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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 7 - IN-SERVICE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS › Section 10.29.7.8 - IN-SERVICE TRAINING CYCLE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS

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A. All New Mexico certified law enforcement
				officers shall receive a minimum of 40 hours of training bi-annually (every
				other year). Each two year in-service training cycle will begin on the first
				day of the subsequent even numbered year and conclude on the final day of the
				sequential odd numbered year.
(1) A minimum
				of four hours training shall be in safe pursuit pursuant to Section
				29-20-3 NMSA
				1978.
(2) A minimum of one hour
				training shall be in domestic violence incident training pursuant to Section
				29-7-4.1
				NMSA1978, annually.
(3) A minimum
				of two hours training shall be in the detection, investigation and reporting of
				a crime motivated by hate pursuant to Subsection B of Section
				31-18B-5
				NMSA 1978.
(4) For all officers who
				may be involved in the arrest of driving while intoxicated (DWI) offenders as a
				normal part of their duties, four hours training shall be in NHTSA approved
				standardized field sobriety testing (SFST) protocols or successful course
				completion of the NHTSA approved 16 hour advanced roadside impaired driving
				enforcement course.
(5) A minimum
				of one hour training shall be in ensuring child safety upon arrest pursuant to
				Section
				29-7-7.3
				NMSA 1978, annually.
(6) Four hours
				training of academy approved day and night firearms training on agency approved
				weapons systems including, but not limited to, duty handgun, backup handgun,
				shotgun, and rifle. No more than one hour training shall be classroom lecture.
				A minimum of three hours training, divided equally between day and night
				training, and shall consist of practical exercises using live fire,
				Simmunitions®, Airsoft® or other firearms training systems. Qualification
				testing may not be used as training to meet this requirement.
(7) A minimum of two hours training in child
				abuse incident training pursuant to Section
				29-7-4.2
				NMSA 1978, annually.
(8) A minimum
				of one hour training shall be in missing persons and Amber alert training
				pursuant to Section
				29-7-7.4
				NMSA 1978, annually.
(9) A minimum
				of two hours training shall be in academy accredited interaction with persons
				with mental impairments training pursuant to Section
				29-7-7.5
				NMSA 1978.
(10) A minimum of 30
				minutes training shall be in academy accredited tourniquet and trauma kit
				training pursuant to section
				29-7-7.7
				NMSA 1978, annually.
(11) A minimum
				of two hours training shall be in legal update training to include changes in
				New Mexico state statutes and recent state and federal case law.
(12) Remaining training hours shall be in
				maintenance or advanced areas to meet the agencies specific needs.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 7 - IN-SERVICE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS › Section 10.29.7.9 - IN-SERVICE TRAINING CYCLE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS

