§ 29-7-4 — Powers and duties of council

The council shall: A. develop a planned program, to be implemented by the director, 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 [29-7C-1 to 29-7C-9 NMSA 1978], a portion of which may be conducted on a regional basis; B. 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; C. report annually to the governor; D. 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; and E. adopt, publish and file, in accordance with the provisions of the State Rules Act [Chapter 14, Article 4 NMSA 1978], all rules concerning the implementation and enforcement of Sections 29-7-2 through 29-7-7.7, 29-7-12, 29-7-14, 29-7C-4, 29-7C-5 and 29-7C-7 NMSA 1978.

Legislative History

1953 Comp., § 39-6-6, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 264, § 6; 1970, ch. 48, § 4;