As used in the Children's Trust Fund Act:

A. "board" means the children's trust fund board of trustees;

B. "children's projects and programs" means projects and programs that provide services to children, including services to their families, consistent with the purposes of the Children's Trust Fund Act;

C. "council" means the next generation council;

D. "department" means the children, youth and families department;

E. "next generation fund projects and programs" means projects and programs funded from the next generation fund that meet the requirements for funding provided in Section 24-19-10 NMSA 1978; and

F. "secretary" means the secretary of children, youth and families.

History: Laws 1986, ch. 15, § 3; 1992, ch. 57, § 19; 2005, ch. 65, § 3; 2013, ch. 25, § 2.

Cross references. — For children, youth and families department, see 9-2A-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.

The 2013 amendment, effective June 14, 2013, expanded the function of the Children's Trust Fund Act to include children's programs; in Subsection B, after "children's projects", added "and programs" and after "services to children", deleted "on a one-time, short-term demonstration basis"; and in Subsection E, after "next generation fund projects", added "and programs", after "means projects", added "and programs", and after "Section", deleted "5 of this 2005 act" and added "24-19-10 NMSA 1978".

The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, added definitions for "council" and "next generation fund projects".

The 1992 amendment, effective July 1, 1992, substituted "that" for "which" in Subsection B; and substituted "children, youth and families" for "human services" in Subsections C and D.