New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 11 - LABOR AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Chapter 2 - JOB TRAINING
Part 31 - APPRENTICESHIP ASSISTANCE
Section 11.2.31.10 - APPLICATION

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 of workforce solutions office of apprenticeship and at least one apprentice at the time the application is submitted.

C. Provide that requested funding shall be calculated based on the number of total related instruction contact hours multiplied by the approved hourly rate, not to exceed two hundred twenty hours per participant per year.

D. Require any program applicant to maintain a certificate of registration from the New Mexico taxation and revenue department and be licensed to do business in New Mexico.

E. Provide that requested funding shall be calculated using only those apprentices registered and in training at the time of application; the number of approved apprentices being applied for must be equal to or less than the total number of apprentices registered and in training at the time of application.

F. Provide that all programs have a structured component for related instruction with a minimum of four hours of direct in person contact with an instructor per month. Programs may request from the department an exception to this requirement. The request shall include the reason for the exception, a description of how the apprentice will demonstrate mastery of the content, and a description of the system that verifies the apprentice's participation in the instruction and mastery of the content.

G. Require a representative from any program applicant to appear at a mandatory technical assistance workshop for prospective applicants and at a mandatory application approval meeting, except as provided in Subsection C of 11.2.31.11 NMAC.

H. Contain sections requesting information for funding requests, a funding survey and an acknowledgment of the department of workforce solutions' policies and procedures.

I. Provide that no funds shall be distributed to an apprenticeship program until the program has timely filed all reports required by the Apprenticeship Assistance Act and the department of workforce solutions.

J. Require any program applicant to respond to requests for additional information that the department of workforce solutions regards as necessary to clarify issues identified in the application or expenditure of Apprenticeship Assistance Act funds.