Organizational units of the department; powers and duties specified by law; access to information.

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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 decision-making authority and responsibility for the administration of any such laws.

B. The department shall have access to all records, data and information of other state departments that are not specifically held confidential by law.

History: Laws 2004, ch. 18, § 8 and Laws 2004, ch. 24, § 8.

ANNOTATIONS

Compiler's notes. — Laws 2004, ch. 18, § 8 and Laws 2004, ch. 24, § 8 enacted identical new sections of law, effective May 19, 2004. Both were compiled as 9-21-8 NMSA 1978. See 12-1-8 NMSA 1978.


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