1. A. “Chief elected official (CEO)” is the chief elected executive officer of a unit of general local government in a local area. CEOs shall consist of one county commissioner, or their designee, from each county located in the area. In a case in which a local area includes more than one unit of general local government, the points of contact shall only be the recognized CEOs for each county located in that area. This does not prevent participation from other elected officials in the community, however, the only voting member is the CEO who may consider the input and contributions from the other elected officials.
2. B. “chief lead elected official (CLEO)” is the individual selected by the participating chief elected officials who may act on behalf of the other chief elected officials in a given local workforce development area (local area).
3. C. “Local administrative entity” means the entity designated by the local board for the administration of WIOA in the local area.
4. D. “Local area” means a workforce development area designated by the governor for the administration of workforce development activities; and the area within which local boards oversee workforce development activities.
5. E. “Local board grant agreement” means the grant agreement between the recipient of WIOA funding (DWS), and the sub-recipient of WIOA funding (local board), to fund and direct the administration of WIOA in the local area.
6. F. “Local workforce development board (local board)” means the local area workforce development board established by the CEOs under WIOA section 107(b).
7. G. “One-stop delivery system” means a one-stop delivery system, as described in WIOA section 121.
8. H. “One-stop operator” means a public, private, or nonprofit entity, or a consortium of entities designated or certified under WIOA section 121.
9. I. “One-stop partner” means an entity described in WIOA section 121 that is participating in the operation of a one-stop delivery system.
10. J. “State workforce development board (state board)” means the state workforce development board established by the governor under WIOA section 101.
11. K. “Technical assistance guidance” means technical advisories issued by state or federal government authorities to aid in the implementation of WIOA.
12. L. “Unit of general local government” means any general purpose political subdivision of a state that has the power to levy taxes and spend funds, as well as general corporate and police powers.
13. M. “Workforce connection center” means a physical one-stop center within the one-stop delivery system, as described in WIOA section 121, and partner of the American job center network.
14. N. “Workforce solutions department” means the state administrative agency designated by the governor for the administration of WIOA in New Mexico, commonly referred to as the department of workforce solutions (DWS). DWS is also the agency designated by the governor as the pass-through entity for WIOA funding.

[11.2.4.7 NMAC - N, 7/1/2018; A, 06/22/2021]