Section 21-19A-5 - Criteria for apprenticeship programs. - New Mexico Statutes

21-19A-5. Criteria for apprenticeship programs.

A.     An apprenticeship program shall be registered by the council or the bureau.   

B.     An apprenticeship program shall be under the direction of an apprenticeship committee and structured according to CFR 29.29.  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 his employment and training, which standards shall conform substantially with the standards of apprenticeship as registered by the council or bureau.