New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 11 - LABOR AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Chapter 2 - JOB TRAINING
Part 5 - WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT ONE STOP SYSTEM AND PARTNERSHIPS
Section 11.2.5.15 - DWS RESPONSIBILITIES
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
DWS, under the direction of the governor and the state workforce development board, is designated as the state administrative entity responsible for the implementation and oversight of WIOA in New Mexico. DWS's responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
A. developing statewide policies and written guidance letters;
B. ensuring each local board develops and maintains a single umbrella or individual partner memorandum of understanding;
C. ensuring each local board develops an infrastructure funding agreement with the WIOA required partners that is monitored, reviewed, and updated at least quarterly;
D. reviewing and approving local board workforce development plans;
E. preparing New Mexico's WIOA state plan and submitting it to the US department of labor (USDOL), as directed
F. preparing an annual report in coordination with the state workforce development board on workforce system activity and performance;
G. negotiating statewide performance measures with the USDOL, and subsequently negotiating local area performance measures with local boards;
H. providing oversight and administration for the eligible training provider certification system;
I. preparing and initiating grant agreements with each local board;
J. monitoring and evaluating the one-stop delivery system to ensure compliance with state and federal policies and directives;
K. providing or contracting for technical assistance and training to ensure performance measures and outcomes are met;
L. ensuring the one-stop delivery system includes all required partners, and that continuous quality improvement activities are developed and implemented;
M. requiring corrective action or imposing sanctions on a local board or other WIOA sub-recipient for significant inability or failure to perform as required;
N. evaluating the effectiveness of the one-stop delivery system, including qualitative and quantitative program analysis of program goals, performance success indicators, outcomes, cost-efficiencies, seamless service delivery, partner contribution and collaboration, and customer satisfaction; and
O. compiling and submitting data and reports on program outcomes and performance of the one-stop delivery systems as required by the USDOL, which may also include compilation of data and reports related to common performance measures and outcomes related to WIOA core partners.
