A. No agency or officer of the state or any of its political subdivisions shall prohibit, prevent, disqualify or discriminate against any blind person, otherwise qualified, from registering, taking or competing in a competitive entrance or promotion test for any position for which the blind person makes application.
B. The state personnel board and all political subdivisions of the state which require competitive or promotion tests for any position shall provide an adequate and equal test by an appropriate method for any blind person requesting such a test at the time of submitting his application.
History: 1953 Comp., § 5-4-36.1, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 71, § 1.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For definition of "agency", see 10-9-3 NMSA 1978.
For the Handicapped Employment Act, see 28-10-9 NMSA 1978 et seq.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 67 C.J.S. Officers and Public Employees §§ 15, 16, 60, 61; 81A C.J.S. States § 86.