New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

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28	28	SENATE BILL 50
29	29	57TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSION, 2025
30	30	INTRODUCED BY
31	31	Antonio Maestas
32	32	AN ACT
33	33	RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT; ADDING TELECOMMUNICATORS TO THE
34	34	LAW ENFORCEMENT RETENTION FUND; CHANGING AND ADDING DEFINITIONS
35	35	IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING ACT; CONSOLIDATING TRAINING
36	36	WITHIN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING ACT; PROVIDING ADDITIONAL
37	37	DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING THE NEW MEXICO LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS
38	38	AND TRAINING COUNCIL WITH ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES; UPDATING
39	39	THE MEMBERS OF THE NEW MEXICO LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS AND
40	40	TRAINING COUNCIL; REMOVING THE REQUIREMENT FOR CONSENT OF THE
41	41	SENATE FOR CERTAIN APPOINTEES; CHANGING THE TERM "LAW
42	42	ENFORCEMENT OFFICER" TO "POLICE OFFICER" IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
43	43	TRAINING ACT; PROVIDING A DEFINITION FOR "SAFETY AGENCY";
44	44	PROVIDING A DEFINITION FOR "TELECOMMUNICATORS"; PROVIDING FOR
45	45	ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO SATELLITE ACADEMIES; PROVIDING AN
46	46	ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENT TO THE NEW MEXICO LAW ENFORCEMENT
47	47	ACADEMY AND SATELLITE ACADEMIES; AMENDING, REPEALING AND
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75	75	ENACTING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978; MAKING APPROPRIATIONS.
76	76	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
77	77	SECTION 1. Section 9-19-14 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2022,
78	78	Chapter 56, Section 36, as amended) is amended to read:
79	79	"9-19-14. LAW ENFORCEMENT RETENTION FUND--CREATED--
80	80	RETENTION DIFFERENTIAL DISBURSEMENT--REPORTING.--
81	81	A. The "law enforcement retention fund" is created
82	82	in the state treasury. The fund consists of money appropriated
83	83	by the legislature, federal money granted to the state for the
84	84	purposes of the fund, income from investment of the fund and
85	85	money otherwise accruing to the fund. Money in the fund shall
86	86	not revert to any other fund at the end of a fiscal year. The
87	87	department shall administer the fund to provide:
88	88	(1) retention differential disbursements for
89	89	full-time certified law enforcement officers and
90	90	telecommunicators meeting certain levels of tenure; and
91	91	(2) support for disbursement administration
92	92	processes and reporting compliance.
93	93	B. Money in the fund shall be disbursed on warrants
94	94	signed by the secretary of finance and administration pursuant
95	95	to vouchers signed by the secretary of public safety.
96	96	C. Contingent on the completion of reporting
97	97	requirements provided in Subsection H of this section, the
98	98	department shall determine and distribute annually the amount
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127	127	necessary to provide to a law enforcement or safety agency for
128	128	the purpose of providing a retention differential disbursement
129	129	to full-time certified law enforcement officers and
130	130	telecommunicators employed by that law enforcement or safety
131	131	agency. A law enforcement or safety agency shall expend
132	132	funding received for no other purpose than that permitted by
133	133	this section, and any unexpended balance received by a law
134	134	enforcement or safety agency pursuant to this section at the
135	135	end of a fiscal year shall revert to the law enforcement
136	136	retention fund. The department shall monitor the use of
137	137	funding and ensure the proper reversions to the law enforcement
138	138	retention fund.
