New Mexico Administrative Code

Permanent.

July 1, 2015, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The objective of this rule is to describe the special grants program. The special grants program shall provide supplemental assistance to libraries for activities that are not funded by state grants in aid or are not fully funded by state grants in aid and encourage local library…

A. "Developing library" has the same meaning as in 4.5.2 NMAC. B. "Grant recipient" means a public library or developing library that the state librarian selects to receive a special grant. C. "Public library" has the same meaning as in 4.5.2 NMAC. D. "Special grants" means funds…

The state library or a public library may propose a special library program.

The state library shall offer special grants when the state librarian identifies the need for state-wide coordination of a special library program and determines that sufficient federal or state funds are available.

Museum of New Mexico Board of Regents.

A. Organization of the museum. The museum is a system of museums, historic sites, the laboratory of anthropology, the office of archeological services, the museum of New Mexico press, and archeological collections. By statute, it is divided into six divisions. B. Property. The bo…

A. The board of regents of the museum of New Mexico shall perform and execute the powers and duties authorized to it under Section 4, Chapter 264, Laws of 1975, to wit: The board shall: (1) adopt rules and regulations; (2) elect from among its members a president and other office…

A. The director of the museum shall serve at the pleasure of the board and shall be responsible for the administration and management of the museum in conformity with all appropriate state laws, rules and regulations, and for the implementation of the powers and duties set forth …

A. Organization of the Museum of New Mexico. The museum of New Mexico is a centralized system of museums. For operational purposes, it is divided into program divisions which directly serve the public, and support service divisions which support and sustain the program divisions.…

A. WHEREAS, The museum of New Mexico board of regents met in regular session on July 14, 1994, as required per law; and B. WHEREAS, Section 10-15-1(B) of the Open Meetings Act (NMSA 1978, Sections 10-15-1 through 10-15-4) states that, except as may be otherwise provided in the Co…

The museum of New Mexico shall be accredited by the American association of museums as a single institution. The museum, through all its bureaus, supports the programs of the AAM and will seek to constantly improve its professional practices, to implement recommendations and to c…

The museum of New Mexico is committed to providing opportunities for employment, training and internal advancement without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age and mental or physical handicap, unless based on a bona fide occupational requirement. The museum …

A. The museum of New Mexico shall make every reasonable effort to make its buildings, exhibitions and programs accessible to and usable by the general public, staff members and volunteers with developmental, visual, auditory and other physical handicaps as defined in the Rehabili…

Effective immediately, the exhibition facilities of the museum of New Mexico in Santa Fe, and the New Mexico state monuments will be open to the public on the following schedule: A. Santa Fe Units: (1) 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily, from March 1 to December 31. (2) Closed Mondays Jan…

The collections of the museum of New Mexico exist for the benefit of present and future generations. Therefore the public shall be granted reasonable access to items in the collections, whether exhibited or stored, on a nondiscriminatory basis for the purposes of research and oth…

This rule applies to the board and the department.

A. The museum of New Mexico makes extensive use of volunteers in many of its programs. In seeking and accepting the voluntary services of qualified, interested individuals, the museum recognizes that it has basic responsibilities to them as well as to itself. B. The museum shall …

A. In order to foster professionalism and to provide opportunities for personal enrichment, museum of New Mexico employees are encouraged to join and actively participate in local, state and national organizations dedicated to the advance of research in their areas of academic tr…

In accordance with Section 18-3-5, NMSA 1978, which states that the director of the museum of New Mexico is empowered to "employ directors, professional museum personnel and other employees, pursuant to requirements of the state personnel board...," all hiring of professional sta…

A. Good public relations should be cultivated at all times. Cordiality and helpfulness must be the goal of every museum of New Mexico employee in contacts with the public and with media representatives. B. All complaints or requests for information should be referred to the appro…

Subsection G of Section 18-3-3 NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

December 12, 2017, unless a later date is cited at the end of the section.

This part defines the membership of the board of regents of the museum of New Mexico and the roles and duties of the board members.

As used in this rule: A. "Directors" means the directors of each of the six divisions of the department of cultural affairs that are part of the museum of New Mexico. B. "Department" means the department of the cultural affairs. C. "Board" means the board of regents of the museum…

A. Name: The name of the board is the museum of New Mexico board of regents. B. Officers: At its annual meeting, the board shall elect officers consisting of a president, a vice president, and a secretary, who shall serve one-year terms or until the board elects successors.(1) Th…

The board shall perform and execute the powers and duties authorized to it under Section 18-3-3 NMSA 1978, or such other statutes that may apply and any additional responsibilities it designates for itself that are permitted by law. Among its duties, the board: A. shall elect fro…

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Office of Cultural Affairs, Museum Division(Museum of New Mexico).

A. On a case-by-case basis, the museum shall seek guidance from recognized, concerned parties regarding the identification, proper care, and possible disposition of culturally sensitive materials. B. Negotiations concerning culturally sensitive materials shall be conducted with p…

A. In providing sponsored archaeological research or repository functions, the museum shall work with agencies that regulate the inventory, scientific study, collection, curation, and/or disposition of archaeological materials to ensure, to the extent possible under the law, that…

A. A museum-recognized concerned party, or a party that claims to be a concerned party but which is not recognized to have such status by the museum's committee on sensitive materials, may appeal in writing to the director of the museum of New Mexico. The director shall issue a w…

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[Filed February 5, 1991]

The policy of the museum of New Mexico is to collect, care for, and interpret materials in a manner that respects the diversity of human cultures and religions. Culturally sensitive materials include material culture as well as the broader ethical issues which surround their use,…

A. "Culturally sensitive materials" are objects or materials whose treatment or use is a matter of profound concern to living peoples; they may include, but are not limited to: (1) "human remains and their associated funerary objects" shall mean objects that, as a part of the dea…

A. The museum shall initiate action to identify potentially concerned parties who may have an interest in culturally sensitive material in the museum's collections. B. The museum encourages concerned parties to identify themselves and shall seek out those individuals or groups wh…

A. Within five years of the date of adoption of this policy, each museum unit shall survey to the extent possible (in consultation with concerned parties, if appropriate) its collections to determine items or material which may be culturally sensitive materials. The museum unit s…

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