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; andG. '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. ANNOTATIONSThe 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 2022, ch. 56, § 14. ANNOTATIONSThe 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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