New Mexico Administrative Code

A. Regular meetings shall be held quarterly on the third Thursday of the second month of each quarter, unless otherwise rescheduled within each quarter by the chairman. B. Meetings may be scheduled in any city, town, or village of the state. C. During a regular meeting at least o…

A. Roberts Rules of Order, revised, shall govern the proceedings of the SAC, unless otherwise specified in this manual. B. The order of business for all meetings of the SAC and its committees shall be: (1) approval of minutes for previous meeting; (2) communications; (3) reports …

The SAC advises on general policies, principles, and standards under which the department operates. The department interprets, and enforces these policies, principles and standards. SAC advises the areas of emphasis to be placed on apprenticeship activities; represents the point …

General policy: It shall be the responsibility of the director to coordinate the activities and objectives of the department with staff of the OA assigned to New Mexico. Mutual understanding and good faith on part of the state and federal agencies is essential to the advancement …

General policy: It is basic department policy to cooperate in promoting the development of joint national standards of apprenticeship agreed upon by the appropriate national organizations concerned. When national standards for various reasons cannot be obtained, national policy s…

The terms and conditions of an apprenticeship program must be in written form so that all parties concerned may be informed of its provisions, and so it can be used in the training operations and the administration of the program. Apprenticeship programs are defined by the depart…

A. General policy: Because a bargaining agreement is a legal contract between the parties who sign it, its terms and conditions with respect to the employment and training of apprentices are to be fully respected. Any changes from the terms in the bargaining agreement advocated i…

General policy: Cooperation between an employer and his skilled employees is essential for the proper training of the apprentice. The employer provides employment for the apprentices. The skilled employees impart their skills and knowledge to the apprentice.

All apprenticeship programs, sponsors, and apprentices registered with the New Mexico department of workforce solutions.

A. General policy: Recognition is a means of publicly acknowledging apprenticeship programs that are considered to have met the fundamentals of apprenticeship. Recognition may be accorded to New Mexico apprenticeship programs by the department, by registration, when they have met…

A. General policy: In order to carry out the provisions of the New Mexico State Apprenticeship Act with regard to safeguarding the welfare of the apprentice, the program provisions under which the apprentice is to be employed should be reviewed for their consistency with current …

Criteria for apprenticeable occupations: An industry specific occupation, in order to be recognized as apprenticeable by the department, must possess all the following characteristics: A. it involves skills that are customarily learned in a practical way through a structured, sys…

A. General policy: It is the objective of the department and the SAC to encourage the development and continuance of apprenticeship programs adequate to produce qualified skilled workers. Labor and employers will be encouraged to jointly develop adequate standards of apprenticesh…

A. General policy: An apprenticeship program should contain a sufficiently broad schedule of work processes for the acquirement of reasonable competency in the trade. B. Development of work processes: Work process schedules should be developed by those responsible for the trainin…

A. General policy: Wages for apprentices should be calculated so that training, rather than production, is the principal criterion. B. Apprentice wages under bargaining agreement: Wage rates established for the apprentice under a bargaining agreement shall be recognized. C. Begin…

A. General policy: It is the policy to emphasize the significance of the apprentice completion certificate issued by the department. B. Authentication of requests for completion certificates: A certificate of completion of apprenticeship will be issued to apprentices upon receipt…

General policy: The terms and conditions of employment and training of each apprentice shall be stated in a written apprenticeship agreement. The agreement shall contain explicitly or by reference: A. names and signatures of the contracting parties (apprentice, and the program sp…

A. Operation according to approved standards: After a program sponsor has registered the program's standards with the department, the program shall operate in accordance with these standards. Should an operating procedure be desired that is not in accordance with the existing app…

A. The construction of New Mexico facilities that generate electricity for New Mexico retail customers, and that are not located on the customer side of an electricity meter, shall be subject to the requirements of Subsection B of Section 62-13-16 NMSA 1978 if the facilities are …

Section 50-7-1 to 50-7-4.1, 50-7-7 NMSA 1978

A. Apprentices participating in an approved apprenticeship program registered with the apprenticeship office through the department of workforce solutions who are required to attend unpaid training sessions during weeks in which they are not otherwise receiving compensation may b…

Permanent.

