New Mexico § 51-1-46 - Local public body unemployment compensation reserve fund created; purposes; assessments

§ 51-1-46. Local public body unemployment compensation reserve fund created; purposes; assessments

A. There is created the “local public body unemployment compensation reserve fund.”

The fund and any income from the fund shall be held in trust, deposited in a segregated

account and invested by the general services department with the prior approval of

the state board of finance. Money in the fund is hereby appropriated to carry out the purposes of the fund. B. Any local public body of this state may participate in the local public body unemployment

compensation reserve fund by: (1) giving notice to the director of the risk management division at least ninety

days prior to the date participation is to begin; and (2) agreeing to pay at the end of each calendar quarter an amount determined pursuant

to the rate schedule prescribed by the risk management division plus such additional

amount as may be necessary to pay reasonable costs of administration. C. The director of the risk management division shall terminate the participation

of any local public body in the local public body unemployment compensation reserve

fund if the local public body fails to: (1) pay any assessment made by the risk management division within thirty days after

the date of assessment; or (2) comply with regulations of the risk management division. D. Money deposited in the local public body unemployment compensation reserve fund

may be used by the director of the risk management division to: (1) reimburse the department for benefits paid to public employees covered under the

local public body unemployment compensation reserve fund during the previous calendar

quarter; (2) pay any costs or expenses incurred in protesting benefits paid by the department; (3) pay any costs and expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this section;

and (4) establish and maintain a reserve fund for paying reimbursements of benefits paid

to employees of local public bodies.