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A. All New Mexico
				certified public safety telecommunicators shall receive a minimum of 20 hours
				of training bi-annually (every other year). Each two year in-service training
				cycle will begin on the first day of the subsequent even numbered year and
				conclude on the final day of the sequential odd numbered year.
(1) A minimum of two hours training in
				academy accredited interaction with persons with mental impairments training in
				line with requirements pursuant to Section
				29-7-7.5
				NMSA 1978.
(2) Remaining training
				hours shall be in maintenance or advanced training areas to meet the agency's
				specific needs and abilities of the telecommunicator.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 8 - OFFICER TRANSITION TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 10.29.8.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy - Training and Recruiting
				  Division.
[Department of Public Safety, 4491 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe,
				  New Mexico 87505]
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 8 - OFFICER TRANSITION TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 10.29.8.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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NMSA 1978, Section 29-7-4(B) (C) (F) (Repl. Pamp. 1994), NMSA
				  1978, Section 29-7-5(E) (F) (Repl. Pamp. 1994), NMSA 1978, Section 29-7-6(A)
				  (4) (6) (Repl. Pamp. 1994), NMSA 1978, Section
				  29-7-7.1
				  (Repl. Pamp. 1994), NMSA 1978, Section
				  29-7-7.2
				  (Repl. Pamp. 1994), NMSA 1978, Section
				  29-7-10
				  (Repl. Pamp. 1994)
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 8 - OFFICER TRANSITION TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 10.29.8.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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November 30, 2009, unless a later date is cited at the end of
				  a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 8 - OFFICER TRANSITION TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 10.29.8.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The purpose and intent of this rule is to provide the ability
				  for New Mexico reserve police officers to attain New Mexico law enforcement
				  certification. These rules do not require the certification of a reserve
				  program, nor do they require any agency or individual currently involved as a
				  law enforcement reserve to attain such certification. The objectives of Part 8
				  are to:
A. establish minimum standards
				of training for police officer certification of officers obtaining
				certification by the police officer transition training program;
B. establish criteria for applicants to
				attend a police officer transition training program;
C. identify criteria for medical and
				psychological evaluations required under law and fingerprint clearance;
				and
D. establish entry level and
				requalification firearms training requirements.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 8 - OFFICER TRANSITION TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 10.29.8.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A. "Reserve
				officer" means a commissioned person who is not a certified police officer by
				the New Mexico law enforcement academy that assists law enforcement agencies in
				the state of New Mexico.
B.
				"Certified officer" means a commissioned person who assists law enforcement
				agencies in the state of New Mexico who has met all the requirements for law
				enforcement certification as established by the Article 7, New Mexico Law
				Enforcement Training Act, NMSA 1978 Section
				29-7-1 to
				29-7-13
				and is commissioned and employed by a recognized New Mexico law enforcement
				agency.
C. "Transition officer
				student" means a person that has made application and been approved by the
				director for obtaining law enforcement certification through the police officer
				transition training program. This person may not be employed as a certified
				police officer by any law enforcement agency in this state until the person
				satisfies the qualifications for certification set forth in
				29-7-6,
				Subsection A, and is awarded a certificate by the director attesting to that
				fact.
D. "Police officer transition
				training program" means a program approved by the New Mexico law enforcement
				academy equivalent to the existing standards established under 10.29.9.8 NMAC
				that allows for police officer certification.
E. "Certification by prior basic reserve
				training" means the validation and approval of a comparable basic training
				program for prior reserve training conducted in New Mexico as recognized and
				approved by the director through December 31, 2011. Effective January 1st 2012
				no credit will be given for law enforcement certification purposes for any
				basic reserve training conducted outside of the officer transition training
				program.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 8 - OFFICER TRANSITION TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 10.29.8.8 - POLICE OFFICER TRANSITION MINIMUM STANDARDS OF TRAINING

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A. The training
				standards as established under 10.29.9.8 NMAC are the minimum standards of
				training for police officer transition certification except as noted in
				Subsection B of this section.
B.
				Block 3: Physical and emotional readiness for transition programs; 76 total
				block hours - this unit of instruction will instruct the student in health and
				physical fitness concepts, flexibility, strength, body composition and
				cardiovascular endurance. The student will be expected to successfully complete
				both entrance and exit standards of fitness and exit standards of job-related
				agility. The subjects and standards include.
(1) Physical fitness/wellness; 1 hour.
(a) Academy entry standard: This standard is
				based on cooper clinic studies, data and recommendations. Each academy entry
				student will be pre-assessed on five fitness/wellness evaluations:
(1) 1.5 mile run (altitude adjusted);
(2) 1 minute sit-up;
(3) 1 minute push-up;
(4) sit and reach; and
(5) 300 meter run. Entry evaluations 1
				through 5 will be measured relative to age and gender norms. Each academy entry
				candidate must score in the 40th percentile or better, in each of the five
				designated fitness/wellness evaluations, to be eligible for entry into
				state-certified law enforcement basic transition training academies.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 8 - OFFICER TRANSITION TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 10.29.8.9 - STUDENT HANDBOOK, PROCEDURES, AND RULES

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Due to the need to insure that students attending a regional
				  law enforcement academy will comply with rules and regulations, the director of
				  the New Mexico law enforcement regional academy is hereby instructed to prepare
				  a handbook covering student rules and regulations, policies and
				  procedures.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 8 - OFFICER TRANSITION TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 10.29.8.10 - TRANSITION PROGRAM APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION

