2009 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions.
Article 19 - Development Training
Section 21-19-7.1 - Development training for film and multimedia production companies.

21-19-7.1. Development training for film and multimedia production companies.

A.     After consulting with the New Mexico film division of the economic development department, the industrial training board shall promulgate rules for development funding for film and multimedia production companies.  The rules shall provide:

(1)     for preapproval by the New Mexico film division of personnel who:

(a)     are New Mexico residents;

(b)     have participated in on-the-job training or attended a training course sponsored in part by an accredited educational institution in New Mexico or by the New Mexico film division; and

(c)     have been certified as film and multimedia trainees by the New Mexico film division;

(2)     for submission to the New Mexico film division of the economic development department by a film or multimedia production company, after completing production in New Mexico, of employment, salary and related information concerning those personnel who have been:

(a)     approved by the New Mexico film division pursuant to Subsection A of this section; and

(b)     employed by the production company in a film or multimedia production in New Mexico;

(3)     after approval by the New Mexico film division, for reimbursement from the development training fund to the production company of fifty percent of the salaries paid to the personnel for whom information is submitted pursuant to Paragraph (2) of this subsection; and

(4)     that the reimbursement shall be made by the New Mexico film division without further action or approval of the industrial training board.

B.     The New Mexico film division of the economic development department shall establish a film and multimedia preemployment training program to furnish qualified manpower resources for the film and multimedia industry.  The New Mexico film division shall adopt rules implementing the preemployment training program.