2009 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 27 - Public Assistance.
Article 2D - Education Works
Section 27-2D-2 - Definitions.

27-2D-2. Definitions.

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 department pursuant to the Education Works Act;

D.     "department" means the human services department;

E.     "dependent child" means a natural, adopted step-child 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 department;

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 human services;

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.