New Mexico § 28-10-1 - Governor's commission on disability
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 28-10-1 — Governor's commission on disability, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 28-10-1. Governor's commission on disability
A. The “governor's commission on disability” is created, consisting of sixteen members,
nine of whom shall be appointed by the governor. The seven remaining members shall be the director of the vocational rehabilitation
division of the public education department, the secretary of workforce solutions
or the secretary's designee, the director of the behavioral health services division
of the human services department [health care authority department], the secretary
of children, youth and families or the secretary's designee, the secretary of early
childhood education and care or the secretary's designee, the secretary of aging and
long-term services or the secretary's designee and the secretary of human services
or the secretary's designee. Initially, three members shall be appointed for terms ending December 31, 1978,
three members for terms ending December 31, 1980 and three members for terms ending
December 31, 1982. Thereafter, appointments shall be for six years expiring on December 31 of even-numbered
years. Appointed members shall be appointed from different geographic areas of the state
and from the major disability services in the state. Appointed members shall include persons with disabilities, representatives of government
and private enterprise, parents or guardians of persons with disabilities and professionals
in, or those who are interested in, service for persons with disabilities. Not more than five of the members appointed by the governor shall be of the same
political party. B. A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction
of business. The commission shall meet at least twice a year and shall annually elect a chair
and a vice chair. C. The commission shall be primarily concerned with those persons with disabilities
who have a condition that, regardless of its physical or mental origin, constitutes
a substantial occupational disadvantage.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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