N.M. Admin. Code § 10.29.10.10

Current through Register Vol. 36, No. 1, January 14, 2025

Section 10.29.10.10 - PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR REGISTRY REPORTING AND APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION/CERTIFICATION

A.Reporting requirements

(1) Employment, termination, resignation, or upon receipt of notice of conviction of any felony charge or violation of any federal or state law or local ordinance relating to aggravated assault, theft, driving while intoxicated, controlled substances or other crime involving moral turpitude of all public safety telecommunicators in the state of New Mexico must be reported to the academy within 30 days of such action.

(2) Required reporting forms shall be established by the director.

(3) All public safety agencies who do not comply with the requirement of submitting to the academy status reports on their employees will not be eligible for training funds or attendance at basic or in-service/advanced training classes until the registry is made current. Repeated failures to maintain the registry shall result in a period of suspension of training eligibility to be set by the director.

B.Application requirements

(1) An applicant for training or for certification, or their agency, must submit the initial application for admission/certification and all necessary paperwork within 30 days of the initial hire date.

(2) Non-compliance with the 30 day application requirement will result in assignment to an academy class after completion of all other requirements herein on a space available basis only -- no special consideration will be given to the applicant, and the applicant must complete their application and initial certification requirements within one year from initial hire date.

(3) No applicant shall be admitted to the academy after one year of initial hire date unless the applicant and the applicant's chief, sheriff, or agency head certify:

(a) that the applicant was removed from duty as a telecommunicator; and

(b) that the agency will reinstate the telecommunicator based upon the applicant's successful completion of the basic public safety telecommunicator training course and certification by the board.

(4) The academy shall be notified of any change in the medical or psychological condition of an applicant prior to the applicant's admission or certification.

(5) Applicants who falsify any information on their application for admission or certification will not be considered for admission or certification.

N.M. Admin. Code § 10.29.10.10

10.29.10.10 NMAC - N, 01/01/04, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVIII, Issue 12, June 27, 2017, eff. 6/27/2017