New Mexico Statutes
Article 2A - Children, Youth and Families Department
Section 9-2A-20 - Purpose.

The purpose of the Youth Alliance Act [9-2A-19 to 9-2A-22 NMSA 1978] is to encourage young people throughout New Mexico to consider and discuss the opportunities, issues and challenges they face and to identify community, family and collaborative assets as possible solutions for presentation to the governor, lieutenant governor and legislature.
History: Laws 2003, ch. 324, § 2; 2005, ch. 66, § 2.
The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, changed the purpose of the act to encourage young people to consider and discuss the opportunities, issues and challenges they face and to identify community, family and collaborative assets as possible solutions.

Structure New Mexico Statutes

New Mexico Statutes

Chapter 9 - Executive Department

Article 2A - Children, Youth and Families Department

Section 9-2A-1 - Short title.

Section 9-2A-2 - Purpose.

Section 9-2A-3 - Definitions.

Section 9-2A-4 - Department created; divisions.

Section 9-2A-5 - Repealed.

Section 9-2A-6 - Secretary of children, youth and families; appointment.

Section 9-2A-7 - Secretary; duties and general powers.

Section 9-2A-8 - Department; additional duties.

Section 9-2A-8.1 - Criminal history record investigations; procedure; confidentiality; violation; penalty.

Section 9-2A-8.2 - Prohibition on employment for individuals with substantiated allegations of child abuse or neglect; prohibition on convicted felons; disciplinary action; confidentiality of abuse and neglect records.

Section 9-2A-9 - Organizational units of the department; powers and duties specified by law; access to information.

Section 9-2A-10 - Division directors.

Section 9-2A-11 - Bureaus; chiefs.

Section 9-2A-12 - Children, youth and families advisory committee created; members; purpose.

Section 9-2A-13 - Repealed.

Section 9-2A-14 - Juvenile justice programs; federal grants; advisory committee; supervisory function.

Section 9-2A-14.1 - Juvenile continuum grant fund; created; purpose; administration; grant applications.

Section 9-2A-15 - Juvenile justice advisory committee; legislative findings.

Section 9-2A-16 - Functions of juvenile justice advisory committee and department.

Section 9-2A-17 - Correctional officers; children, youth and families department; acting as peace officers.

Section 9-2A-18 - Correctional officers; children, youth and families department; qualifications.

Section 9-2A-19 - Short title.

Section 9-2A-20 - Purpose.

Section 9-2A-21 - Youth alliance created; organization; functions; definition.

Section 9-2A-22 - Youth alliance coordinator; position created; duties.

Section 9-2A-23 - Volunteers and staff at juvenile facilities.

Section 9-2A-24 - New Mexico domestic violence leadership commission; membership; duties.