The board of social work examiners is terminated on July 1, 2031 pursuant to the Sunset Act [12-9-11 to 12-9-21 NMSA 1978]. The board shall continue to operate according to the provisions of the Social Work Practice Act until July 1, 2032. Effective July 1, 2032, the Social Work Practice Act is repealed.
History: Laws 1989, ch. 51, § 27; 1996, ch. 51, § 17; 1997, ch. 46, § 19; 2005, ch. 208, § 23; 2015, ch. 119, § 17; 2019, ch. 143, § 10.
The 2019 amendment, effective June 14, 2019, extended the agency life of the board of social work examiners; after the first occurrence of July 1,", deleted "2021" and added "2031", and after the second and third occurrences of "July 1,", deleted "2022" and added "2032".
The 2015 amendment, effective June 19, 2015, extended the termination date for the social work examiners to July 1, 2021, and the repeal date to July 1, 2022.
The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, changed the termination, operation and repeal dates.
The 1997 amendment, effective June 20, 1997, substituted "2005" for "1997" in the first sentence, and substituted "2006" for "1998" in the second and third sentences.
The 1996 amendment, effective March 5, 1996, substituted "1997" for "1995" once and "1998" for "1996" twice in the section.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses
Article 31 - Social Work Practice
Section 61-31-1 - Short title. (Repealed effective July 1, 2032.)
Section 61-31-3 - Definitions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2032.)
Section 61-31-4 - License required. (Repealed effective July 1, 2032.)
Section 61-31-4.5 - Appropriate supervision; guidelines. (Repealed effective July 1, 2032.)
Section 61-31-5 - Use of title; other professions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2032.)
Section 61-31-6 - Scope of practice. (Repealed effective July 1, 2032.)
Section 61-31-7 - Board created. (Repealed effective July 1, 2032.)
Section 61-31-8 - Board's authority. (Repealed effective July 1, 2032.)
Section 61-31-10 - Examination. (Repealed effective July 1, 2032.)
Section 61-31-11 - Provisional licensure. (Repealed effective July 1, 2032.)
Section 61-31-13 - Licensure by credentials. (Repealed effective July 1, 2032.)
Section 61-31-13.1 - Repealed.
Section 61-31-14 - License renewal. (Repealed effective July 1, 2032.)
Section 61-31-15 - License fees. (Repealed effective July 1, 2032.)
Section 61-31-16 - Fund established. (Repealed effective July 1, 2032.)
Section 61-31-17 - License denial, suspension or revocation. (Repealed effective July 1, 2032.)
Section 61-31-18 - Impaired social workers. (Repealed effective July 1, 2032.)
Section 61-31-19 - Impaired social workers' program. (Repealed effective July 1, 2032.)
Section 61-31-20 - Provision for hearing. (Repealed effective July 1, 2032.)
Section 61-31-21 - Criminal offender's character evaluation. (Repealed effective July 1, 2032.)
Section 61-31-22 - Penalties. (Repealed effective July 1, 2032.)
Section 61-31-24 - Privileged communications. (Repealed effective July 1, 2032.)
Section 61-31-25 - Termination of agency life; delayed repeal. (Repealed effective July 1, 2032.)