139	139	D. A full-time certified law enforcement officer or
140	140	telecommunicator shall be eligible to receive a retention
141	141	differential disbursement upon completing four, nine, fourteen
142	142	and nineteen years of service from the anniversary of the full-
143	143	time certified law enforcement officer's or telecommunicator's
144	144	date of hire with a law enforcement or safety agency. If the
145	145	officer or telecommunicator remains employed as a full-time
146	146	certified law enforcement officer or telecommunicator at that
147	147	same law enforcement or safety agency for an additional year,
148	148	then the officer or telecommunicator shall receive a retention
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150	150	telecommunicator's annual base salary upon completing five
151	151	years of service, upon completing ten years of service, upon
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180	180	completing fifteen years of service and upon completing twenty
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182	182	E. Upon completing twenty years of service, a full-
183	183	time certified law enforcement officer or telecommunicator
184	184	shall become eligible to receive a retention differential
185	185	disbursement in the amount of five percent of the officer's or
186	186	telecommunicator's annual base salary if the officer or
187	187	telecommunicator remains employed as a full-time certified law
188	188	enforcement officer or telecommunicator at the same law
189	189	enforcement or safety agency for an additional year by
190	190	completing twenty-one years of service. For each year of
191	191	service completed after twenty-one years of service, the
192	192	officer or telecommunicator shall receive an annual retention
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194	194	officer's or telecommunicator's annual salary if the officer or
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196	196	enforcement officer or telecommunicator at the same law
197	197	enforcement or safety agency.
198	198	F. After the calculations for retention
199	199	differential disbursements are made in accordance with
200	200	Subsections D and E of this section, if the balance in the fund
201	201	is insufficient to permit the total disbursements provided by
202	202	Subsections D and E of this section, the department shall
203	203	reduce that allocation to the maximum amount permitted by
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233	233	G. The amount provided for a retention differential
234	234	disbursement shall include the amount of employer tax
235	235	liabilities, which shall be paid by the employer at the time
236	236	the retention differential disbursement is provided to the
237	237	full-time certified law enforcement officer or
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239	239	H. To receive funding pursuant to Subsection C of
240	240	this section, a law enforcement or safety agency shall make
241	241	that request to the department prior to June 1 of each fiscal
242	242	year, and in that request, the agency shall report the
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244	244	(1) the number of officers and
245	245	telecommunicators that are projected to become eligible for a
246	246	retention differential disbursement in the upcoming fiscal year
247	247	and the projected amount of the retention differential
248	248	disbursement, including any employer tax liabilities;
249	249	(2) the number of full-time certified law
250	250	enforcement officers and telecommunicators employed by the law
251	251	enforcement or safety agency for the last five years;
252	252	(3) the number of years of service of each
253	253	full-time certified law enforcement officer and
254	254	telecommunicator employed by the law enforcement or safety
255	255	agency;
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257	257	enforcement officers and telecommunicators that left the employ
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286	286	of the law enforcement or safety agency in the last year and
287	287	the stated reasons why each full-time certified law enforcement
288	288	officer or telecommunicator left the employ of the law
289	289	enforcement or safety agency;
290	290	(5) the number of years of service of each
291	291	full-time certified law enforcement officer or telecommunicator
292	292	that left the employ of the law enforcement or safety agency in
293	293	the last year;
294	294	(6) the number of applicants to the law
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296	296	(7) the number of applicants to the law
297	297	enforcement or safety agency in the last year that attended a
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299	299	(8) the number of full-time certified law
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302	302	(9) the number of full-time certified law
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304	304	enforcement or safety agency via lateral transfer and the years
305	305	of service of each full-time certified law enforcement officer
306	306	or telecommunicator at each previous law enforcement or safety
307	307	agency;
308	308	(10) any changes to compensation, recruiting,
309	309	retention or benefits implemented by the law enforcement or
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339	339	(11) any other information that is used for
340	340	determining retention rates unless disclosure of such
341	341	information is otherwise prohibited by law.
342	342	I. The department shall:
343	343	(1) provide forms, standards and procedures
344	344	and related training to law enforcement or safety agencies as
345	345	necessary for the agencies to report retention information;
346	346	(2) maintain the privacy and security of
347	347	information in accordance with applicable state and federal
348	348	laws; and
349	349	(3) adopt and promulgate rules as necessary to
350	350	implement the provisions of this section.
351	351	J. To receive funding pursuant to Subsection C of
352	352	this section, a law enforcement or safety agency shall be
353	353	compliant with the Law Enforcement Training Act at the time the
354	354	request is made pursuant to Subsection H of this section.