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A. Compliance with the reporting requirements
				listed in 10.29.9.10 NMAC is required.
B. Phase one application requirements.
(1) An applicant for training or
				certification, or his department, must submit the following application forms
				for admission or certification and all necessary paperwork 60 days prior to the
				basic training program start date.
(a) LEA-1A
				- application for admission to transition training program.
(b) LEA-5 - fingerprint affidavit.
(c) LEA-6 - applicant affidavit.
(d) LEA-9 - release of information.
(e) LEA-11 - employment history.
(f) LEA-12 - affidavit of United States
				citizenship.
(g) LEA-14 - entry
				physical fitness verification.
(h)
				LEA-82 - agency employment action.
(i) Notarized copy of current valid driver's
				license.
(j) Notarized copy of
				military DD214 (if applicant has had military service) must have character of
				service.
(k) Notarized copy of high
				school diploma, G.E.D. certificate or college diploma.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 8 - OFFICER TRANSITION TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 10.29.8.11 - PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION

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Prior to certification as a law enforcement officer in the
				  state of New Mexico, it shall be necessary for each applicant to be examined by
				  a licensed/certified psychologist who shall certify to the individual's
				  emotional and mental condition on a form prescribed by the director and
				  entitled "mental examination certification". Compliance with the provisions set
				  forth in
				  10.29.9.12
				  NMAC is required.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 8 - OFFICER TRANSITION TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 10.29.8.12 - FINGERPRINT CLEARANCE FOR ADMISSION/CERTIFICATION

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Prior to admission or certification as a law enforcement
				  officer in the state of New Mexico, it shall be necessary for all New Mexico
				  police officer applicants for certification must receive a fingerprint
				  clearance from the department of public safety technical and emergency support
				  division and the federal bureau of investigation. Compliance with the
				  provisions set forth in
				  10.29.9.13
				  NMAC is required.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 8 - OFFICER TRANSITION TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 10.29.8.13 - REQUALIFICATION FIREARMS TRAINING

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All New Mexico police officer applicants for certification
				  must comply with the provisions set forth in
				  10.29.9.14
				  NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 8 - OFFICER TRANSITION TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 10.29.8.14 - MEDICAL REVIEW PROCEDURES

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In accordance with the provisions of the Law Enforcement
				  Training Act, Section
				  29-7-6,
				  an applicant for certification or training must be examined by a licensed
				  physician and be found to be free of any physical condition that might
				  adversely affect his/her performance as a police officer or prohibit him/her
				  from successfully completing a prescribed basic law enforcement training
				  course. Compliance with the provisions set forth in
				  10.29.9.17
				  NMAC is required.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 8 - OFFICER TRANSITION TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 10.29.8.15 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION; TIME LIMITATIONS

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A. Students who
				successfully complete a New Mexico police officer transition training program,
				and certification by waiver training program, and are determined to have met
				all of the requirements for law enforcement certification, will be allowed to
				take the law enforcement officer certification exam. Only those students who
				have successfully completed all requirements under the minimum standards of
				training, as determined by the director of the department of public safety
				training and recruiting division, will be administered the law enforcement
				officer certification exam.
(1) Students will
				be allowed two opportunities in which to pass the law enforcement officer
				certification exam within 60 days from the date of completion of the training
				program. Students who fail the exam two times must attend and successfully
				complete the New Mexico law enforcement academy's basic police training
				program. Students will not be allowed to attend a regional/satellite program to
				obtain certification.
(2) Students
				who achieve a passing score on the law enforcement officer certification exam
				are eligible for certification upon submission of form LEA-15 by the employing
				New Mexico law enforcement agency.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 8 - OFFICER TRANSITION TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 10.29.8.16 - CERTIFICATION

