New Mexico Statutes Chapter 13. Public Purchases and Property § 13-4D-3. Definitions

A. “approved apprentice and training programs” means building trades apprenticeship and training programs in New Mexico that are recognized by the bureau of apprenticeship and training of the United States department of labor or the New Mexico apprenticeship council;

B. “compliance statement” means a monthly record of an employer's contributions paid into an approved apprentice and training program in New Mexico or into the public works apprentice and training fund;

C. “director” or “division” means the labor relations division of the workforce solutions department; and

D. “employer” means a contractor, subcontractor or any person acting as a contractor on a public works project, as that term is defined in the provisions of the Construction Industries Licensing Act.