1. 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. (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. (2) Remaining training hours shall be in maintenance or advanced training areas to meet the agency’s specific needs and abilities of the telecommunicator.

2. B. Required training may be received through the following means.

   1. (1) Where scheduling will allow, the academy will assign staff to instruct the course at regional training sites.
   2. (2) Curriculum may be developed by the academy and provided to individual agencies for their own certified instructors to present to their telecommunicators, provided the instructor is qualified in the subject matter.
   3. (3) Individual agencies or private contractors may develop curriculum for review and approval (accreditation) by the academy which meets the criteria established by the board.
3. C. This three-pronged approach gives all agencies the flexibility they need to address individual training needs. It also allows the board to implement a planned program of in-service training that is responsive to the changing demands placed upon telecommunicators and the opportunity to have statewide consistency in certain critical areas.
4. D. Implementation is to begin on January 1, of the first even numbered year of a training cycle.

5. E. Telecommunicators obtaining certification within an even numbered year will be required to obtain one-half of the in-service training requirements. Telecommunicators obtaining certification within an odd numbered year will be required to meet the next two-year in-service training requirement which will go into effect on January 1 of the succeeding even numbered year. The in-service training requirements are applicable in subsequent two-year cycles (one even number year and the subsequent odd numbered year constitutes a two-year cycle). Telecommunicators transferring from one agency to another will carry with them the responsibility for in-service training.

   History of Repealed Material:

   10.29.7 NMAC Law Enforcement Academy - In-Service Training Requirements, filed 7-1-2001 - Repealed effective 07/10/2018.

[10.29.7.9 NMAC - Rp, 10.29.7.9 NMAC, 07/10/2018]