A. The secretary of information technology may hire a communications engineer to oversee the engineering responsibilities of the department of information technology. The communications engineer shall have a degree in either electrical engineering with an electrical communications specialty or in electronics engineering.
B. In providing telecommunications services pursuant to Chapter 15 NMSA 1978, the department of information technology shall not provide telecommunications services, including telephone, data and broadband services, to an entity other than those authorized pursuant to Section 15-5-1 NMSA 1978 [9-27-20 NMSA 1978], except as is necessary to facilitate a state-mandated program, including distance education, telehealth or school-based health center programs. Before expansion or upgrade of a state-owned or state-funded telecommunications network, whether voice, data or video transmission, the department shall prepare a plan consistent with state law and applicable rules that includes an assessment of how the project would potentially affect local telecommunications service providers and telecommunications service ratepayers.
History: 1953 Comp., § 4-26-1, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 247, § 23; Laws 1978, ch. 124, § 3; 1980, ch. 151, § 9; 1983, ch. 301, § 39; 2007, ch. 290, § 13; 1978 Comp., § 15-2-1, recompiled as § 9-27-13 by Laws 2009, ch. 146, § 10.
Recompilations. — Laws 2009, ch. 146, § 10 recompiled former 15-2-1 NMSA 1978 as 9-27-13 NMSA 1978, effective June 19, 2009.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 2009, ch. 146, § 10 recompiled former 15-5-1 NMSA 1978 as 9-27-20 NMSA 1978, effective June 19, 2009.
The 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, deleted former Subsection A; combined former Subsections B and C as new Subsection A; in Subsection A, after "secretary of", deleted "general services" and added "information technology". and after "responsibilities of the ", deleted "division" and added "department of information technology"; and added a new Subsection B.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 9 - Executive Department
Article 27 - Department of Information Technology
Section 9-27-4 - Department created; divisions.
Section 9-27-5 - Secretary of information technology; appointment.
Section 9-27-6 - Secretary; duties and general powers.
Section 9-27-7 - Information technology rate committee; membership; duties.
Section 9-27-9.1 - Termination of agency life; delayed repeal.
Section 9-27-11 - Equipment replacement plans; equipment replacement revolving funds.
Section 9-27-12 - Human resources; accounting and management reporting.
Section 9-27-13 - Telecommunications services.
Section 9-27-14 - Radio communications.
Section 9-27-15 - Lease of radio communications network; conditions and requirements.
Section 9-27-16 - Service charge.
Section 9-27-17 - Exclusion from jurisdiction.
Section 9-27-18 - Property transfer.
Section 9-27-19 - Transfer of property; custody and control.
Section 9-27-20 - Telecommunications; duties.
Section 9-27-21 - Central telecommunication network services; staff; budget.
Section 9-27-22 - Charges for central telecommunication network services.
Section 9-27-23 - Deposit of money.
Section 9-27-24 - Appropriation.
Section 9-27-25 - Participation or exclusion of agency, department or institution.
Section 9-27-26 - Indian nations, tribes and pueblos; statewide broadband; right-of-way agreement.
Section 9-27-27 - Library broadband infrastructure fund; created.