New Mexico Register / Volume XXXVI,
Issue 24 / December 23, 2025
NOTICE
OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
Public Notice: The New Mexico State Personnel Board will
hold a public hearing on Friday, February 6, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. The meeting will be held in person in the
Willie Ortiz Auditorium, 2600 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505.
Purpose of Rule
Hearing: The purpose of the public hearing is to
receive public input on the proposed amendments to 1.7.1 NMAC – General
Provisions, the proposed amendments to 1.7.3 NMAC – Classification, and the
proposed amendments of 1.7.4 NMAC – Pay.
Statutory
Authority: Personnel Act, Sections10-9-10, 10-9-12, and 10-9-13 NMSA 1978.
Purpose of the
Proposed Amendments: The purpose of
these changes is to provide a procedure for making certain trainings mandatory,
to clarify roles and obligations of the State Personnel Board and the State
Personnel Office Director, and to provide compensation for multi-lingual duties.
Summary of
Proposed Changes to 1.7.1 NMAC General Provisions: The section being substantively amended is: Section
1.7.1.15, providing the State Personnel Office Director with the authority
to prescribe mandatory training courses for classified service employees.
Summary of
Proposed Changes to 1.7.3 NMAC Classification: The sections being substantively amended are: Section
1.7.3.8, stating the State personal Office shall appoint and train a job
evaluation review committee to submit recommendations to the State Personnel
Office director on created, revised, and deleted class descriptions; Section
1.7.3.9, clarifying that an appeal of a position assignment decision as a
result of a classification study must be submitted within 60 days of the
implementation of the class study.
Summary of
Proposed Changes to 1.7.4 NMAC Pay: The
sections being substantively amended are: Section 1.7.4.9, removing
the job evaluation committee to determine the assignment of pay bands and
replacing it with a market-based analysis to determine the assignment of pay
bands; Section 1.7.4.12, clarifying that a salary increase of less than
five percent shall require approval of the State Personnel Office director and
how many times an agency may increase an employee’s base salary per fiscal year;
Section 1.7.4.13, authorizing an Agency to pay a differential of $0.35 per
hour to an employee who has been assigned to perform multi-lingual duties.
How to Comment on
the Proposed Rules: Public comment addressing the proposed rule
changes can be made in person using the Public Comment sign-in sheet, by mail
to Denise Forlizzi, State Personnel Office, 2600 Cerrillos Rd., Santa Fe, New
Mexico 87505 or by emailing your comment to DeniseM.Forlizzi@spo.nm.gov by
5:00 p.m. Thursday, February 5, 2026. Email
comments must include the subject line, “Rule Changes to 1.7.X NMAC”, the
commenter’s name and contact information.
Copies of Proposed
Rules: Copies of the proposed rules are available
for download on the State Personnel Office’s website at www.spo.state.nm.us. A copy of the proposed rules may also be
requested by contacting Denise Forlizzi by phone at (505) 365-3691 or by email DeniseM.Forlizzi@spo.nm.gov.
Special Needs: Individuals who
require this information in an alternative format or need any form of auxiliary
aid to attend or participate in the public hearing are asked to contact Denise
Forlizzi at (505) 365-3691 as soon as possible to allow adequate time to
provide the requested accommodation(s).