HOUSE BILL 224

56th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2024

INTRODUCED BY

Kathleen Cates and Harold Pope and Debra M. Sari ana

and Pamelya Herndon

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT; REQUIRING THE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS DEPARTMENT TO CREATE AND DISTRIBUTE A VETERANS' BENEFITS AND SERVICES INFORMATION POSTER FOR DISPLAY IN WORKPLACES.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. [NEW MATERIAL] CREATING AND POSTING OF VETERANS' BENEFITS AND SERVICES INFORMATION.--

          A. The workforce solutions department shall consult with the veterans' services department to create and distribute a veterans' benefits and services information poster.

          B. The poster shall have, at a minimum:

                (1) contact and website information for the veterans' services department;

                (2) substance abuse and mental health treatment information;

                (3) educational, workforce and training resources for veterans;

                (4) veterans' tax benefit information;

                (5) information on obtaining a New Mexico driver's license or identification card;

                (6) contact information for legal services for veterans;

                (7) eligibility criteria for unemployment insurance benefits; and

                (8) contact information for the United States department of veterans affairs.

          C. Employers with more than fifty full-time-equivalent employees shall display the poster created and distributed pursuant to this section in a conspicuous place accessible to employees in the workplace.

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