N.M. Admin. Code § 11.2.31.11

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 24, December 23, 2024

Section 11.2.31.11 - PROCESS FOR APPLICATION AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS

A. To increase transparency and expedite the transmission of necessary information, the department of workforce solutions will publish and maintain on the department's website the current calendar, application form for Apprenticeship Assistance Act funds, and a procedures manual that contains all the required forms developed by the department of workforce solutions.

B. Program applicants to be eligible for consideration for Apprenticeship Assistance Act funds in the fiscal year shall submit their applications to the director by the deadline specified in the department of workforce solutions' procedures manual.

C. A program representative must appear at a mandatory technical assistance workshop for prospective applicants and at the mandatory application approval meeting to be eligible for consideration for funding in the fiscal year; provided, however, that if any applicant notifies the department in advance of the mandatory workshop or meeting that attendance is impracticable due to extenuating circumstances, the department may excuse the applicant from the workshop or meeting conditioned upon the applicant's participation in an individual technical assistance meeting.

D. If the director of apprenticeship for the department of workforce solutions denies an application or approves the application with conditions, the director shall:

(1) state the reasons for the denial or imposition of conditions in writing within three days of the meeting at which the application was denied or conditions imposed;

(2) a program applicant whose application was denied or approved with conditions that are unacceptable to the program applicant may appeal the decision to the secretary within three days of the receipt of the notice of the denial or imposition of conditions;

(3) within three days of receipt of the notice of appeal, the secretary shall meet with the program applicant and review the director of apprenticeship's decision that denied the application or approved it with conditions;

(4) the secretary may affirm the decision of the director of apprenticeship or reverse the decision with or without the imposition of conditions; and

(5) the secretary's decision shall be final and binding on the program applicant.

E. All approved program applicants shall comply with the following requirements by the dates specified in the department of workforce solutions' procedures manual:

(1) complete and sign a grant agreement;

(2) submit quarterly claims for reimbursement;

(3) submit a mid-year survey; and

(4) comply with all other requirements of the procedures manual.

F. Participation in any apprenticeship assistance act meeting of the department of workforce solutions using electronic communication technology shall be allowed as applicable and available when otherwise it is difficult or impossible for the participant to attend the meeting in person, provided that each person participating via electronic communication shall be able to hear each other and other meeting attendees.

N.M. Admin. Code § 11.2.31.11

11.2.31.11 NMAC - N, 12/31/09, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVII, Issue 06, March 31, 2016, eff. 3/31/2016, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 18, September 24, 2024, eff. 9/24/2024