The director of the technology enterprise division is responsible for the overall supervision of the division in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-15-16 NMSA 1978. In addition, the director shall:

A. formulate and submit to the commission a five-year state technology development plan;

B. develop and be responsible for the operating and capital budgets of the division;

C. develop agreements with federal research, development, testing and evaluating organizations and universities to facilitate the transfer and commercialization of technology;

D. recommend to the secretary proposed projects and contracts in accordance with the policies, procedures and guidelines established by the department;

E. subject to the approval of the secretary, apply for and accept any federal funds or grants and private donations;

F. develop requests for proposals in technology commercialization areas given priority by the commission in the state's economic development and tourism plan; receive and refer with commentary to the secretary proposals submitted in response to requests for proposals; confer with research investigators to assist them when needed; monitor progress on state-funded research and development projects; maintain contact with research and development offices of the universities, federal laboratories and private research operations; and receive reports of individual projects;

G. prepare an annual report on:

(1) the status of the technology enterprise division;

(2) the status of ongoing research and development projects;

(3) the results obtained from completed projects and the dissemination of those results; and

(4) other activities of the division;

H. maintain and update records on the status of all completed and ongoing projects;

I. request from each entity under contract with the division a detailed description of tasks and associated budgets for review and approval by the commission; and

J. perform such other duties as are assigned to him by the secretary in order to further the purposes of Section 9-15-17 NMSA 1978.

History: 1978 Comp., § 9-15-17, enacted by Laws 1991, ch. 21, § 22.

Emergency clauses. — Laws 1991, ch. 21, § 47 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 27, 1991.

Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1991, ch. 21, § 22 repealed former 9-15-17 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1987, ch. 161, § 2, relating to findings and purpose of the Research and Development Act, and enacted a new section, effective March 27, 1991.