New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico SB237: CYFD CRITICAL INCIDENT INVESTIGATION TEAM
Status: In committee, February 3, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to children; creating the critical incident investigation team within the protective services division of the children, youth and families department; establishing investigation units and a team coordinator; amending and enacting sections of the abuse and neglect act; providing for specialized investigation processes for reports of critical incidents or serious critical incidents at certain programs or facilities; requiring reporting to the office of child advocate; requiring rules; making an appropriation.
From the introduced text, February 3, 2026:
AN ACT RELATING TO CHILDREN; CREATING THE CRITICAL INCIDENT INVESTIGATION TEAM WITHIN THE PROTECTIVE SERVICES DIVISION OF THE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT; ESTABLISHING INVESTIGATION UNITS AND A TEAM COORDINATOR; AMENDING AND ENACTING SECTIONS OF THE ABUSE AND NEGLECT ACT; PROVIDING FOR SPECIALIZED INVESTIGATION PROCESSES FOR REPORTS OF CRITICAL INCIDENTS OR SERIOUS CRITICAL INCIDENTS AT CERTAIN PROGRAMS OR FACILITIES; REQUIRING REPORTING TO THE OFFICE OF CHILD ADVOCATE; REQUIRING RULES; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. Section 32A-4-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993, Chapter 77, Section 96, as amended) is amended to read: "32A-4-2. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Abuse and Neglect Act: .233015.5 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ A. "abandonment" includes instances when the parent, without justifiable cause: (1) left the child without provision for the child's identification for a period of fourteen days; or (2) left the child with others, including the other parent or an agency, without provision for support and without communication for a period of: (a) three months if the child was under six years of age at the commencement of the three-month period; or (b) six months if the child was over six years of age at the commencement of the six-month period; B. "abused child" means a child: (1) who has …
Sponsors
- Brantley, Crystal (R, 35) · primary sponsor