Section 33-2A-4 - Commission; creation; membership; terms. - New Mexico Statutes

33-2A-4. Commission; creation; membership; terms.

A.     The "corrections population control commission" is created.   

B.     The commission shall be composed of seven members:   

(1)     the secretary of corrections, who shall serve as chairman;   

(2)     a public official or private citizen appointed by the chief justice of the New Mexico supreme court;   

(3)     a public official or private citizen appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;   

(4)     a public official or private citizen appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate;   

(5)     a public official or private citizen appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives;   

(6)     a public official or private citizen appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and   

(7)     a public official or private citizen appointed by the governor.   

C.     A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of commission business.   

D.     The appointed members of the commission shall serve until June 30, 2007. A vacancy on the commission shall be filled by the individual who made the original appointment.   

E.     Following the initial appointments to the commission, when a new individual assumes any of the leadership positions set forth in Paragraphs (2) through (7) of Subsection B of this section, that individual may make his own appointment to the commission to replace an existing member.   

F.     The members of the commission shall be paid pursuant to the provisions of the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 NMSA 1978] and shall receive no other perquisite, compensation or allowance.