Section 66-7-505 - Advisory committee; creation; members; terms. - New Mexico Statutes

66-7-505. Advisory committee; creation; members; terms.

A.     There is created a five-member advisory committee to the bureau.  The chief is, ex officio, the chair and a voting member of the committee.  The governor shall appoint three members, to terms coterminous with the governor's tenure, who shall have the following qualifications: 

(1)     one member who is representative of the law enforcement agencies of this state;

(2)     one member who is representative of the school bus transportation function of the public education department; and 

(3)     one member who is representative of the motor transportation division of the department of public safety.  

B.     Appointees who are public officers or public employees shall be compensated for attendance at meetings according to the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 NMSA 1978].  Appointees who are not public officers or employees shall be compensated for attendance at meetings in commensurate amount.