N.M. Stat. § 12-12B-3
The higher education department and the regulation and licensing department shall recommend to appropriate institutions of higher learning a program for training and certifying individuals to relight pilot lights for residential equipment and appliances. Upon satisfactory completion of such a program, an individual shall be certified as a gas pilot relighting technician and be issued a certificate attesting to the person's completion of the program, which certificate shall expire after five years. The regulation and licensing department shall adopt rules specifying the content of the training program, requirements for successful completion of the program and the process for certification of an individual as a gas pilot relighting technician.
NMS § 12-12B-3