355	355	K. To receive funding pursuant to Subsection C of
356	356	this section, a law enforcement or safety agency shall have
357	357	submitted the agency's most current roster of full-time
358	358	certified law enforcement officers and telecommunicators ,
359	359	including commission dates, to the New Mexico law enforcement
360	360	academy no later than April 1 of each year.
361	361	L. The annual report and other statistical data
362	362	reports generated by the department shall be made available to
363	363	law enforcement or safety agencies and the public.
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392	392	M. The department shall provide annual reports to
393	393	the department of finance and administration and the
394	394	legislative finance committee about expenditures from the law
395	395	enforcement retention fund, including an itemized list of
396	396	expenditures and the balance remaining in the fund.
397	397	N. The department may waive reporting information
398	398	required by a law enforcement or safety agency pursuant to
399	399	Subsection H of this section; provided that the department
400	400	shall provide an explanation of its decision in writing.
401	401	O. The department shall submit an annual report
402	402	providing information collected pursuant to Subsection H of
403	403	this section to the governor and the legislature no later than
404	404	December 15 of each year.
405	405	P. As used in this section:
406	406	(1) "full-time certified law enforcement
407	407	officer" means a full-time certified salaried public employee
408	408	of a law enforcement agency whose principal duties under law
409	409	are to hold in custody any person accused of a criminal
410	410	offense, to maintain public order or to make arrests for
411	411	crimes;
412	412	(2) "law enforcement agency" means an agency
413	413	of the state or local political subdivision of the state that
414	414	employs certified law enforcement officers or the police
415	415	department of a tribe that has entered into an agreement with
416	416	the department pursuant to Section 29-1-11 NMSA 1978; [and ]
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445	445	(3) "retention differential disbursement"
446	446	means the amount disbursed from the law enforcement retention
447	447	fund based on a full-time certified law enforcement officer's
448	448	or telecommunicator's service at a law enforcement or safety
449	449	agency but is not considered salary for the purpose of
450	450	calculating retirement benefits;
451	451	(4) "safety agency" means a unit of state or
452	452	local government, a special purpose district or a private
453	453	business that provides police, firefighting or emergency
454	454	medical services; and
455	455	(5) "telecommunicator" means an employee or
456	456	volunteer of a safety agency who:
457	457	(a) receives calls or dispatches the
458	458	appropriate personnel or equipment in response to calls for
459	459	police, fire or medical services; and
460	460	(b) makes decisions affecting the life,
461	461	health or welfare of the public or safety employees ."
462	462	SECTION 2. Section 29-7-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1969,
463	463	Chapter 264, Section 2, as amended) is amended to read:
464	464	"29-7-2. ACADEMY ESTABLISHED.--The "New Mexico law
465	465	enforcement academy" is established as a division within the
466	466	department of public safety to provide a planned program of
467	467	basic law enforcement training and [in-service law enforcement
468	468	training for police officers and to furnish instruction and
469	469	seminars to constantly upgrade law enforcement within the
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498	498	state] required continuing education for certification for
499	499	police officers and telecommunicators, as well as a continuum
500	500	of educational options for advanced, specialized and executive
501	501	police practice throughout the state. The academy shall apply
502	502	the standards set by the council for certification of new
503	503	satellite training academies and re-certification at least
504	504	every three years."
505	505	SECTION 3. Section 29-7-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1979,
506	506	Chapter 202, Section 42, as amended) is amended to read:
507	507	"29-7-3. NEW MEXICO LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS AND
508	508	TRAINING COUNCIL.--
509	509	A. The "New Mexico law enforcement standards and
510	510	training council" is created and is administratively attached
511	511	to the New Mexico law enforcement academy of the department of
512	512	public safety [which shall provide staff support for the
513	513	council].
514	514	B. The council shall [develop and promulgate
515	515	training requirements, curricula and methods; professional
516	516	development programs; and performance standards for law
517	517	enforcement officers and public safety telecommunicators at all
518	518	levels, including basic, field training officer programs,
519	519	advanced, specialized and instructor training to be consistent
520	520	throughout New Mexico ] have oversight for all police officer
521	521	and public safety telecommunicators standards, training and
522	522	educational requirements.