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A. The New Mexico
				law enforcement academy board determines the maximum number of satellite
				academies which may be certified at any given time. Only approved satellite
				academy programs may conduct New Mexico police officer transition training
				programs.
B. The following
				procedures must be adhered to by all New Mexico police officer transition
				training programs for the training program to be approved for certification in
				accordance with NMSA 1978, Section
				29-7-1 et.
				al., (Repl. Pamp. 1997).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 8 - OFFICER TRANSITION TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 10.29.8.17 - PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

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A.
				The accredited academy will ensure that the facilities, instructors, program
				management, and curriculum meet or exceed the standards and expectations
				established by the board and the director.
B. All regional academies requesting approval
				for each transition basic training program must notify the department of public
				safety training and recruiting division and supply the following information
				for review and approval prior to any such program's implementation.
(1) Curriculum which must correspond with the
				current minimum standards of training for the requested program as set forth in
				10.29.9.8 and 10.29.8.8 NMAC. Curriculum is subject to change at the discretion
				of the New Mexico law enforcement academy board.
(2) List of department of public safety
				training and recruiting division certified instructors and their assigned
				course(s). Instructors must be certified through the department of public
				safety training and recruiting division, or instruction conducted by a
				non-certified instructor must be monitored by the department of public safety
				training and recruiting division certified instructor. Technical or high risk
				areas must be instructed by certified department of public safety training and
				recruiting division instructors; for example, firearms training - qualification
				must be conducted by a certified department of public safety training and
				recruiting division firearms instructor.
(3) Schedule of classes for the entire
				training period.
(4) Roster of
				students' full names, dates of birth, and social security numbers.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 8 - OFFICER TRANSITION TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 10.29.8.18 - PROGRAM COMPLETION

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Upon completion of the satellite program, the
				  agency/institution must provide the following information to the department of
				  public safety training and recruiting division prior to administration of the
				  law enforcement officer certification examination (LEOCE).
A. Phase two application forms for
				certification and all necessary paperwork shall be submitted no less than six
				months prior to the projected completion of the basic training
				program.
B. Final (revised) student
				roster: full name, date of birth, social security number, and mailing address
				of each student.
C. Final (revised)
				class schedule: dates, time, and length of instruction. Each block of the
				minimum standards of training will be included.
D. Final (revised) listing of instructors:
				instructors must be certified through the department of public safety training
				and recruiting division certified instructor. Technical or high risk areas must
				be instructed by a certified department of public safety training and
				recruiting division instructor for the specific areas instructed; example,
				firearms training - qualification must be conducted by a certified department
				of public safety training and recruiting division firearms
				instructor.
E. Block test scores
				must be provided for each instructional area, as well as scoring for the skill
				proficiency areas, i.e., firearms, defensive tactics, patrol fitness (1.5 mile
				run and obstacle course), and driving program. A roster of student names and
				test scores attested to by the satellite program director is sufficient to meet
				the department of public safety training and recruiting division testing
				requirements. Department of public safety training and recruiting division
				testing requirements and minimum scores for the various block and skill
				proficiency areas are the only acceptable testing criteria.
F. Final attendance roster for students of
				the training program.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 8 - OFFICER TRANSITION TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 10.29.8.19 - PROGRAM MONITORING AND EVALUATION

