New Mexico Code § 9-27A-4

State chief information security officer; qualifications
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The position of "state chief information security officer" is created. The security officer shall be a classified position in accordance with rules promulgated pursuant to the Personnel Act [Chapter 10, Article 9 NMSA 1978].
History: Laws 2023, ch. 115, § 4.
Effective dates. — Laws 2023, ch. 115, § 7 made Laws 2023, ch. 115, § 4 effective July 1, 2023.
Temporary provisions. — Laws 2023, ch. 115, § 6 provided that on July 1, 2023:
A. all functions, personnel, money, appropriations, records, furniture, equipment, supplies and other property pertaining to cybersecurity or information security of the department of information technology are transferred to the cybersecurity office;
B. all contractual obligations of the department of information technology for cybersecurity or information security services are binding on the cybersecurity office;
C. all references in law to the chief information security officer of the department of information technology shall be deemed to be references to the state chief information security officer; and
D. the chief information security officer for the department of information technology shall become the initial state chief information security officer.

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