SENATE BILL 137

47th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2005

INTRODUCED BY

Gay G. Kernan

AN ACT

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING; ADDRESSING THE NEW MEXICO LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY BOARD'S DUTY TO APPROVE CERTIFIED REGIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING FACILITIES; ALLOWING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES DISCRETION TO SEND STUDENTS TO CERTIFIED REGIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING FACILITIES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. Section 29-7-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1969, Chapter 264, Section 6, as amended) is amended to read:

     "29-7-4. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.--The board shall:

          A. approve or disapprove the appointment of the director by the secretary;

          B. develop and implement a planned program of:                  (1) basic law enforcement training and in-service law enforcement training, a portion of which may be conducted on a regional basis; and

                (2) basic telecommunicator training and in-service telecommunicator training, as provided in the Public Safety Telecommunicator Training Act, a portion of which may be conducted on a regional basis;

          C. prescribe qualifications for instructors and prescribe courses of instruction for:

                (1) basic law enforcement training and in-service law enforcement training; and

                (2) basic telecommunicator training and in-service telecommunicator training, as provided in the Public Safety Telecommunicator Training Act;

          D. approve certified regional law enforcement training facilities and permit any law enforcement agency in the state, at its discretion, to send students to those facilities;

          [D.] E. report annually to the governor;

          [E.] F. in its discretion, accept donations, contributions, grants or gifts from whatever source for the benefit of the academy, which donations, contributions, grants or gifts are appropriated for the use of the academy;

          [F.] G. adopt, publish and file, in accordance with the provisions of the State Rules Act, all regulations and rules concerning the operation of the academy and the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of the Law Enforcement Training Act and the Public Safety Telecommunicator Training Act;

          [G.] H. issue, grant, deny, renew, suspend or revoke a:

                (1) peace officer's certification for any cause set forth in the provisions of the Law Enforcement Training Act; and

                (2) telecommunicator's certification for any just cause set forth in the Public Safety Telecommunicator Training Act;

          [H.] I. administer oaths, subpoena persons and take testimony on any matter within the board's jurisdiction; and

          [I.] J. perform all other acts appropriate to the development and operation of the academy."

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