A. The chief executive and administrative officer of the department is the "secretary of information technology". The secretary shall serve as the state's chief information officer. The secretary shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate. The secretary shall hold that office at the pleasure of the governor and shall serve in the executive cabinet.
B. An appointed secretary shall serve and have all of the duties, responsibilities and authority of that office during the period of time prior to final action by the senate confirming or rejecting the secretary-designate's appointment.
History: Laws 2007, ch. 290, § 5.
Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 290, § 28 made the Department of Information Technology Act effective July 1, 2007.
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.