Whenever the department is the sole educational agency of the state pursuant to the provisions of Section 22-9-2 NMSA 1978, it may:
A. enter into an agreement with the proper federal agency to procure for the state the benefits of the federal statute;
B. establish a state plan, if required by the federal statute, which 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 or its representative from agencies receiving federal funds;
E. make surveys and studies in cooperation with other agencies to determine the needs of the state in the areas where the federal funds are to be applied;
F. establish standards to which agencies must conform in receiving federal funds; and
G. give technical advice and assistance to any local educational agency in connection with that agency obtaining federal funds.
History: 1953 Comp., § 77-7-3, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 16, § 103; 2004, ch. 27, § 23.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For designation of the department for submission of state plan for federal grants under Public Law 93-380, see 22-9-6 NMSA 1978.
For the public education department, see 9-24-4 NMSA 1978.
The 2004 amendment, effective May 19, 2004, changed "state department" to "department" and changed a 1953 statutory reference to the NMSA 1978 section number.