New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY › Part 8 - OFFICER TRANSITION TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 10.29.8.20 - CERTIFICATION OF PRIOR NON-ACCREDITED BASIC TRAINING

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Students who have successfully completed a non-accredited
				  police officer basic training academy not previously recognized by the New
				  Mexico law enforcement academy, will be allowed to request recognition and
				  approval of this training in partial fulfillment of the training requirements
				  as established under the New Mexico police officer transition training program
				  until 1/01/12. Each applicant must meet the following conditions and the listed
				  documentation must be submitted.
A.
				Reserve academy daily class student attendance rosters.
B. Class schedule: dates, time, length of
				instruction, and a copy of each lesson plan.
C. On a form approved by the director, a
				listing will be submitted to the director of each completed block and sub-topic
				of training and the corresponding state approved standard of training that has
				been fulfilled, noting any deficiencies.
D. 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. Certificate of completion and total hours
				of training successfully completed.
G. Final roster for students of the training
				program.
H. Proof of advance
				training courses completed may be submitted for fulfillment of related
				deficient basic training hours. It will be the sole discretion of the director
				to approve any such training hours submitted.
I. Department of public safety training and
				recruiting division director, or his designee, will evaluate the basic and
				advance training completed and determine the training hours that will be
				recognized for basic law enforcement certification and the deficient hours that
				must be completed to meet the established minimum standards of training. Upon
				completion of the established minimum standards of training, a formal basic
				training transcript will be created and the individual will be eligible for
				attendance of the certification by waiver program.
J. An applicant for certification by waiver,
				or his department, must submit the application forms identified in phase one
				and phase two of 10.29.8.10 and LEA-15 for admission to the certification by
				waiver course.