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AN ACT

RELATING TO THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION; ADDING TWO

LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES AND TWO LOCAL

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDER REPRESENTATIVES TO THE

COMMISSION.

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

Section 1. Section 15-1C-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1999,

Chapter 16, Section 4, as amended by Laws 2003, Chapter 49,

Section 4 and by Laws 2003, Chapter 308, Section 4) is

amended to read:

"15-1C-4. COMMISSION CREATED--MEMBERSHIP.--

A. The "information technology commission" is

created. The commission consists of seventeen members as

follows:

(1) five members appointed by the governor,

three of whom are from agencies whose primary funding is not

from internal service funds;

(2) one staff member with telecommunications

regulatory experience appointed by the chair of the public

regulation commission;

(3) two members representing education, one

appointed by the secretary of higher education and one

appointed by the secretary of public education;

(4) two members from the national

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laboratories;

(5) three members appointed by the governor

to represent the public with information technology and

management experience, but who are not employees of the state

or a political subdivision of the state and who do not have

any financial interest in the state information systems or

state contracts. The public members shall serve for

staggered three-year terms;

(6) two members appointed by the governor to

represent local government, one appointment to be selected by

the governor from a list of three names provided by the New

Mexico association of counties and one appointment to be

selected by the governor from a list of three names provided

by the New Mexico municipal league; and

(7) two members appointed by the governor to

represent local telecommunications service providers.

B. Additionally, the following advisory members

may serve on the commission:

(1) two members from the judicial

information systems council appointed by the chair of that

council;

(2) one staff member from the legislative

council service and one staff member from the legislative

finance committee, appointed by their respective directors;

and

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(3) the chief information officer.

C. Members of the commission, except the three

public members appointed by the governor, may select

designees to represent them and vote on their behalf.

D. The members of the commission who are not

supported by public money, or their designees, may receive

per diem and mileage pursuant to the Per Diem and Mileage

Act, but shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or

allowance.

E. The commission shall elect a chair and vice

chair from the active membership of the commission for

two-year terms.

F. The commission shall meet at least semiannually

and may meet at the call of the chair or a majority of the

members."