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A. Department of public safety training and
				recruiting division director, or his designee, has the authority to visit the
				satellite training program at any time to monitor and evaluate the training
				conducted to ensure that the program meets the established minimum standards of
				training.
B. The department of
				public safety training and recruiting division director, or his designee, will
				investigate any reported information concerning the operation of the satellite
				academy and delivery of training programs. At any time that information on
				program deficiency is verified, the director can request decertification of the
				satellite program.
(1) The decertification
				procedures will require a written report on program deficiencies to the
				director of the satellite program allowing for correction of noted
				deficiencies.
(2) If the
				corrections are not made to the department of public safety training and
				recruiting division director's satisfaction, decertification will be
				recommended to the New Mexico law enforcement academy board.
(3) All efforts will be made by the director
				of the department of public safety training and recruiting division and the
				satellite program director to resolve program deficiencies prior to initiation
				of any decertification proceedings.
(4) The satellite program director may appear
				before the New Mexico law enforcement academy board to appeal, or defend
				against, program certification recommendations.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 9 - POLICE OFFICER › Section 10.29.9.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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Department of Public Safety, New Mexico Law Enforcement
				  Academy, 4491 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 9 - POLICE OFFICER › Section 10.29.9.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Subsection (B) (C) (F) of Section
				  29-7-4
				  NMSA 1978 (Repl. Pamp. 1994), Subsection (E) (F) of Section
				  29-7-5
				  NMSA 1978, (Repl. Pamp. 1994), Paragraph (4) (6) of Subsection (A) of Section
				  29-7-6
				  NMSA 1978, (Repl. Pamp. 1994), Section
				  29-7-7.1
				  NMSA 1978, (Repl. Pamp. 1994), Section
				  29-7-7.2 NMSA
				  1978, (Repl. Pamp. 1994), Section
				  29-7-10
				  NMSA 1978, (Repl. Pamp. 1994).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 9 - POLICE OFFICER › Section 10.29.9.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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November 15, 2016, unless a different date is cited at the
				  end of a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 9 - POLICE OFFICER › Section 10.29.9.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The objectives of Part 9 are to establish minimum standards
				  of training for police officer certification, authorize the adoption of a
				  student handbook of student rules and regulations by the director, enumerate
				  reporting requirements for law enforcement agencies in the state of New Mexico,
				  establish criteria for applications to attend the New Mexico law enforcement
				  academy, identify criteria for psychological evaluations required under law and
				  fingerprint clearance, establish entry level and requalification firearms
				  training requirements, establish criteria and procedures for temporary or
				  emergency certification and renewal of certification after absence.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 9 - POLICE OFFICER › Section 10.29.9.8 - POLICE OFFICER MINIMUM STANDARDS OF TRAINING

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The core basic training academy curriculum at a minimum will
				  include:
A.
Block 1:
				Introduction to the academy:
seven total block hours. This unit of
				instruction prepares the cadet officer for the academy experience, focusing on
				the responsibilities the cadet must undertake to successfully complete the
				basic police officer's certification academy. The subjects include:
(1) academy mission - one hour;
(2) overall academy objectives - two
				hours;
(3) rules and regulations of
				the academy - one hour;
(4)
				learning skills - two hours; and
(5) role and function of the New Mexico law
				enforcement academy (NMLEA) - one hour.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 9 - POLICE OFFICER › Section 10.29.9.9 - STUDENT HANDBOOK, PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS

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Due to the need to insure that students attending the New
				  Mexico law enforcement academy comply with rules and regulations, the director
				  of the New Mexico law enforcement academy is hereby instructed to prepare a
				  handbook covering student rules and regulations, policies and procedures. Such
				  handbook shall be updated as necessary and when applicable, changes shall be
				  reported to the New Mexico law enforcement academy board at their next
				  regularly scheduled meeting.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 9 - POLICE OFFICER › Section 10.29.9.10 - POLICE OFFICER REGISTRY REPORTING AND APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION/CERTIFICATION

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A.
Reporting Requirements:
(1) Employment, termination, or conviction of
				any felony charge or violation of any federal or state law or local ordinance
				relating to aggravated assault, theft, driving while intoxicated, controlled
				substances or other crime involving moral turpitude of all peace officers in
				the state of New Mexico must be reported to the New Mexico law enforcement
				academy within 30 days of such action.
(2) Required reporting forms shall be
				established by the director of the New Mexico law enforcement
				academy.
(3) All law enforcement
				agencies who do not comply with the requirement of submitting to the New Mexico
				law enforcement academy status reports on their employees will not be eligible
				for training funds or attendance at basic or in-service/advanced training
				classes until the registry is made current. Repeated failures to maintain the
				registry shall result in a period of suspension of training eligibility to be
				set by the director of the New Mexico law enforcement academy.
(4) In order to protect the lives and safety
				of the officer involved, any law enforcement agency employing undercover
				officers may indicate, in writing, a desire to protect the officer's identity.
				If such indication is made, the officer's name shall not appear in the general
				office registry. His name and other information requested shall however be
				furnished to the New Mexico law enforcement academy.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 9 - POLICE OFFICER › Section 10.29.9.12 - PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION

