Section 29-7-4 - Powers and duties of board. - New Mexico Statutes

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 [29-7C-1 NMSA 1978], 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.     report annually to the governor;   

E.     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.     adopt, publish and file, in accordance with the provisions of the State Rules Act [14-4-1 NMSA 1978], all regulations and rules concerning the operation of the academy and the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of the Law Enforcement Training Act [29-7-1 NMSA 1978] and the Public Safety Telecommunicator Training Act;   

G.     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.     administer oaths, subpoena persons and take testimony on any matter within the board's jurisdiction; and   

I.     perform all other acts appropriate to the development and operation of the academy.