Section 9-4A-17 - State monuments division created; board of regents.
9-4A-17. State monuments division created; board of regents.
A. The "state monuments division" is created in the cultural affairs department. The division shall manage the state's monuments, including:
(1) Coronado state monument;
(2) Jemez state monument;
(3) Fort Selden state monument;
(4) Fort Sumner state monument;
(5) Lincoln state monument;
(6) el camino real international heritage center; and
(7) The Taylor Reynolds Barela Mesilla state monument.
B. The state monuments shall operate under the imprimatur of the museum of New Mexico. The museum of New Mexico board of regents shall exercise trusteeship over the state monuments.
C. The director of the division shall meet the following minimum qualifications:
(1) hold a bachelor's or higher degree in a discipline related to the function of the division; and
(2) have significant experience in the management and operation of an organization similar to the division.
D. The director shall be appointed by the secretary of cultural affairs from a list of no less than three names provided by the museum of New Mexico board of regents.