The secretary may establish within each division such 'bureaus' as the secretary deems necessary to carry out the provisions of the Indian Affairs Department Act. The secretary shall appoint a 'chief' to be the administrative head of a bureau. A chief and all subsidiary employees of the department are covered by the Personnel Act [Chapter 10, Article 9 NMSA 1978] unless otherwise provided by law. History: Laws 2004, ch. 18, § 10 and Laws 2004, ch. 24, § 10. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2004, ch. 18, § 10 and Laws 2004, ch. 24, § 10 enacted identical new sections of law, effective May 19, 2004. Both were compiled as 9-21-10 NMSA 1978. See 12-1-8 NMSA 1978.
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