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A.
Procedure:
(1) Prior to admission
				to training or certification as a law enforcement officer in the state of New
				Mexico, it shall be necessary for each applicant to be examined by a
				licensed/certified psychologist who shall certify to the individual's emotional
				and mental condition on a form prescribed by the director and entitled "mental
				examination certification".
(2)
				Private firms who administer psychological examinations for law enforcement
				officers shall be acceptable if, however, a qualified representative as stated
				in Paragraph (1) of Subsection A of 10.29.9.12 NMAC completes the appropriate
				form as prescribed by the director.
(3) The applicant shall also prepare and
				submit a form prescribed by the director and entitled "psychological statement
				of applicant".
(4) False or
				incorrect statements in either form are grounds for revocation of any
				certificate granted.
(5)
				Evaluations cannot be more than one year old for admission/certification
				purposes.
(6) The psychological
				evaluation/written report will be required to be attached to the LEA-4 form.
				The written evaluation shall be returned to the department head at the time of
				certification and shall not be maintained in student training files.
(7) The applicant shall not hold the
				privilege of obtaining the evaluation; evaluations are the property of the
				referring agency and shall be held in the strictest of confidence. A
				self-sponsored applicant may hold the privilege of obtaining the evaluation,
				however, the original report must still be sent directly to the academy upon
				completion by the psychologist.
(8)
				If any information concerning psychological screening/evaluation provided to
				the director or the person evaluating the applicant's suitability is found to
				be false or not truthful, the applicant will be either refused enrollment or if
				certified, decertified in accordance with
				10.29.1.10
				NMAC through
				10.29.1.17
				NMAC.
(9) Applicant failure of
				psychological examination must be reported to the New Mexico law enforcement
				academy within 30 days.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 9 - POLICE OFFICER › Section 10.29.9.14 - ENTRY LEVEL AND REQUALIFICATION FIREARMS TRAINING

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A.
Entry level handgun
				standards:
The entry level officer category includes any officer who is
				newly hired that has not previously received academy level training. This will
				result in the standardization of training in firearms and reduce the liability
				to departments by ensuring all officers are informed of the most recent legal
				and technical aspects of using deadly force. Prior to carrying a handgun on or
				off duty, all entry level non-certified officers shall receive a minimum of 16
				hours of instruction in the following areas:
(1) safety - one hour;
(a) on/off duty;
(b) range;
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 9 - POLICE OFFICER › Section 10.29.9.15 - TEMPORARY OR EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION

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A.
Procedure:
(1) The director may, in his discretion,
				grant a temporary certification in order to avoid hardships or prevent
				conflicts within a department arising solely from technical noncompliance with
				academy board rules.
(2) Said
				temporary certificate shall be granted only for good cause, proved to the
				satisfaction of the director, and shall be granted only to persons who have met
				the minimum standards of training prescribed by the board as well as all other
				state requirements.
(3) Grounds for
				granting such temporary certification shall include, but not be limited to, the
				following: a person qualifying for certification by waiver during a period
				between board meetings.
(4) A
				temporary certification must be approved and made permanent no later than the
				next scheduled board meeting.
(5)
				In the event said certification is not approved and made permanent by the
				board, the certification shall expire and be of no further force or effect
				whatsoever.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 9 - POLICE OFFICER › Section 10.29.9.16 - RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATION AFTER ABSENCE

