N.M. Code R. § 9.2.13.7 - DEFINITIONS
The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
A. "Aging network" means
programs and services for older adults throughout New Mexico that receive
federal or state funds under contract with the department or area agencies on
aging. The aging network includes, but is not limited to, programs sponsored by
tribal governments, local governments and private, non-profit
organizations.
B. "Applicant" means
a member of the public who completes an application to become a participant in
one of the programs created in this part.
C. "Community service" means social, health,
welfare and educational services; legal and other counseling services and
assistance; library, recreational services, conservation, maintenance or
restoration of natural resources, community betterment or beautification,
pollution control or environmental quality efforts, economic development or
other types of service, which the department approves, excluding building and
construction, except that which is normally performed by the department, or
work which primarily benefits private profit-making organizations.
D. "Department" means the New Mexico aging
and long-term services department (ALTSD).
E. "Equitable distribution plan" means the
process of allocating positions based on age and income census data as required
pursuant to 20 CFR Sections
641.140,
641.360,
641.365 and
641.879 (Older Americans Act
regulations as amended).
F. "Golden
opportunities for life-long development (GOLD) mentor program" means a program
administered by the department to provide civic engagement through community
service and training opportunities for participants.
G. "Gold mentors" are participants in the
gold mentor program; they provide life skills and employment assistance to
clients working to overcome barriers.
H. "Host agency" is an agency or organization
selected by the department where an eligible employment program participant is
placed in a subsidized position for work experience and training.
I. "New Mexico senior employment program"
means the state funded employment and training program designed to provide
community service employment opportunities for older adults that enable them to
remain actively engaged in their communities.
J. "Older Americans Act of 1965" (Older
Americans Act) means Sections 501 through 518, title V, "The Older American
Community Service Employment Act", Pub. L. 89-73, as amended by
Pub. L.
109-363 , enacted Oct. 16, 2006, (codified as
amended at 42 U.S.C. Section
3056 ), and implementing regulations, 20 CFR
Part 641 (as amended).
K.
"Participants" are applicants who:
(1) have
been deemed eligible for training under the programs set forth in this part and
have been placed in subsidized on-the-job training; or
(2) have been hired and placed in community
service and training opportunities.
L. "Pay period" means the two-week period as
established and published by the New Mexico department of finance and
administration.
M. "Position" is an
on-the-job training or community service opportunity created by one of the
programs set forth in this part.
N.
"Poverty level" is the level established and periodically updated by the United
States department of health and human services.
O. "Program year" is the period of July 1
through June 30.
P. "Senior
community service employment program" (SCSEP) means the federal employment and
training program funded pursuant to the provisions of Title V of the Older
Americans Act, sections 501 through 518.
Q. "Subsidized on-the-job training" is
participation in the programs set forth in this part that fund wages for hours
worked using federal or state monies.
R. "Supervisor" is the individual designated
by the host agency or the department to oversee the work of a
participant.
S. "Transition" is the
movement of a participant from on-the-job training to unsubsidized
employment.
T. "Unsubsidized
employment" is work in the public or private sector not funded from one of the
programs set forth in this part.
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