New Mexico Statutes Chapter 61. Professional and Occupational Licenses § 61-28B-4. Board created; terms; officers; meetings; reimbursement

A. The “New Mexico public accountancy board” is created. The board shall be administratively attached to the regulation and licensing department. The board shall consist of seven members appointed by the governor who are citizens of the United States and residents of New Mexico. Four members of the board shall be certified public accountants or registered public accountants who have practiced for at least five calendar years immediately preceding their appointment to the board. Three members shall represent the public and shall not have ever held a certificate or permit to practice public accountancy in any state and shall not have ever had a significant financial interest, direct or indirect, in the public accountancy profession or in a firm. Public members shall have professional or practical experience in the use of accounting services and financial statements, so as to be qualified to make judgments about the qualifications and conduct of persons subject to the provisions of the 1999 Public Accountancy Act.

B. Members of the board shall serve for terms of three years or less, staggered in a manner that the terms of not more than three members expire on January 1 of each year; provided that members appointed and serving pursuant to prior law on the effective date of the 1999 Public Accountancy Act shall serve the remainder of their terms. A vacancy on the board shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the unexpired term. Upon the expiration of a member's term of office, he shall continue to serve until his successor has been appointed and qualified. A professional member of the board whose certificate is suspended or revoked shall automatically cease to be a member of the board. The governor may remove a member of the board for neglect of duty or other just cause.

C. The board shall elect annually from among its members a chairman and other officers as the board determines. The board shall meet at times and places as fixed by the board. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum.

D. Members of the board may receive per diem and travel expenses as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act, but shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.