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A.
Break in law enforcement
				employment:
(1) In the event a
				certified officer in the state of New Mexico leaves his position for any reason
				and is not employed as a full-time law enforcement officer for a period of more
				than two years, but less than eight years, such officer will be considered to
				be decertified, and will be required to meet all current certification
				requirements of the New Mexico law enforcement academy and successfully
				complete the certification by waiver of previous training program conducted by
				the New Mexico law enforcement academy.
(2) In the event a certified officer in the
				state of New Mexico leaves his position for any reason and is not employed as a
				full-time law enforcement officer for a period in excess of eight years, such
				officer will be considered to be decertified and will be required to meet all
				current certification requirements and successfully complete the basic police
				officer training program.
(3) Those
				persons who hold a valid New Mexico police officer certification and are
				employed in an administrative capacity as a full-time police educator or
				trainer shall not be deemed to have left their position in law enforcement and
				shall not be required to reapply for certification as specified
				herein.
(4) The director of the New
				Mexico law enforcement academy shall have the authority to determine those
				positions as administrators or trainers that meet the requirements of Paragraph
				(3) of Subsection A of 10.29.9.16 NMAC above.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 9 - POLICE OFFICER › Section 10.29.9.18 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION; TIME LIMITATIONS

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A. Students who
				successfully complete a New Mexico law enforcement academy basic police
				training program will be allowed to take the law enforcement officer
				certification exam (LEOCE). Only those students who have successfully completed
				all requirements under the minimum standards of training, as determined by the
				director of the New Mexico law enforcement academy, will be administered the
				law enforcement officer certification exam.
(1) Students will be allowed two
				opportunities in which to pass the law enforcement officer certification exam
				within one year from the date of completion of the academy program. Students
				who fail the exam two times must attend the academic portion of the
				certification by waiver of previous training program prior to taking the exam a
				third time. Students who fail the test three times will be required to
				re-enroll and successfully complete the New Mexico law enforcement academy's
				basic police training program. Students will not be allowed to attend a
				regional/satellite program.
(2)
				Students who achieve a passing score on the law enforcement officer
				certification exam will be allowed one year from the date of the test in which
				to be eligible for certification. Certification can be granted only when the
				eligible student is hired by a recognized New Mexico law enforcement agency in
				a law enforcement position.
(3) If
				a student secures a law enforcement position after one year from the date of
				successful completion of the law enforcement officer certification exam, the
				student will be required to attend the certification by waiver of previous
				training program (short course) conducted by the New Mexico law enforcement
				academy.
(4) Students will be
				allowed three years from the date of successful completion of the law
				enforcement officer certification exam to secure a law enforcement position.
				After three years, they will be required to attend and successfully complete
				another basic police officer training program certified by the New Mexico law
				enforcement academy board.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 9 - POLICE OFFICER › Section 10.29.9.19 - CONTINUATION OF CERTIFICATION AFTER SEPARATION

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A.
Eligibility:
In the event a
				New Mexico certified law enforcement officer, with five years or more of
				commissioned law enforcement employment, leaves his position in good standing;
				he will be eligible to continue his New Mexico certification status provided he
				complies with the procedures outlined below.
B.
Procedure:
(1) Every eligible law enforcement officer
				separating from commissioned law enforcement service may continue their New
				Mexico certification by successfully completing each year and approved 20 hour
				in-service training program offered by the academy. This program will comply
				with the provisions of 10.29.7 NMAC In-Service Training Requirements and
				10.29.9.14
				NMAC Entry Level and Requalification Firearms Training.
(2) The officer must successfully complete
				the first approved training program within two years of separation and then
				once each year during the calendar year in subsequent years.
(3) The requirements of
				10.29.9.16
				NMAC - Renewal of Certification After Absence, will apply to those officers not
				in compliance with the provisions of this section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR › Section 10.29.10.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy - Department of Public
				  Safety, 4491 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR › Section 10.29.10.2 - SCOPE

