N.M. Admin. Code § 11.2.4.10

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

Section 11.2.4.10 - CEO AND LOCAL BOARD PARNERSHIP AGREEMENT

A. To ensure the criteria established by the state are acknowledged by both the CEOs and the members of the local board, a partnership agreement is required. The partnership agreement must establish roles and responsibilities of the CEOs and the local board along with a description of the partnership and specific responsibilities. The local board and CEOs must enter into a partnership agreement that at a minimum, addresses the following sections:

(1) describes the respective roles and responsibilities of the respective parties;

(2) acknowledged the authority of the CEOs to appoint the members of the local board in accordance with the criteria established under WIOA section 107, and in accordance with the required criteria in state technical assistance guidance;

(3) describes how the local plan will be developed in partnership between the CEOs and the local board;

(4) describes how the local board will develop the local area budget and the process for obtaining the CEO's approval, per WIOA section 107;

(5) establishes the guidelines that will be followed by the local board for selection of a one-stop operator, including the process for getting CEO agreement on the selection;

(6) describes the process for approving local workforce policy;

(7) describes the process for demonstrating the CEO agreement on the memoranda of understanding between workforce system partners and the board;

(8) describes the process for demonstrating agreement between the CEOs and the local board on the methods for funding the infrastructure costs of workforce connection centers in the local area;

(9) describes the process for demonstrating agreement between the CEOs and the local board on local performance indicators; and

(10) describes the process for demonstrating CEO agreement on the appropriate use of funds and oversight of adult, dislocated worker, and youth workforce development activities, and the entire one-stop delivery system in the local area; and the appropriate use, management, and investment of funds to maximize performance outcomes under WIOA section 116.

B. The partnership agreement must be signed by the current CEOs that have been identified as participating in the CEO agreement and by the local board chair at the time of signing.

C. Any amendment or change to the partnership agreement, notice of an election of a new CEO, or notice of an election of a new local board chair must be maintained at the local administrative entity office and available for monitoring by DWS. If a new CEO or local board chair is elected within the local area, the newly elected individual must submit to the local board a written statement acknowledging the following:

(1) the individual has read, understands, and will comply with the current partnership agreement; and

(2) the individual reserves the option to request negotiations to amend the partnership agreement at any time during the individual's tenure.

D. The partnership agreement should establish requirements for informing the CEOs on a regular basis regarding activities, performance outcomes, and budgets with at least one joint meeting held annually between the CEOs and the local board.

N.M. Admin. Code § 11.2.4.10

11.2.4.10 NMAC - Rp, 11.2.14.8 NMAC, 8-15-2012, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 11, June 12, 2018, eff. 7/1/2018