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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 27. Public Assistance § 27-2D-9. Satisfactory participation

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. To maintain satisfactory participation in the education works program, a recipient shall be a full-time student as defined by the school that the recipient attends.

B. A recipient may demonstrate good cause for failure to maintain satisfactory participation in the education works program, and must work with the department to address the barrier, in any month of participation for the following reasons:

(1) extended illness or injury of the recipient;

(2) the recipient is the primary caretaker for a special needs child or an ill or aging parent; or

(3) the recipient has been assessed to have a learning disability or a mental or physical health problem.

C. If a recipient falls below the academic standard of the school in one academic term, he shall be placed on probationary status for one academic term to improve his grades. If a recipient's overall grade point average falls below 2.0 based on a four-point system, the department shall place him on probation for a maximum of two academic terms to allow him to bring up his overall grade point average.

D. A recipient shall:

(1) attend classes as scheduled and participate as required by the standard of the school;

(2) report to the department a change that may affect the benefit group's eligibility for or anything that may affect the recipients ability to participate in the education works program;

(3) provide the department with copies of any financial aid award letters; and

(4) provide the department with copies of his grades as they become available.

E. If a recipient does not comply with Subsection C of this section or with the provisions of the Education Works Act, the department may require the recipient to apply for public assistance pursuant to the New Mexico Works Act. This decision shall be made in writing and the recipient shall have the opportunity to appeal the decision.

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