New Mexico Statutes
Article 19 - Children's Trust Fund
Section 24-19-5 - Children's trust fund board of trustees created; members.

A. There is created the "children's trust fund board of trustees" consisting of thirteen nonpartisan members, not employees of the state, knowledgeable in the area of children's programs and representative of multiple, diverse perspectives within the state, who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Of these members, at least two shall be individuals of recognized standing in the field of children's services. On the initial board, two members shall be appointed for terms ending on July 1, 1988; two members shall be appointed for terms ending on July 1, 1989; and three members shall be appointed for terms ending on July 1, 1990. Thereafter, appointments shall be made for terms of four years. Vacancies of appointed members shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the unexpired term.
B. The board shall select a person from its membership to serve as chair.
History: Laws 1986, ch. 15, § 5; 1987, ch. 135, § 1; 2013, ch. 25, § 4.
The 2013 amendment, effective June 14, 2013, increased the number of trustees of the children's trust fund board; in Subsection A, in the first sentence, after "consisting of", deleted "nine" and added "thirteen nonpartisan", and after "children's programs", added "and representative of multiple, diverse perspectives within the state", and in the fifth sentence, after "shall be filled", added "by appointment".

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