A. There is created a nine-member "New Mexico youth conservation corps commission" which is administratively attached to the department. The commission consists of the following members:
(1) the superintendent of public instruction or his designee;
(2) the commissioner of public lands or his designee;
(3) the secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources or his designee;
(4) the secretary of the youth authority [children, youth, and families department] or his designee; and
(5) five members of the general public appointed by the governor to reflect the geographic diversity of the state, one of whom is knowledgeable in the current policies of the United States forest service and one of whom is Native American.
B. One of the members of the commission shall be appointed by the governor for a one-year term, two members shall be appointed for two-year terms, two members shall be appointed for three-year terms and all subsequent appointments shall be made for three-year terms.
C. The public members shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. Vacancies on the commission shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the unexpired term within sixty days of the vacancy. Commission members shall serve until their successors have been appointed.
D. A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum for transaction of business. The commission shall elect a chairman from its membership.
E. Members of the commission shall be compensated as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978] and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.
History: Laws 1992, ch. 91, § 5.
Effective dates. — Laws 1992, ch. 91 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 20, 1992, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Laws 1992, ch. 57, § 56 repealed the Youth Authority Act, as enacted by Laws 1988, ch. 101, §§ 1-16 and Laws 1990, ch. 32, §§ 1-2, effective July 1, 1992.
Laws 1992, ch. 57, § 52 provided that all references in law to the youth authority shall be construed to mean the children, youth and families department.
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