History: Laws 1992, ch. 57, § 5; 2009, ch. 239, § 1; repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 239, § 70. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2009, ch. 239, § 70 repealed 9-2A-5 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1992, ch. 57, § 5, relating to juvenile parole board as administratively attached agency, effective July 1, 2009. […]
A. The chief executive and administrative officer of the department is the “secretary of children, youth and families”. The secretary shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate. The secretary shall hold office at the pleasure of the governor and shall serve in the executive cabinet. B. An appointed secretary shall […]
A. The secretary is responsible to the governor for the operation of the department. It is the secretary’s 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 […]
In addition to other duties provided by law or assigned to the department by the governor, the department shall: A. develop priorities for department services and resources based on state policy and national best-practice standards and local considerations and priorities; B. strengthen collaboration and coordination in state and local services for children, youth and families […]
A. The department shall submit fingerprints for each individual required to be fingerprinted pursuant to the Children, Youth and Families Department Act to the department of public safety and the federal bureau of investigation. B. Criminal histories obtained are confidential and shall be used only for the purpose of determining the suitability of an employee […]
A. No employee, staff member or volunteer at the department, including prospective employees, having direct unsupervised contact with department clients, nor the superiors of any such employee, staff member or volunteer, shall have been the subject of a substantiated allegation of child abuse or neglect. B. No employee, staff member or volunteer at the department […]
A. Those organizational units of the department and the officers of those units specified by law shall have all of the powers and duties enumerated in the specific laws involved. However, the carrying out of those powers and duties shall be subject to the direction and supervision of the secretary, who shall retain the final […]
