New Mexico Register / Volume XXXIII, Issue 24 / December 27,
2022
8.102.461.12 SUBSIDIZED PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYMENT (Core Activity):
A. Employment for which the employer receives
a subsidy from TANF or other public
funds to offset some or all of
the wages and costs of employing a participant is considered to be subsidized
private sector employment.
B. General: New
Mexico will use TANF funds to offset the wages of employing a TANF participant
for an established period of time. Upon expiration of the subsidized term of
employment, the employer is expected to hire the participant. This income will be excluded for
determining TANF eligibility.
C. Component activities: The following shall be
considered as qualified participation hours
for subsidized private sector employment.
(1) Employment will be considered subsidized if the employer
receives TANF or other public
sector funding for an employee.
(2) Public sector paid apprenticeships and paid internships
shall be considered subsidized
employment.
D. Supervision and documentation: Hours of participation in an
employment- related activity will be projected, based on actual hours worked,
for up to six months at which time current documentation shall be required in order to evaluate any changes in the prospective hours of participation.
[8.102.461.12 NMAC - Rp, 8.102.460.21 NMAC, 04/01/2012; A, 1/1/2023]