§ 12-9A-4 NMSA 1978

Any group seeking licensure or regulation of a profession or occupation through creation of a new board or commission shall, upon payment of an application fee not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), request a review and evaluation of such proposed licensure or regulation from the regulation and licensing department and the department shall conduct such a review and evaluation and provide a report to the legislative finance committee so it may conduct a hearing or consider action on the proposed licensure or regulation. In conducting a review and evaluation, the department shall consider the criteria in Section 3 [ 12-9A-3 NMSA 1978] of the Sunrise Act and may require and use any information listed in Section 5 [ 12-9A-5 NMSA 1978] of that act.