New Mexico Register / Volume XXXIV, Issue 10 / May 31, 2023

NOTICE OF RULEMAKING

The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (“Department” or “NMDWS”) hereby gives notice that the Department will conduct a public hearing at the Leo Griego Auditorium located in the State Personnel Office (Willie Ortiz Building) at 2600 Cerrillos Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87505 on July 6, 2023 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.

Summary: The proposed regulation amends the membership and participation requirements of the State Apprenticeship Council to include the NMDWS Cabinet Secretary and the Public Education Cabinet Secretary, or their designees, as non-voting, ex officio members. The amendment also changes the “commissioner of labor” to the “secretary of workforce solutions”.

Under NMSA 1978 §§50-7-1 to 50-7-4.1 and 50-7-7, NMDWS is the agency responsible for the State Apprenticeship Program and gives the Department legal authority for rule making.

Interested individuals are encouraged to submit written comments to the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions, P.O. Box 1928, Albuquerque, N.M., 87103, attention Andrea Christman prior to the hearing for consideration. Alternatively, written comments may be submitted via email to andrea.christman@dws.nm.gov. Comments must be received no later than 5 p.m. on July 5, 2023.

Copies of the proposed rule may be accessed online at https://www.dws.state.nm.us/ or obtained by calling Andrea Christman at (505) 841-8478 or sending an email to Andrea.Christman@state.nm.us. The proposed rule will be made available at least thirty days prior to the hearing.

Individuals with disabilities who require this information in an alternative format or need any form of auxiliary aid to attend or participate in this meeting are asked to contact Ms. Christman as soon as possible. The Department requests at least ten (10) days advance notice to provide requested special accommodations.