A. The "family and youth resource advisory committee" is created. Members of the committee are:

(1) the state superintendent [secretary] or his designee;

(2) the secretary of health or his designee;

(3) the secretary of human services or his designee;

(4) the secretary of children, youth and families or his designee; and

(5) the following members appointed by the state board [department]:

(a) one representative each from four different local community-based organizations, including faith-based providers, involved with the provision of health or social services to families; and

(b) one local superintendent or his designee from a school district in which there are more than two schools eligible to participate in the family and youth resources program.

B. The members of the committee shall appoint the chairman and such other officers as they deem necessary.

C. The committee shall meet as frequently as it deems appropriate or necessary, but at least once a year. The chairman may call special meetings as he deems necessary and shall convene special meetings at the request of a majority of the members.

D. A majority of the committee constitutes a quorum.

E. Members who are not state officers may be reimbursed for per diem and mileage expenses as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978].

F. The department shall staff the committee.

G. The committee shall:

(1) recommend to the department guidelines for the creation, implementation and operation of programs;

(2) recommend to the department standards and criteria for awarding grants and the form and content of grant applications; and

(3) review applications for grants and make recommendations to the department within ninety days of receipt of the grant applications.

History: Laws 2003, ch. 153, § 65.

Cross references. — For references to the former state superintendent, see 9-24-15 NMSA 1978.

Emergency clauses. — Laws 2003, ch. 153, § 74 contained an emergency clause and was approved April 4, 2003.