As used in the Public Safety Telecommunicator Training Act: A. "board" means the law enforcement certification board; B. "certified" means meeting the training standards established by statute and rule as determined by the board; C. "council" means the New Mexico law enforcement standards and training council; D. "director" means the director of the New Mexico law enforcement academy; E. "dispatch" means the relay of information to public safety personnel by all forms of communication; F. "safety agency" means a unit of state or local government, a special purpose district or a private business that provides police, firefighting or emergency medical services; and G. "telecommunicator" means an employee or volunteer of a safety agency who: (1) receives calls or dispatches the appropriate personnel or equipment in response to calls for police, fire or medical services; and (2) makes decisions affecting the life, health or welfare of the public or safety employees. History: Laws 2003, ch. 320, § 4; 2022, ch. 56, § 14. The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, defined "council" and revised the definition of "board"; in Subsection A, after "means the", deleted "New Mexico" and after "law enforcement", deleted "academy" and added "certification"; and added a new Subsection C and redesignated former Subsections C through F as Subsections D through G, respectively.
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