As used in the Public Works Apprentice and Training Act:A. 'approved apprentice and training programs' means building trades apprenticeship and training programs in New Mexico that are recognized by the office of apprenticeship of the employment and training administration 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; andC. '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 [Chapter 60, Article 13 NMSA 1978]. History: Laws 1992, ch. 74, § 3; 2007, ch. 200, § 16; 2024, ch. 5, § 2. ANNOTATIONSThe 2024 amendment, effective May 15, 2024, revised the definition of 'approved apprentice and training programs' and removed the definition of 'director' or 'division'; in Subsection A, after 'recognized by the,' deleted 'bureau of apprenticeship and training' and added 'office of apprenticeship of the employment and moved the definition of 'director' or 'division'; in Subsection A, after 'recognized by the,' deleted 'bureau of apprenticeship and training' and added 'office of apprenticeship of the employment and training administration'; and deleted former Subsection C, which provided the definition of 'director' or 'division' and redesignated former Subsection D as Subsection C. The 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, defined 'division' as the labor relations division of the workforce solutions department.
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