A. There is created a "state procurement standards and specifications committee." The state purchasing agent is a member and the chairman of the committee.
B. The committee consists of eleven members knowledgeable in procurement procedures, appointed by the secretary with the approval of the governor as follows:
(1) one representative of the state highway department;
(2) one representative of the health and environment department;
(3) one representative of the corrections department;
(4) one person who is an elected county official or is a full-time county employee;
(5) one person who is an elected municipal official or is a full-time municipal employee;
(6) one person who is an elected district school board member or is a full-time school employee;
(7) two persons representing other state departments; and
(8) two persons representing the private sector.
C. The terms of all committee members are limited to the term of the governor under whom they were appointed; provided, however, that the terms of the county, municipal and district school board members are further conditioned upon their continuing service with the local governing body which qualified their appointment.
D. The state purchasing agent shall provide the necessary staff for the committee.
History: Laws 1984, ch. 65, § 135.
Compiler's notes. — Laws 1991, ch. 25, § 16 repealed former 9-7-4 NMSA 1978, relating to the health and environment department, referred to in this section, and enacted a new 9-7-4 NMSA 1978, which created the department of health. Laws 1991, ch. 25, § 4 created the department of environment. See 9-7A-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.
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