New Mexico Statutes Chapter 76. Agriculture § 76-26-3. Agricultural workforce development program created; general provisions; rulemaking

A. The “New Mexico agricultural workforce development program” is created and shall be administered by the department. The department shall establish policies for the program that specify, at a minimum:

B. Subject to appropriations by the legislature, the board, on behalf of the department, may reimburse a participating agricultural business in an amount not to exceed fifty percent of the actual cost to the business of participating in the program. Actual cost includes the wages paid to an intern, a reasonable allocation of fixed overhead expenses and all incidental costs directly related to the internship. Based on the annual appropriation for the program, the director shall determine how many internships may be approved, the amount of reimbursement per internship and whether an agricultural business may be reimbursed for more than one intern in the same calendar year; provided that an agricultural business shall not be reimbursed for more than three internships in the same calendar year.

C. The department shall annually report to the appropriate interim legislative committee on the effectiveness of the program in achieving the purpose of the New Mexico Agricultural Workforce Development Program Act.