Upon order issued by the governor, the department of finance and administration and the educational finance and cultural affairs department shall be merged. Their various divisions, boards and commissions may be then grouped in an orderly fashion and given such powers and such autonomy as the governor may set out in such reorganization.
History: Laws 1979, ch. 205, § 1.
Effective dates. — Laws 1979, ch. 205 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective April 2, 1979, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 9 - Executive Department
Article 1 - Executive Reorganization
Section 9-1-2 - Purpose of act.
Section 9-1-3 - Cabinet created; members; powers and duties.
Section 9-1-4 - Cabinet departments; structure.
Section 9-1-5 - Secretary; duties and general powers.
Section 9-1-6 - Adjunct agencies.
Section 9-1-7 - Administratively attached agency; relationships.
Section 9-1-8 - Creation of agencies; prohibition.
Section 9-1-10 - Reorganization plan; no abatement of actions.
Section 9-1-11 - Merger; executive order.
Section 9-1-12 - Preservation of powers of policy-making boards.
Section 9-1-13 - Temporary provision; certain licensing functions; executive order transfer.