44TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSION, 1999

RELATING TO CORRECTIONS; ELIMINATING SALARIES FOR THE PAROLE BOARD.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. Section 31-21-24 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1975, Chapter 194, Section 3, as amended) is amended to read:

"31-21-24. PAROLE BOARD--MEMBERS--APPOINTMENT--TERMS--QUALIFICATIONS--COMPENSATION--ORGANIZATION.--

A. There is created the "parole board" consisting of four members appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate. Each member of the board shall devote his full time to the duties of the board.

B. The terms of the members of the parole board shall be three years.

C. Members of the parole board may be removed by the governor as provided in Article 5, Section 5 of the constitution of New Mexico. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the remainder of the unexpired term.

D. Members of the parole board shall be persons qualified by such academic training or professional experience as is deemed necessary to render them fit to serve as members of the board. No member of the board shall be an official or employee of any other federal, state or local government entity.

E. [For purposes of salary for the chairman and the other three members of the board, the provisions of Section 10-9-5 NMSA 1978 shall apply.] Members of the parole board shall [be reimbursed as provided] receive per diem and mileage as provided for nonsalaried public officers in the Per Diem and Mileage Act [in lieu of actual expenses for transportation, lodging and subsistence while on the official business of the board] and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.

F. The governor shall designate one member of the parole board to serve as chairman.

G. A parole may be granted, denied or revoked only by a majority of a panel of three parole board members appointed on a rotating basis by the chairman of the board."