SB 277 TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPRESENTATIVE

Sen Linda M. Lopez

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 Senate Bill 277 (SB 277) adds a tribal enforcement representative to the Governor’s Organized Crime Prevention Commission.  

 Senate Bill 277 (SB 277) amends the composition of the Governor’s Organized Crime Prevention Commission by adding an eighth member. The Commission must now include one tribal law enforcement representative. 

 Currently, the Governor’s Organized Crime Prevention Commission has seven members, all appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate.  The criteria for membership are that no more than four members can belong to the same political party, at least one must be a member of the New Mexico bar, all must be of good character and pass a security clearance, and they must be from different geographical parts of the state.