Section 9-7-8 - Directors.

NM Stat § 9-7-8 (2019) (N/A)
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The secretary shall appoint with the approval of the governor "directors" of divisions established within the department. The positions so appointed are exempt from the Personnel Act [Chapter 10, Article 9 NMSA 1978].

History: 1978 Comp., § 9-7-8, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 253, § 9; 1991, ch. 25, § 20.

Cross references. — For appointment of directors, see 9-7-6B(10) NMSA 1978.

The 1991 amendment, effective March 29, 1991, substituted "divisions established" for "such divisions as are established" in the first sentence.