Sections 1 through 14 [9-26-1 to 9-26-14 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the “Workforce Solutions Department Act”. History: Laws 2007, ch. 200, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 200, § 25 made the Workforce Solutions Department Act effective July 1, 2007.
All employees and positions in the department, except for the positions of secretary and division directors and other positions expressly permitted to be exempt by the Personnel Act [Chapter 10, Article 9 NMSA 1978], shall be covered by and shall be subject to the provisions of the Personnel Act. The secretary is the appointing authority. […]
A. The department is authorized to cooperate with the federal government in the administration of employment, training and public assistance programs under the jurisdiction of the department in which financial or other participation by the federal government is authorized or mandated under federal laws, regulations, rules or orders. The secretary may enter into agreements with […]
The secretary, with the consent of the governor, may create advisory committees in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-1-9 NMSA 1978. The secretary shall appoint the members of advisory committees with the consent of the governor. If the existence of an advisory committee, its representational membership requirements or other matters are required or specified […]
Those organizational units of the department and the officers of those units specified by law shall have all the powers and duties enumerated in the specific laws assigned to their organizational units for administration. However, the carrying out of those powers and duties shall be subject to the direction and supervision of the secretary, and […]
To the extent permitted by federal law, upon the written request of a corporation organized pursuant to the Educational Assistance Act [Chapter 21, Article 21A NMSA 1978], the department shall furnish the last known address and the date of that address of every person certified to the department as being an absent obligor of an […]
A. On July 1, 2007, all functions, personnel, appropriations, money, buildings, files, records, furniture, equipment and other property of the labor department, including any divisions of the department, are transferred to the workforce solutions department. B. On July 1, 2007, all functions, personnel, appropriations, money, files, records, furniture, equipment and other property of the office […]
The purpose of the Workforce Solutions Department Act is to establish a single, unified department to administer all laws and exercise all functions formerly administered and exercised by the labor department and the office of workforce development. History: Laws 2007, ch. 200, § 2. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 200, § 25 made […]
As used in the Workforce Solutions Department Act: A. “department” means the workforce solutions department; and B. “secretary” means the secretary of workforce solutions. History: Laws 2007, ch. 200, § 3. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 200, § 25 made the Workforce Solutions Department Act effective July 1, 2007.
The “workforce solutions department” is created in the executive branch pursuant to the Executive Reorganization Act [9-1-1 to 9-1-10 NMSA 1978]. The department is a cabinet department that includes: A. the office of the secretary; B. the administrative services division; C. the business services division; D. the labor relations division; E. the workforce technology division; […]
A. The chief executive and administrative officer of the department is the “secretary of workforce solutions”. The secretary shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate. The secretary shall hold office at the pleasure of the governor and shall serve in the executive cabinet. B. A secretary who has been appointed […]
A. The secretary is responsible to the governor for the operation of the department. It is the secretary’s duty to manage all operations of the department and to administer and enforce the laws with which the secretary or the department is charged. B. To perform the secretary’s duties, the secretary has every power expressly enumerated […]
The following are administratively attached to the department: A. the human rights commission; B. the labor and industrial commission; and C. the state workforce development board. History: Laws 2007, ch. 200, § 7. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 200, § 25 made the Workforce Solutions Department Act effective July 1, 2007.
The secretary shall appoint, with the approval of the governor, directors of such divisions as are established within the department. The positions so appointed are exempt from the Personnel Act [Chapter 10, Article 9 NMSA 1978]. History: Laws 2007, ch. 200, § 8. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 200, § 25 made the […]
The secretary shall establish within each division such bureaus as the secretary deems necessary to carry out the provisions of the Workforce Solutions Department Act. The secretary shall employ a chief to be administrative head of each bureau. History: Laws 2007, ch. 200, § 9. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 200, § 25 […]
