(1) The council shall:

1. (a) advise the director regarding:

   1. (i) the approval, certification, or revocation of certification of any certified academy established in the state;
   2. (ii) minimum courses of study, attendance requirements, and the equipment and facilities to be required at a certified academy;
   3. (iii) minimum qualifications for instructors at a certified academy;
   4. (iv) the minimum basic training requirements that peace officers shall complete before receiving certification;
   5. (v) the minimum basic training requirements that dispatchers shall complete before receiving certification; and
   6. (vi) categories or classifications of advanced in-service training programs and minimum courses of study and attendance requirements for the categories or classifications;
2. (b) recommend that studies, surveys, or reports, or all of them be made by the director concerning the implementation of the objectives and purposes of this chapter;
3. (c) make recommendations and reports to the commissioner and governor from time to time;
4. (d) perform other acts as necessary to carry out the duties of the council in this chapter; and
5. (e) choose from the sanctions to be imposed against certified peace officers as provided in Section 53-6-211, and dispatchers as provided in Section 53-6-309.