Section 51-1-47 - Application of the act [Applicability of act to governmental entities].
51-1-47. Application of the act [Applicability of act to governmental entities].
The provisions of Laws 1977, Chapter 227, as amended [51-1-14 to 51-1-17, 51-1-43 to 51-1-47 NMSA 1978], shall apply to all governmental entities of New Mexico to the extent such entities are constitutionally required by federal law to pay unemployment benefits to public employees as a condition of obtaining approval of the state unemployment compensation plan. If the federal Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1976 (Public Law 94-566) is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid in its application or stayed during the pendency of legal proceedings, the coverage of public employees of this state under the Unemployment Compensation Law [this chapter] is automatically stayed. Upon entry of a final judgment declaring the Federal Unemployment Compensation Law to be unconstitutional, the provisions of Laws 1977, Chapter 227, as amended, are repealed.