New Mexico Statutes
Article 14D - Athletic Trainer Practice
Section 61-14D-7 - Board created. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)

A. There is created the "athletic trainer practice board".
B. The board shall be administratively attached to the department.
C. The board shall consist of five members who are United States citizens and have been New Mexico residents for at least three years prior to their appointment. Members of the board shall be appointed by the governor for staggered terms of three years each. Three of the members shall be athletic trainers licensed pursuant to provisions of the Athletic Trainer Practice Act. One member shall be employed by a high school. Two members shall represent the public and have no financial interest, direct or indirect, in the occupation regulated. One public member shall be from any area north of interstate 40 in the state and one public member shall be from any area south of interstate 40 in the state. Board members shall reside in separate districts. Board members shall serve until their successors have been appointed.
D. Members of the board shall be reimbursed as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978] and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.
E. A simple majority of the board members currently serving shall constitute a quorum of the board.
F. The board shall meet at least once a year and at such other times as it deems necessary.
G. No board member shall serve more than two consecutive terms. Any member failing to attend three meetings, after proper notice, shall automatically be recommended to be removed as a board member, unless excused for reasons set forth in board regulations.
H. The board shall elect a chairman and other officers as deemed necessary to administer its duties.
History: 1978 Comp., § 61-14D-7, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 325, § 7; 2005, ch. 125, § 1.
Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1993, ch. 325, § 20 repealed former section 61-14D-7 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1983, ch. 147, § 7, concerning the qualifications of applicants for an athletic trainer license, and § 7 of ch. 325 enacted the above section, which has been compiled at this location, effective June 18, 1993.
Delayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-14D-19 NMSA 1978.
The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, provided in Subsection C that board members shall be United States citizens and residents of New Mexico for at least three years, that one member shall be employed by a high school and that members shall reside in separate districts.

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