Section 18-17-6 – Director; appointment; qualifications.
A. Subject to the authority of the secretary, the administrative and executive officer of the division and the museum is the “director” of the division. B. The secretary shall appoint the director with the approval of the governor from a list of qualified finalists provided by the board of trustees. C. The position of director […]
Section 18-17-7 – Director; powers; duties.
Subject to the policies agreed to by the board, the director: A. shall be responsible for the operation of the museum in accordance with all appropriate statutes and rules; B. shall develop exhibits and programs displaying New Mexico veterans history for the benefit of the public and with particular concern for the interests of the […]
Section 18-17-8 – Museum admission policy.
The board, the secretary of cultural affairs and the director shall establish and implement a policy to permit New Mexico residents age sixty years and older to enter all publicly accessible exhibit and program areas of the museum, except special exhibits and programs where commissions or royalties are paid by contract, free of charge every […]
Section 18-17-2 – Definitions.
As used in the Veterans Museum Act: A. “board” means the board of trustees of the museum; B. “director” means the director of the division; C. “division” means the veterans museum division of the cultural affairs department; D. “museum” means the New Mexico veterans museum; and E. “secretary” means the secretary of cultural affairs. History: […]
Section 18-17-3 – Veterans museum division created; location; property.
A. The “veterans museum division” is created in the cultural affairs department. The principal facility of the division is the “New Mexico veterans museum” located in Las Cruces. The site shall be held in the name of the state. B. All property, real or personal, now held or subsequently acquired for the operation of the […]
Section 18-17-4 – Board of trustees created; appointments; terms; officers.
A. The “board of trustees of the New Mexico veterans museum” is created. The board shall consist of eleven voting members who are residents of New Mexico. One of the voting members shall be the secretary of veterans’ services or that secretary’s designated representative. Ten voting members shall be appointed by the governor with the […]
Section 18-17-5 – Board; powers; duties.
The board shall: A. exercise trusteeship over the collections of the museum; B. accept and hold title to all property for the museum’s use; C. review annually the performance of the director and report its findings to the secretary; D. enter into agreements or contracts with private or public organizations, agencies or individuals for the […]
Section 18-17-1 – Short title.
Sections 1 through 8 [18-17-1 to 18-17-8 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the “Veterans Museum Act”. History: Laws 2009, ch. 33 § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2009, ch. 33, § 10 made Laws 2009, ch. 33 § 1 effective July 1, 2009.