This text of New Mexico § 27-2D-2 (Definitions) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering New Mexico primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
As used in the Education Works Act: A. "applicant" means a person applying for cash assistance on behalf of a benefit group; B. "benefit group" means a pregnant woman or a group of people that includes a dependent child, all of that dependent child's full, half, step- or adopted siblings living with the dependent child's parent or relative within the fifth degree of consanguinity and the parent with whom the children live; C. "cash assistance" means cash payments distributed by the authority pursuant to the Education Works Act; D. "authority" or "department" means the health care authority; E. "dependent child" means a natural, adopted stepchild or ward who is:
(1)seventeen years of age or younger;
(2)eighteen years of age and is enrolled in high school; or (3) between eighteen and twent
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As used in the Education Works Act: A. "applicant" means a person applying for cash assistance on behalf of a benefit group; B. "benefit group" means a pregnant woman or a group of people that includes a dependent child, all of that dependent child's full, half, step- or adopted siblings living with the dependent child's parent or relative within the fifth degree of consanguinity and the parent with whom the children live; C. "cash assistance" means cash payments distributed by the authority pursuant to the Education Works Act; D. "authority" or "department" means the health care authority; E. "dependent child" means a natural, adopted stepchild or ward who is: (1) seventeen years of age or younger; (2) eighteen years of age and is enrolled in high school; or (3) between eighteen and twenty-two years of age and is receiving special education services regulated by the public education department; F. "director" means the director of the income support division of the authority; G. "earned income" means cash or payment in kind that is received as wages from employment or payment in lieu of wages; and earnings from self-employment or earnings acquired from the direct provision of services, goods or property, production of goods, management of property or supervision of services; H. "education works program" means the cash assistance, activities and services available to a recipient pursuant to the Education Works Act; I. "federal act" means the federal Social Security Act and rules promulgated pursuant to the Social Security Act; J. "federal poverty guidelines" means the level of income defining poverty by family size published annually in the federal register by the United States department of health and human services; K. "parent" means natural parent, adoptive parent or stepparent; L. "person" means an individual; M. "recipient" means a person who receives cash assistance or services or a member of a benefit group who has reached the age of majority; N. "secretary" means the secretary of health care authority; O. "services" means child-care assistance; payment for education- or employment- related transportation costs; job search assistance; employment counseling; employment, education and job training placement; an annual payment for education- related costs; case management; or other activities whose purpose is to assist transition into employment; P. "unearned income" means old age, survivors and disability insurance; railroad retirement benefits; veterans administration compensation or pension; military retirement; pensions, annuities and retirement benefits; lodge or fraternal benefits; shared shelter payments; settlement payments; individual Indian money; child support; unemployment compensation benefits; union benefits paid in cash; gifts and contributions; and real property income; and Q. "vehicle" means a conveyance for the transporting of persons to or from employment or education for the activities of daily living or for the transportation of goods; "vehicle" does not include boats, trailers or mobile homes used as a principal place of residence.