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551	551	C. The council shall develop standards and
552	552	certification requirements for regional satellite training
553	553	academies. The standards shall be consistent with
554	554	accreditation standards for the academy and shall be reviewed
555	555	and updated at least every five years.
556	556	D. The council shall develop all law enforcement
557	557	education programs. All programs listed in this section shall
558	558	be independently reviewed at least every five years, except
559	559	that required continuing education programs shall be reviewed
560	560	every two years and the annual legal update shall be reviewed
561	561	annually. Reviews shall ensure that all programs conform to
562	562	evidence-based standards and national best practices.
563	563	E. With the exception of physical fitness,
564	564	equipment and technology instruction, the programs shall:
565	565	(1) represent current information and state-
566	566	of-the-art, evidence-based best practice;
567	567	(2) include an appropriate amount of time to
568	568	integrate knowledge and skills with scenario-based or
569	569	situation-based applications;
570	570	(3) be delivered either in-person or online
571	571	with faculty availability to students throughout the course;
572	572	(4) make effective use of simulation systems
573	573	or live actors;
574	574	(5) require police officers to complete a
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604	604	completion of any session; and
605	605	(6) test using best practices for adult
606	606	learning, including use of scenario-based and situation-based
607	607	questions. Multiple choice questions, true-or-false questions
608	608	and yes-or-no questions shall be limited to factual information
609	609	and comprise no more than twenty-five percent of the score.
610	610	F. The council shall hire a director and support
611	611	staff to carry out the mission of the council and serve as the
612	612	office that supports the work of the council. The director and
613	613	staff shall conduct research and may contract with outside
614	614	experts to complete the council's work.
615	615	[C.] G. The council consists of:
616	616	(1) the director of the academy, [and the
617	617	directors of the accredited regional law enforcement training
618	618	facilities] who [serve] serves ex officio [and] as a nonvoting
619	619	member;
620	620	(2) three directors of regional satellite law
621	621	enforcement academies, who shall serve rotating terms
622	622	representing different regions of the state; and
623	623	[(2) eleven] (3) twelve members appointed by
624	624	the governor, [and confirmed by the senate ] consisting of:
625	625	(a) one attorney employed in a district
626	626	attorney's office;
627	627	(b) one attorney employed by the public
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658	658	(c) one certified police chief of a New
659	659	Mexico Indian nation, tribe or pueblo;
660	660	(d) two New Mexico state-certified
661	661	public safety telecommunicators, one of whom shall be [from an
662	662	agency that offers fire and medical telecommunications services
663	663	and one of whom shall be from a public safety agency serving a
664	664	rural part] a director of emergency management, from different
665	665	regions of the state;
666	666	[(e) two members who have experience and
667	667	specialize in providing adult education;
668	668	(f)] (e) two citizen-at-large members
669	669	[one of whom has behavioral health expertise and neither of
670	670	whom is an active or retired law enforcement officer or public
671	671	safety telecommunicator or has a familial or financial
672	672	connection to an active or retired law enforcement officer or
673	673	public safety telecommunicator or any agency or department for
674	674	which a law enforcement officer or public safety
675	675	telecommunicator works ] representing different regions of the
676	676	state;
677	677	[(g)] (f) a sheriff who is a New Mexico
678	678	state-certified [law enforcement ] police officer, [and
679	679	(h) a municipal law enforcement manager
680	680	who is a New Mexico-state certified law enforcement officer in
681	681	a command position;
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710	710	D. An appointed council member shall serve and have
711	711	all the duties, responsibilities and authority of that office
712	712	during the period prior to the final action by the senate in
713	713	confirming or rejecting the appointments ] who shall serve as a
714	714	liaison to the New Mexico sheriffs' association;
715	715	(g) one municipal police chief certified
716	716	as a police officer, who shall serve as a liaison to the police
717	717	chiefs association;
718	718	(h) two faculty members from a public or
719	719	private post-secondary educational institution's criminal
720	720	justice program; and
721	721	(i) one behavioral health expert.