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All applicants and certified telecommunicators under the
				  Public Safety Telecommunicator Training Act.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR › Section 10.29.10.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Section
				  29-7C-1 to
				  29-7C-9
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR › Section 10.29.10.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The purpose of Part 10 is to establish the minimum standards
				  of training for public safety telecommunicators.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR › Section 10.29.10.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A. "Absence" means
				a break in employment with a public safety agency as a full time certified
				public safety telecommunicator.
B.
				"Academy" means the New Mexico law enforcement academy.
C. "Board" means the New Mexico law
				enforcement academy board.
D.
				"Certified" means meeting the training standards established by statute and
				rules as determined by the New Mexico law enforcement academy board, and
				fulfilling any in-service training requirements as set forth by the New Mexico
				law enforcement academy board.
E.
				"Decertified" means the removal of certification from an individual for failure
				to comply with the public safety telecommunicator training act and the rules
				set forth by the New Mexico law enforcement academy board.
F. "Director" means the director of the New
				Mexico law enforcement academy.
G.
				"FEMA" means federal emergency management agency.
H. "ICS" means incident command
				system,
I. "Public safety agency"
				means a unit of state or local government, a special purpose district or a
				private business that provides police, firefighting or emergency medical
				services.
J. "Telecommunicator"
				means an employee or volunteer of a public safety agency who:
(1) receives calls or dispatches the
				appropriate personnel or equipment in response to calls for police, fire or
				medical services; and
(2) makes
				decisions affecting the life, health or welfare of the public or public safety
				agency employees.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR › Section 10.29.10.8 - PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR MINIMUM STANDARDS OF TRAINING

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The public safety telecommunicator (PST) certification
				  course is a minimum of 130 hours of training in eight blocks of instruction.
				  There will be 12 prerequisite distance learning training hours an applicant
				  must complete prior to attendance at the public safety telecommunicator
				  academy, for a minimum of 118 contact training hours during the course.
A.
Block 1: Academy
				prerequisites
- 12 total block hours - This block of instruction must be
				completed prior to the start of the academy and will establish a foundation for
				the critical incident management (CIM) and interdisciplinary incident command
				system (ICS) curriculum as outlined below.
(1)
				FEMA ICS 100.B: Introduction to incident command system - three
				hours;
(2) FEMA ICS 200.B: Incident
				command system for single resource and initial action incident - three
				hours;
(3) FEMA ICS 700.A: National
				incident management system, an introduction - three hours; and
(4) FEMA ICS 800.B: National response
				framework, an introduction - three hours.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR › Section 10.29.10.9 - STUDENT HANDBOOK, PROCEDURES, AND REGULATIONS

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Due to the need to insure that students attending the academy
				  comply with rules and regulations, the director is hereby instructed to prepare
				  a handbook covering student rules and regulations, policies and procedures.
				  Such handbook shall be updated as necessary and when applicable, changes shall
				  be reported to the New Mexico law enforcement academy board at their next
				  regularly scheduled meeting.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR › Section 10.29.10.10 - PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR REGISTRY REPORTING AND APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION/CERTIFICATION

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A.
Reporting requirements
(1) Employment, termination, resignation, or
				upon receipt of notice of conviction of any felony charge or violation of any
				federal or state law or local ordinance relating to aggravated assault, theft,
				driving while intoxicated, controlled substances or other crime involving moral
				turpitude of all public safety telecommunicators in the state of New Mexico
				must be reported to the academy within 30 days of such action.
(2) Required reporting forms shall be
				established by the director.
(3)
				All public safety agencies who do not comply with the requirement of submitting
				to the academy status reports on their employees will not be eligible for
				training funds or attendance at basic or in-service/advanced training classes
				until the registry is made current. Repeated failures to maintain the registry
				shall result in a period of suspension of training eligibility to be set by the
				director.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR › Section 10.29.10.12 - TEMPORARY AND/OR EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION

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A.
Procedure
(1) The director may, at his discretion,
				grant a temporary certification in order to avoid hardships or prevent
				conflicts within a department arising solely from technical non-compliance with
				academy board rules.
(2) Said
				temporary certificate shall be granted only for good cause, proved to the
				satisfaction of the director, and shall be granted only to persons who have met
				the minimum standards of training prescribed by the board as well as all other
				state requirements.
(3) Grounds for
				granting such temporary certification shall include, but not be limited to the
				following: a person qualifying for certification by waiver during a period
				between board meetings.
(4) A
				temporary certification must be approved and made permanent no later than the
				next scheduled board meeting.
(5)
				In the event said certification is not approved and made permanent by the
				board, the certification shall expire and be of no further force or effect
				whatsoever.