SENATE BILL 68

50th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2011

INTRODUCED BY

John C. Ryan

AN ACT

RELATING TO PERSONNEL; LIMITING EXEMPT EMPLOYEES IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH.

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

     SECTION 1. EXECUTIVE EXEMPT EMPLOYEE POSITIONS.--

          A. The governor shall be limited to maintaining:

                (1) not more than one hundred sixty-five employees exempt from the Personnel Act pursuant to Subsection B, C, D, K, L or N of Section 10-9-4 NMSA 1978, not including those employment positions created in statute or those under the control of the attorney general, state auditor, secretary of state, state treasurer, public regulation commission, commissioner of public lands and lieutenant governor; and

                (2) not more than twenty employees exempt from the Personnel Act pursuant to Subsection G of Section 10-9-4 NMSA 1978.

          B. The state auditor shall be limited to maintaining not more than five employees exempt from the Personnel Act pursuant to Subsection B, C, D, K, L or N of Section 10-9-4 NMSA 1978, not including those employment positions created in statute.

          C. The lieutenant governor shall be limited to maintaining not more than five employees exempt from the Personnel Act pursuant to Subsection B, C, D, K, L or N of Section 10-9-4 NMSA 1978, not including those employment positions created in statute.

          D. The secretary of state shall be limited to maintaining not more than five employees exempt from the Personnel Act pursuant to Subsection B, C, D, K, L or N of Section 10-9-4 NMSA 1978, not including those employment positions created in statute.

          E. The state treasurer shall be limited to maintaining not more than five employees exempt from the Personnel Act pursuant to Subsection B, C, D, K, L or N of Section 10-9-4 NMSA 1978, not including those employment positions created in statute.

          F. The public regulation commission shall be limited to maintaining not more than ten employees exempt from the Personnel Act pursuant to Subsection B, C, D, K, L or N of Section 10-9-4 NMSA 1978, not including those employment positions created in statute.

          G. The commissioner of public lands shall be limited to maintaining not more than nine employees exempt from the Personnel Act pursuant to Subsection B, C, D, K, L or N of Section 10-9-4 NMSA 1978, not including those employment positions created in statute.

     SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2011.

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