9-25-7. Bureau chiefs.
The secretary may establish within each division of the department such bureaus as the secretary deems necessary to carry out the provisions of the Higher Education Department Act [9-25-1 NMSA 1978]. The secretary shall employ a chief to be the administrative head of each bureau. The chiefs and all subsidiary employees of the department shall be covered by the Personnel Act [10-9-1 NMSA 1978].