As used in the Workforce Development Act [9-26-1 to 9-26-14 NMSA 1978]:

A. "board" means the state workforce development board;

B. "chief elected official" means the chief elected executive officer of a unit of general local government in a local area and in a case in which a local area includes more than one unit of general local government, "chief elected official" means the person designated under the agreement described in Section 117 (c)(1)(B) of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998;

C. "employment training program" means a program or a part of a program, regardless of which state or local agency administers it, that has as its primary purpose assisting persons in obtaining or enhancing employment;

D. "local board" means a local workforce development board; and

E. "office" or "division" means the workforce transition services division of the workforce solutions department.

History: Laws 1999, ch. 260, § 2; 2005, ch. 111, § 4; 2007, ch. 200, § 18.

Repeals. — Section 50-14-16 NMSA 1978 provided for the delayed repeal of the Workforce Development Act, effective July 1, 2012. Laws 2007, ch. 200, § 24 repealed 50-14-16 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2007.

Cross references. — For the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, see 29 U.S.C. § 2801 et seq.

The 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, defined "division" as the workforce transition services division of the workforce solutions department.

The 2005 amendment, effective April 4, 2005, deleted the definition of "job corps" in former Subsection C; added the definition of "employment training program" in Subsection C; deleted the definitions of "person" and "representative business" in former Subsections E and F respectively; and added the definition of "office" in Subsection E.