722	722	H. Except for certified law enforcement academy
723	723	directors and members requiring certification as a police
724	724	officer or public safety telecommunicator, other members shall
725	725	have no familial or financial connection to an active or
726	726	retired police officer or public safety telecommunicator or any
727	727	agency or department for which a police officer or public
728	728	safety telecommunicator works.
729	729	I. Members of the council may be reappointed.
730	730	Members of the council shall elect the chair of the council.
731	731	J. Vacancies on the council shall be filled by
732	732	appointment by the governor [with the consent of the senate ]
733	733	for the remainder of the unexpired term.
734	734	[E.] K. Appointments to the council shall be for
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763	763	staggered terms of four years or less made in such manner that
764	764	the terms of not more than four members expire on July 1 of
765	765	each year.
766	766	[F.] L. Members of the council are entitled to
767	767	receive, for their service as members of the council, per diem
768	768	and mileage as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act.
769	769	M. The council shall adopt, publish and file, in
770	770	accordance with the provisions of the State Rules Act, all
771	771	rules concerning the implementation and enforcement of this
772	772	section."
773	773	SECTION 4. Section 29-7-4.3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2022,
774	774	Chapter 56, Section 13, as amended) is amended to read:
775	775	"29-7-4.3. LAW ENFORCEMENT CERTIFICATION BOARD--
776	776	APPOINTMENT--POWERS AND DUTIES--REFUSAL TO ISSUE OR DENIAL,
777	777	SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATION--SUSPENSION OF
778	778	CERTIFICATION FOR FAILURE TO MEET [REQUIRED IN-SERVICE
779	779	TRAINING] CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS --CONFIDENTIALITY OF
780	780	INVESTIGATIONS--LAW ENFORCEMENT CERTIFICATION OFFICE CREATED.--
781	781	A. The "law enforcement certification board" is
782	782	established and administratively attached to the department of
783	783	public safety [and the department shall provide administrative
784	784	services for the board and the law enforcement certification
785	785	office].
786	786	B. The board consists of eleven members appointed
787	787	by the governor [with the advice and consent of the senate ].
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816	816	The board shall elect a chair and vice chair. No more than
817	817	[six] seven members shall be members of the same political
818	818	party. Members shall be appointed so as to represent different
819	819	geographic areas of the state and the ethnic and cultural
820	820	diversity of the state's population. The members shall be
821	821	appointed for staggered five-year terms, except that for the
822	822	initial board, two members shall be appointed for one-year
823	823	terms, two members shall be appointed for two-year terms, two
824	824	members shall be appointed for three-year terms, two members
825	825	shall be appointed for four-year terms and three members shall
826	826	be appointed for five-year terms.
827	827	C. The board shall include the following members:
828	828	(1) [a retired district judge, who serves as
829	829	chair of the board] an attorney with judicial experience ;
830	830	(2) a current or retired New Mexico state-
831	831	certified municipal law enforcement manager in a command
832	832	position;
833	833	(3) a retired sheriff who was certified or a
834	834	current sheriff who is certified as a [law enforcement ] police
835	835	officer;
836	836	(4) a current or retired state or local New
837	837	Mexico state-certified [law enforcement ] police officer who has
838	838	law enforcement management command experience;
839	839	(5) a current or retired tribal law [law
840	840	enforcement] police officer;
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869	869	(6) a certified public safety
870	870	telecommunicator;
871	871	(7) an attorney in private practice who
872	872	practices as a plaintiff's attorney in the area of civil rights
873	873	or who represents criminal defendants;
874	874	(8) an attorney in private practice who
875	875	represents public entities in civil rights claims;
876	876	(9) an attorney who is employed by the public
877	877	defender department;
878	878	(10) a professor of criminal justice at a
879	879	public post-secondary educational institution in New Mexico;
880	880	and
881	881	(11) a citizen-at-large who has knowledge and
882	882	interest in law enforcement [training ] education.
