Chapter 9, Article 17 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “General Services Department Act”. History: Laws 1983, ch. 301, § 1; 2009, ch. 70, § 1. ANNOTATIONS The 2009 amendment, effective June 19, 2009, changed the reference of the act to the Chapter and Article of the NMSA 1978.
The purpose of the General Services Department Act is to make state government more efficient and responsive through consolidating certain state government service functions; and to establish a single, unified department to administer laws relating to services for governmental entities; and to perform other duties as provided by law. History: Laws 1983, ch. 301, § […]
A. The “general services department” is created. The department shall consist of those divisions created by law or executive order, as modified by executive order pursuant to Subsection C of this section, including: (1) the administrative services division; (2) the facilities management division; (3) the purchasing division; (4) the risk management division; and (5) the […]
The administrative and executive head of the general services department is the “secretary of general services,” who shall be a member of the executive cabinet. The secretary shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The secretary shall be well versed in administrative services and management. History: Laws 1983, […]
A. The secretary is responsible to the governor for the operation of the department. It is his duty to manage all operations of the department and to administer and enforce the laws with which he or the department is charged. B. To perform his duties, the secretary has every power expressly enumerated in the laws, […]
The personnel board and office are administratively attached to the general services department, as provided in Section 10-9-11 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 1983, ch. 301, § 6; 1984, ch. 64, § 2; 2009, ch. 146, § 1. ANNOTATIONS The 2009 amendment, effective June 19, 2009, deleted former Subsection B, which provided that the information systems […]
ANNOTATIONS Recompilations. — Laws 1998, ch. 22, § 1 recompiled former 9-17-7 NMSA 1978 as 9-5A-8 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 1998.
A. In order to plan for the expenditure of capital investments necessary to provide goods and services to the state and its agencies and to local public bodies and other enterprise customers, the general services department shall establish and maintain a five-year equipment replacement plan for each of the department’s enterprise functions. No later than […]
A. The “interagency pharmaceuticals purchasing council” is created and is administratively attached to the general services department. The council shall: (1) review and coordinate cost-containment strategies for the procurement of pharmaceuticals and pharmacy benefits and the pooling of risk for pharmacy services by the constituent agencies; (2) identify ways to leverage constituent agencies’ pharmaceutical and […]
