At least four times a year, the board shall meet upon the call of its chair to take all action necessary or proper for the administration of the Children's Trust Fund Act. The board shall also approve or disapprove proposals submitted and shall base its decision on the proposals' merit and feasibility, the best interest of the beneficiaries of the children's project or program proposals and the capacity of the children's projects' or programs' success or failure for evaluation.
History: Laws 1986, ch. 15, § 7; 2005, ch. 65, § 6; 2013, ch. 25, § 5.
The 2013 amendment, effective June 14, 2013, broadened the duties of the board of trustees to include the review of program proposals; in the first sentence, after "call of its chair to", deleted "review proposals submitted to the department by public or private entities and", and in the second sentence, after "children's project", deleted "proposal" and added "or program proposals", and after "capacity of the children's", deleted "project's" and added "projects' or programs'".
The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, changed the reference to "projects" to "children's projects".
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 24 - Health and Safety
Article 19 - Children's Trust Fund
Section 24-19-1 - Short title.
Section 24-19-3 - Definitions.
Section 24-19-4 - Children's trust fund created; expenditure limitations.
Section 24-19-5 - Children's trust fund board of trustees created; members.
Section 24-19-6 - Per diem and mileage; board.
Section 24-19-7 - Duties of the board.
Section 24-19-8 - Children, youth and families department; additional powers and duties.
Section 24-19-9 - Acceptance of federal funds and private donations.
Section 24-19-10 - Next generation fund; created; expenditure limitations.
Section 24-19-11 - Next generation council; created; membership; purpose.