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. History: Laws 2005, ch. 328, § 4. 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.
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