FORTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2003



March 4, 2003





Mr. Speaker:



Your LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred



HOUSE BILL 814



has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:



1. On page 1, line 12, after "PROGRAMS" insert "; PERMITTING USE OF A CERTAIN FUND".



2. On page 1, line 22, after "labor" insert ", the New Mexico labor department and", and strike "or".



3. On page 2, line 5, after "contract" insert ", subject to the provisions of Subsection A of Section 13-4-11 NMSA 1978,".

4. On page 2, lines 6 and 7, strike "valued in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000)".

5. On page 2, lines 8 and 9, strike ", for the life of the contract,".



6. On page 2, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following section to read:



"Section 4. Section 13-4D-5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1992, Chapter 74, Section 5) is amended to read:



"13-4D-5. FUND CREATED--DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.--There is created the "public works apprentice and training fund" in the labor and industrial division of the labor department. Contributions into the fund shall be as provided under the provisions of Section [4 of the Public Works Apprentice and Training Act] 13-4D-4 NMSA 1978. Funds contributed under the provisions of the Public Works Apprentice and Training Act shall be distributed in the following manner:



A. no more than fifteen percent of the funds may be used by the public works bureau of the labor and industrial division of the labor department to hire staff and to administer the funds collected by the division; and



B. the remainder of the funds shall be used for approved apprentice and training programs in New Mexico. The labor and industrial division of the labor department shall develop an annual budget to disburse funds to approved apprentice and training programs in New Mexico, taking into account participant contact hours of classroom instruction and on-the-job training for the preceding year, to be not less than ninety percent of one hundred forty-four contact hours of classroom instruction per participant per school year and not less than one thousand hours of on-the-job training per twelve-month period.".



Respectfully submitted,







Sheryl Williams Stapleton, Chairwoman





Adopted Not Adopted

(Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)



Date



The roll call vote was 5 For 2 Against

Yes: 5

No: Tinnin, Vaughn

Excused: Miera

Absent: None





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