New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

New Mexico House Bill HB429 Compare Versions

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28	28	HOUSE BILL 429
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30	30	TH LEGISLATURE
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45	45	2025
46	46	INTRODUCED BY
47	47	Micaela Lara Cadena
48	48	AN ACT
49	49	RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS; REQUIRING DISCLOSURE OF THE NAMES
50	50	OF FINALISTS FOR APPOINTIVE EXECUTIVE POSITIONS; PROVIDING FOR
51	51	THE COLLECTION OF CERTAIN DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FOR APPLICANTS AND
52	52	CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTIVE EXECUTIVE POSITIONS; PROVIDING AN
53	53	EXEMPTION TO THE INSPECTION OF PUBLIC RECORDS ACT; REPEALING
54	54	SECTION 21-1-16.1 NMSA 1978 (BEING LAWS 2011, CHAPTER 134,
55	55	SECTION 23).
56	56	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
57	57	SECTION 1. A new section of the Inspection of Public
58	58	Records Act is enacted to read:
59	59	"[NEW MATERIAL] APPOINTIVE EXECUTIVE POSITION--
60	60	EXCEPTION--PUBLICATION REQUIRED OF FINALISTS.--
61	61	A. A state agency or institution or political
62	62	subdivision of the state shall make publicly available on the
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90	90	agency's, institution's or political subdivision's website the
91	91	names and resumes of no fewer than three finalists for an
92	92	appointive executive position. The names and resumes shall be
93	93	made publicly available no fewer than ten days prior to the
94	94	final decision to select one of the finalists for the position.
95	95	If fewer than three applicants or candidates for an appointive
96	96	executive position possess the minimum qualifications for the
97	97	position, those applicants or candidates shall be considered
98	98	finalists.
99	99	B. A state agency or institution or political
100	100	subdivision of the state shall establish and maintain a process
101	101	for collecting demographic data from applicants and candidates
102	102	for appointive executive positions on a voluntary and anonymous
103	103	basis. The data collected shall include the applicant's or
104	104	candidate's self-reported sex, gender identity, sexual
105	105	orientation, race, ethnicity and primary and other languages
106	106	spoken. The individual-level data collected shall be
107	107	maintained as confidential and shall not be disclosed to any
108	108	person involved in, or who may affect, the selection,
109	109	appointment or hiring process. When the finalists for the
110	110	appointive executive position are announced, the state agency
111	111	or institution or political subdivision of the state shall make
112	112	publicly available the demographic data collected; provided
113	113	that the data shall be aggregated and shall not contain
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143	143	C. Records that would reveal the identity of an
144	144	applicant or candidate for an appointive executive position,
145	145	except for finalists as provided in this section, are exempt
146	146	from inspection pursuant to the Inspection of Public Records
147	147	Act.
148	148	D. Letters of reference or medical or psychological
149	149	data concerning finalists shall not be made public or made
150	150	available for public inspection or copying.
151	151	E. For the purposes of this section:
152	152	(1) "appointive executive position" means a
153	153	non-elected chief executive officer of a state agency or
154	154	institution or political subdivision of the state, but does not
155	155	include a political appointment, including a cabinet secretary;
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157	157	(2) "finalist" means an applicant or candidate
158	158	for an appointive executive position who is a member of the
159	159	final group of applicants or candidates."
160	160	SECTION 2. REPEAL.--Section 21-1-16.1 NMSA 1978 (being
161	161	Laws 2011, Chapter 134, Section 23) is repealed.
162	162	SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
163	163	provisions of this act is July 1, 2025.
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