New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 20 - FOREST MANAGEMENT
Part 5 - PRESCRIBED BURN MANAGER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Section 19.20.5.13 - ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMITTEE

A. The division shall establish a committee to review applications for prescribed burn manager certification and provide oversight of the development and updating of training modules, refresher courses and recertification and cross-walk the training modules with other training and experiences.

B. Members of the committee shall include one division employee appointed by the state forester, one non-governmental organization representative and one council member representative. Ad-hoc members may be added at the request of the committee or the state forester.

C. Terms for the non-governmental organization and council member shall be for two years.

D. Minimum qualifications to serve on the committee as a non-governmental organization representative or council member representative include two years' experience planning and implementing prescribed burns.

E. Committee members may be nominated by submitting a letter with a description of qualifications to the state forester. The division shall post notice when nominations for committee members are being taken on the division's website.

F. The state forester shall select and appoint the committee members and shall have the authority to remove committee members prior to the end of their terms or replace the division employee appointed to the committee at the state forester's sole discretion.