The secretary shall establish, within each division, such 'bureaus' as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions of the Corrections Department Act. He shall appoint a 'chief' to be the administrative head of any such bureau. The chief and all subsidiary employees of the department shall be covered by the Personnel Act [Chapter 10, Article 9 NMSA 1978], unless otherwise provided by law. There is created within the administrative services division of the department the 'standards and inspection bureau'. History: 1978 Comp., § 9-3-7, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 257, § 8; 1979, ch. 202, § 4; 1980, ch. 150, § 6; 1981, ch. 73, § 6. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Cross references. — For appointment of directors, see 9-3-6 NMSA 1978. For state budgets, see 6-3-1 to 6-3-25 NMSA 1978. For public officers and employees generally, see Chapter 10 NMSA 1978.
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