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2020 Op. N.M. Att'y Gen. 1 (2020)

handle is hein.sag/sagnm0102 and id is 1 raw text is: STATE OF NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR H. BALDERAS ATTORNEY GENERAL January 30, 2020 Kelly Fajardo State Representative 1402 Main Street, Box B501 Los Lunas, NM 87031 Rebecca Dow State Representative 806 Sierra Vista Truth or Consequences, NM 87901 David Gallegos State Representative P. O. Box 998 Eunice, NM 88231 Re: Opinion Request - Applicability of Open Meetings Act to Child Protective Services Task Force Dear Representative Fajardo, Representative Dow, and Representative Gallegos: You requested our expedited opinion with respect to the Child Protective Services Task Force (hereinafter the Task Force) of the New Mexico Children, Youth & Families Department. Specifically, you inquired whether meetings of the Task Force were subject to the provisions of the Open Meetings Act (OMA), NMSA 1978, Sections 10-15-1 to -4 (1974, as amended through 2013). As explained below, we conclude that meetings of the Task Force are not currently subject to OMA as a matter of law, barring any future statutory amendments. Background The Child Protective Services Task Force was created pursuant to House Joint Memorial 10 from the 2019 Legislative Session. See H.J.M. 10, 54th Leg., 1st Sess. (N.M. 2019), available at https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/19%2ORegular/fina/HJM010.pdf. That memorial requested the Secretary of the Children, Youth & Families Department (CYFD) to convene a task force for the purpose of making recommendations to generally improve the safety and well-being of TELEPHONE: (505)490-4060 FAX: (505)490-4883 Ewwy nmag ov MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 1508 - SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO 87504-1508 STREET ADDRESS: 408 GALISTEO STREET - SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO 87501

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