Section 29-7-3 - New Mexico law enforcement academy board. - New Mexico Statutes

29-7-3. New Mexico law enforcement academy board.

A.     There is created the "New Mexico law enforcement academy board".   

B.     The academy shall be controlled and supervised by policy set by the board.  The board shall be composed of the attorney general, who shall serve automatically by reason of his office and serve as chairman of the board, and six members who are qualified electors to be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate.  An appointed board member shall serve and have all of the duties, responsibilities and authority of that office during the period prior to the final action by the senate in confirming or rejecting the appointment.   

C.     On or before July 1, 1994, the governor shall increase the number of members on the board to eight by appointing two additional members.  The seventh member of the board shall be a citizen-at-large member whose term shall end on July 1, 1996.  The eighth member of the board shall be a police officer who is a New Mexico certified police officer, holding the rank of sergeant or below at the time of his appointment, and whose term shall end on July 1, 1996 or sooner if he retires or is deactivated from duty for longer than thirty days.  Appointments to the board shall be for terms of four years or less made in such manner that the terms of not more than two members expire on July 1 of each year.  At all times, the board shall have represented on it, as members, one municipal police chief, one sheriff, one state police officer, one district attorney, one certified police chief of a New Mexico Indian tribe or pueblo, one certified New Mexico police officer holding the rank of sergeant or below and two citizen-at-large members. Vacancies shall be filled by the governor for the unexpired term.   

D.     Members of the board shall receive, for their service as members of the board, per diem and mileage as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 NMSA 1978].