit agencies and organizations in fulfilling the purposes of the Community Action Act; (2) is capable […]
A. Each community action agency shall administer its community action program through a community action board. Board members shall be selected as follows: (1) one-third of the members of the board shall be elected public officials currently holding office in the geographical area to be served by the community action agency or their representatives, except […]
Each community action agency shall use available funds for a community action program which: A. provides a range of services and activities which have a measurable and potentially major impact on causes of poverty in the community; B. provides activities designed to assist low-income participants, including the elderly poor, to: (1) secure and retain meaningful […]
The secretary shall adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the Community Action Act. History: Laws 1983, ch. 139, § 8.
The secretary, consistent with federal law, shall make grants of not less than ninety percent of the annual allocation of funds available under the community services block grant to community action agencies defined in Subsection A of Section 5 [27-8-5 NMSA 1978] of the Community Action Act. The human services department is authorized to implement, […]
