N.M. Stat. § 9-25-7
Bureau chiefs.
The secretary may establish within each division of the department such bureaus as
the secretary deems necessary to carry out the provisions of the Higher Education
Department Act. The secretary shall employ a chief to be the administrative head of
each bureau. The chiefs and all subsidiary employees of the department shall be
covered by the Personnel Act [Chapter 10, Article 9 NMSA 1978].