The purpose of the State Use Act is to encourage and assist persons with disabilities to achieve maximum personal independence through useful and productive employment by ensuring an expanded and constant market for services delivered by persons with disabilities, thereby enhancing their dignity and capacity for self-support and minimizing their dependence on welfare and entitlements.
History: Laws 2005, ch. 334, § 2.
Effective dates. — Laws 2005, ch. 334 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 17, 2005, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 13 - Public Purchases and Property
Section 13-1C-1 - Short title.
Section 13-1C-3 - Definitions.
Section 13-1C-4 - Council for purchasing from persons with disabilities; appointment; organization.
Section 13-1C-5 - Authority and duties of the council; rules.
Section 13-1C-6 - Existing vendor exclusion.
Section 13-1C-7 - Procurement by state agencies and local public bodies; cooperative agreements.