New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico HB280: YOUTH INTERNSHIP PILOT PROJECT
Status: In committee, February 11, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to workforce development; creating the youth internship pilot project to demonstrate that paid internships for youth will support workforce development in the state; providing for grant awards to internship programs; providing for eligibility for an award; assigning duties to the workforce solutions department; making appropriations.
From the introduced text, February 2, 2026:
AN ACT RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; CREATING THE YOUTH INTERNSHIP PILOT PROJECT TO DEMONSTRATE THAT PAID INTERNSHIPS FOR YOUTH WILL SUPPORT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE STATE; PROVIDING FOR GRANT AWARDS TO INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS; PROVIDING FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR AN AWARD; ASSIGNING DUTIES TO THE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS DEPARTMENT; MAKING APPROPRIATIONS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. [NEW MATERIAL] YOUTH INTERNSHIP PROJECT--GRANT AWARDS--ELIGIBILITY--TERMS--DUTIES.-- A. As used in this section: (1) "department" means the workforce solutions department; (2) "internship program" means an internship program administered by a nonprofit organization, school .232380.3 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ district, charter school or federally recognized Indian nation, tribe or pueblo located wholly or partially in New Mexico; (3) "project" means the youth internship project; and (4) "youth" means persons who are between the ages of fourteen and twenty-two and who are attending high school or recently graduated from high school. B. The "youth internship project" is created as a three-year pilot project to demonstrate that supporting paid internships for youth will improve workforce development in the state. The department shall administer the project by awarding grants, monitoring the use of a grant awards and collecting and analyzing data to measure outcomes. C. A project grant: (1) may only be awarded to an internship program that facilitates …
Sponsors
- Cristina Parajón (D, HD-025) · primary sponsor
- Yanira Gurrola (D, HD-016)
- Anita Gonzales (D, HD-070)
- Patricia Roybal Caballero (D, HD-013)
Latest actions
- : HLVMC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation
- : Sent to HLVMC - Referrals: HLVMC/HAFC
- : Action Postponed Indefinitely
Subjects: EDUCATION, OTHER, EMPLOYER & EMPLOYEE (including workers' comp)
Common questions
- What is HB280?
- HB280 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): YOUTH INTERNSHIP PILOT PROJECT.
- What does HB280 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to workforce development; creating the youth internship pilot project to demonstrate that paid internships for youth will support workforce development in the state; providing for grant awards to internship programs; providing for eligibility for an award; assigning duties to the workforce solutions department; making appropriations.
- What is the status of HB280?
- In committee as of February 11, 2026. Latest action: HLVMC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (February 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB280?
- Cristina Parajón (D, HD-025), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB280?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=B&legNo=280&year=26
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