A. The council shall be composed of seventeen members. Members shall be appointed by the state board [department] for terms of four years. As designated by the state board at the time of initial appointment, the terms of five members shall expire at the end of two years, the terms of five members shall expire at the end of three years and the terms of seven members shall expire at the end of four years.

B. When appointing members, the state board [department] shall appoint:

(1) one member who shall have expertise in state government;

(2) three members who shall have expertise in school district administration;

(3) two members who shall have expertise in providing instructional services in post-secondary, technical-vocational or adult education;

(4) three members who shall have expertise in providing instructional services in elementary or secondary schools;

(5) two members who shall be parents of school-age children;

(6) one member who shall be a public school secondary student;

(7) three members who shall have expertise in educational technology; and

(8) two members at large.

C. In making appointments to the council, the state board [department] shall give due consideration to gender and ethnicity to achieve a membership representative of the geographic and cultural diversity of New Mexico.

D. Members of the council shall elect a chairman from among the membership. The council shall meet at the call of the chairman not less than quarterly.

E. Members of the council shall receive per diem and mileage pursuant to the provisions of the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978] but shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.

History: Laws 1994, ch. 96, § 6.

Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not a part of the law.

Laws 2004, ch. 25, § 27, provided that all references to the superintendent of public instruction shall be deemed references to the secretary of public education and all references to the former state board of education or state department of education shall be deemed references to the public education department. See 9-24-15 NMSA 1978.