January 30, 2018 unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

A. The department of workforce solutions ("the department") is the state apprenticeship agency (SAA). By delegation, the apprenticeship director is the department's operating head and administrator for all apprenticeship related functions and activities. B. General: To help achie…

A. "Administrator" means the administrator of the office of apprenticeship (OA), or any person specifically designated by the administrator. B. "Apprentice" means a worker at least 16 years of age, except where a higher minimum age standard is otherwise fixed by law, who is emplo…

A. Only the department may seek recognition by the OA as an agency which has been properly constituted under an acceptable law or executive order, and authorized by the OA to register and oversee apprenticeship programs and agreements for federal purposes. B. The department shall…

A. The director oversees the registration of apprenticeship programs, apprentices, and all activities associated with the department. B. The director shall: (1) encourage apprenticeship training through personal contact with individual employers and labor organizations; (2) act a…

Department of Workforce Solutions.

The department of workforce solutions shall develop an application that shall: A. Comply with criteria for apprenticeship programs as outlined in the Apprenticeship Assistance Act. B. Require any program applicant to have a minimum of one year's registration with the department o…

A. To increase transparency and expedite the transmission of necessary information, the department of workforce solutions will publish and maintain on the department's website the current calendar, application form for Apprenticeship Assistance Act funds, and a procedures manual …

All New Mexico registered apprenticeship programs that develop skilled craftsmen in occupations recognized by the department of workforce solutions.

22-2-1, 22-2-2, 21-19A-6 NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

March 31, 2016, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

To set forth requirements and processes by which an apprenticeship program shall receive assistance through the department of workforce solutions relating to 21-19A-2 et seq NMSA 1978.

A. "Advisory committee" means the apprenticeship and training advisory committee to the division. B. "Applicant" means an entity desiring to file for Apprenticeship Assistance Act funding. C. "Apprentice" means a person at least 16 years old who is approved by the department of w…

The apprenticeship and training advisory committee shall provide input to the director for apprenticeship of the department of workforce solutions regarding: A. The administration of funds provided by the Apprenticeship Assistance Act to assist apprenticeship programs. B. Recomme…

The department of workforce solutions shall have sole control over the disbursement of funds appropriated under the Apprenticeship Assistance Act and shall: A. Receive input from the apprenticeship and training advisory committee regarding the administration of funds provided by …

New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (DWS)

Any changes to existing local area designation by the state board may be appealed to the governor through DWS. A. Appeals must be sent in writing to the department of workforce solutions, 401 Broadway NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102, to the cabinet secretary's attention. B. The appeal …

State workforce development board (state board), New Mexico department of workforce solutions, chief elected officials (CEOs), local workforce development boards (local boards), local workforce system administrative entities (local administrative entities), workforce system sub-r…

Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 29 USC Subchapter I of Chapter 32 (WIOA), and Section 50-14-1 et seq., 1978 NMSA.

Permanent.

October 29, 2019, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

To establish the process by which the governor shall designate local workforce development areas within the state that are eligible to receive funding under Title 1 of WIOA, after consultation with local boards and chief elected officials and after consideration of comments recei…

A. Title 1 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) requires DWS to issue a policy to provide guidance regarding the process for designation of workforce development areas in New Mexico, along with the process for appealing designation decisions. WIOA mandates that …

A. At any time, CEOs from local areas, the state board, any unit of general local government, or the governor may propose or request a local area designation. A request is initiated by filing a written request to DWS, the state administrative entity (SAE) authorized by the govern…

New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (DWS)

A. To ensure the criteria established by the state are acknowledged by both the CEOs and the members of the local board, a partnership agreement is required. The partnership agreement must establish roles and responsibilities of the CEOs and the local board along with a descripti…