New Mexico Statutes Chapter 9. Executive Department § 9-2A-24. New Mexico domestic violence leadership commission; membership; duties

(1) a representative from the office of the governor;

(2) the attorney general or the attorney general's designee;

(3) a state senator appointed by the senate president pro tempore;

(4) a state representative appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;

(5) a representative from the department of public safety;

(6) the secretary of children, youth and families or the secretary's designee;

(7) a representative from the judiciary;

(8) the president of the New Mexico district attorney's association or the president's designee;

(9) the chief public defender or the chief public defender's designee;

(10) a representative from the corrections department;

(11) a representative from a law enforcement agency;

(12) a representative from New Mexico legal aid;

(13) a representative from the department of health;

(14) a representative from the New Mexico coalition against domestic violence or an equivalent organization;

(15) a representative from the southwest women's law center or an equivalent organization;

(16) a representative from the coalition to stop violence against native women or an equivalent organization;

(17) a representative from the crime victims reparation commission;

(18) the director of the New Mexico interpersonal violence data central repository;

(19) a representative from the New Mexico intimate partner violence death review team;

(20) a representative from the aging and long-term services department;

(21) a community representative;

(22) two rural domestic violence service providers;

(23) a domestic violence survivor nominated by the New Mexico coalition against domestic violence;

(24) a representative from a children's advocacy organization; and

(25) a representative from a gay and lesbian organization.

(1) identify domestic violence services that are lacking or in need of improvement and provide recommendations to the secretary of children, youth and families and the governor to enhance the quality and efficiency of services statewide;

(2) develop strategies for addressing issues of domestic violence and raising public awareness;

(3) study possible inequities in the treatment and disposition of males involved in domestic violence;

(4) review laws, regulations and policies related to domestic violence to assess their effectiveness and recommend changes; and

(5) report annually before October 1 to an appropriate legislative interim committee and the governor on domestic violence policy issues.