The department shall:

1. A. provide information to high schools regarding the existence of the program and the availability of scholarships to students who apply to participate in the program;
2. B. approve or disapprove student applications to participate in the program, with priority given to students who express a desire to pursue a career in law enforcement;
3. C. organize and schedule no less than four programs at the academy annually, with each program to consist of not less than ten students; and

4. D. promulgate rules regarding the content of the program, including:

   1. (1) providing students with leadership training;
   2. (2) improving students' awareness of the functions and roles of law enforcement agencies in New Mexico; and
   3. (3) preparing students to assist as volunteers in law enforcement programs in their own communities, including neighborhood watch, D.A.R.E. and pounders.

History: Laws 1994, ch. 35, § 4.