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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
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ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/07/07
HB 703
SHORT TITLE DPS Training Division Powers & Duties
SB
ANALYST Peery-Galon
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
NFI
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Department of Public Safety (DPS)
Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD)
Game and Fish Department (GFD)
State Personnel Office (SPO)
No Responses Received From
Governor’s Office
NM Livestock Board
NM Municipal League
NM Association of Counties
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 703 changes the name of the Training and Recruiting Division to the New Mexico
Law Enforcement Academy Training and Recruiting Division; requires the director to report
directly to the governor and New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy Board; expands the
powers of the director to be the final decision-making authority, responsible for with approval of
the board for the division as set forth in Section 9-19-9 NMSA 1978 and execute to each
certified law enforcement instructor proper pocket commissions as emergency state
commissioned law enforcement officers; and allows for prioritizing the scheduling of all law
enforcement academy facilities to first and foremost meet the needs of the New Mexico Law