The director may be removed by the board in accordance with the procedures provided in Section 29-2-11 NMSA 1978 for removal of members of the New Mexico state police holding permanent commissions. In the case of removal proceedings for the director under that section, "commission", as used in Subsections C and D of Section 29-2-11 NMSA 1978, shall be construed to mean the New Mexico law enforcement academy board.
History: 1978 Comp., § 29 7 5.1, enacted by Laws 1979, ch. 202, § 45; 1993, ch. 255, § 5; 2015, ch. 3, § 23.
ANNOTATIONSThe 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, provided for the reorganization of the department of public safety by clarifying language relating to the procedures for removal of the director of the New Mexico law enforcement academy; in the second sentence, after "section", deleted "the words 'New Mexico state police board' or 'board'", and added "'commission' as used in Subsections C and D of Section 29-2-11 NMSA 1978".
The 1993 amendment, effective July 1, 1993, in the first sentence, substituted "director" for "director of the New Mexico law enforcement academy" and substituted "board" for "New Mexico law enforcement academy board" and in the second sentence, substituted "that section" for "Section 29-2-11 NMSA".