Chapter 10, Article 7E NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Public Employee Bargaining Act”.
HISTORY:
Laws 2003, ch. 4, § 1 and by Laws 2003, ch. 5, § 1; 2005, ch. 333, § 1.
Amendment Notes.
The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, substituted the chapter reference for “This act”.
Notes to Decisions
Construction with other law.
Interpretations of the National Labor Relations Act by the National Labor Relations Board and reviewing courts should act as a guide in interpreting similar provisions of the former public employee bargaining act, 10-7D-1 through -26 NMSA 1978. Las Cruces Professional Fire Fighters v. City of Las Cruces, 1997-NMCA-031, 123 N.M. 239, 938 P.2d 1384, 1997 N.M. App. LEXIS 20 (N.M. Ct. App. 1997).
OPINIONS OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
Applicability.
New Mexico school for the deaf and other state educational institutions confirmed by N.M. Const. art XII § 11 are not public employers “other than the state” for purposes of the Public Employee Bargaining Act. The applicable definitions in the statute indicate the legislature’s intent that state educational institutions be included within the term “state,” and neither the other provisions of the statute nor constitutional principles require deviation from this apparent intent. 1993 N.M. Op. Att'y Gen. No. 93-05, 1993 N.M. AG LEXIS 7.