New Mexico Statutes Chapter 21. State and Private Education Institutions § 21-19A-5. Criteria for apprenticeship programs

A. An apprenticeship program shall be registered by the state apprenticeship agency or the office of apprenticeship.

B. An apprenticeship program shall be under the direction of an apprenticeship committee and structured according to Title 29, Part 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Committee members are appointed by one or more employers of apprentices, one or more employee representatives of an apprenticeable trade or a combination of the above. If an apprenticeship committee is composed of representatives of one or more employers and one or more employee representatives, the number of committee members designated by the employers shall be equal to the number of committee members designated by the employee representatives.

C. Each apprentice participating in a program shall have signed a written apprenticeship agreement with the apprenticeship committee stating the standards and conditions of employment and training, which standards shall conform substantially with the standards of apprenticeship as registered by the state apprenticeship agency or the office of apprenticeship.