883	883	D. [An appointed member shall serve and have all of
884	884	the duties, responsibilities and authority of that office
885	885	during the period prior to the final action by the senate in
886	886	confirming or rejecting the appointment. ] Vacancies shall be
887	887	filled by appointment by the governor [with the consent of the
888	888	senate] for the unexpired term of the member. Members are
889	889	entitled to receive per diem and mileage as provided in the Per
890	890	Diem and Mileage Act.
891	891	E. The board shall have the authority to :
892	892	(1) deny admission to a certification program ,
893	893	suspend or revoke:
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922	922	(a) a [peace] police officer's
923	923	certification [for just cause as provided in the Law
924	924	Enforcement Training Act ] with evidence demonstrating probable
925	925	cause that continued performance represents a threat to public
926	926	safety, including the potential for imminent harm to others or
927	927	agency liability; and
928	928	(b) a telecommunicator's certification
929	929	[for just cause as provided in the Public Safety
930	930	Telecommunicator Training Act ] with evidence demonstrating
931	931	probable cause that continued performance represents a threat
932	932	to public safety, including the potential for imminent harm to
933	933	others or agency liability ; and
934	934	(2) conduct investigations, administer oaths
935	935	and subpoena persons as necessary to make a determination
936	936	regarding fitness of a: [law enforcement ]
937	937	(a) police officer to execute [a law
938	938	enforcement officer's ] assigned duties; or
939	939	(b) public safety telecommunicator to
940	940	execute assigned duties .
941	941	F. The board may require by subpoena the attendance
942	942	of witnesses or the production of records and other evidence
943	943	relevant to an investigation and shall have such other powers
944	944	and duties and administer or enforce such other acts as further
945	945	provided by law.
946	946	G. The board shall appoint a chief executive
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975	975	officer to assist the board in carrying out its functions. The
976	976	chief executive officer shall employ [persons ] professional and
977	977	support staff as necessary to assist the board in carrying out
978	978	its functions. The chief executive officer and staff shall
979	979	function with complete independence of the department of public
980	980	safety and shall have the chief executive officer's own budget
981	981	and budget authority.
982	982	H. The board shall adopt, publish and file, in
983	983	accordance with the provisions of the State Rules Act, all
984	984	rules concerning the implementation and enforcement of [the Law
985	985	Enforcement Training Act and Public Safety Telecommunicator
986	986	Training Act] this section except those sections enumerated in
987	987	Subsection E of Section 29-7-4 NMSA 1978 for which rules shall
988	988	be adopted, published and filed by the [council ] board.
989	989	I. The board shall issue or renew a certification
990	990	to:
991	991	(1) graduates from an approved basic law
992	992	enforcement training program who satisfy the qualifications for
993	993	certification as set forth in Section 29-7-6 NMSA 1978; or
994	994	(2) graduates from an approved basic
995	995	telecommunicator training program who satisfy the
996	996	qualifications for certification as set forth in the Public
997	997	Safety Telecommunicator Training Act.
998	998	J. Members of the board shall receive, for their
999	999	service as members of the board, per diem and mileage as
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1028	1028	provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act.
1029	1029	K. Internal affairs and other investigation
1030	1030	documents provided to or developed by the board for use in a
1031	1031	certification case shall remain confidential. A decision of
1032	1032	the board is a final agency decision and may be appealed as
1033	1033	provided in Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978."
1034	1034	SECTION 5. Section 29-7-4.4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2022,
1035	1035	Chapter 56, Section 6) is amended to read:
1036	1036	"29-7-4.4. [LAW ENFORCEMENT ] POLICE OFFICER TRAINING.--
1037	1037	A. The curriculum of each basic law enforcement
1038	1038	training [class and in-service training each year for certified
1039	1039	police officers shall include:
1040	1040	A. crisis management and intervention;
1041	1041	B. dealing with individuals who are experiencing
1042	1042	mental health issues;
1043	1043	C. methods of de-escalation;
1044	1044	D. peer-to-peer intervention;
1045	1045	E. stress management;
1046	1046	F. racial sensitivity;
1047	1047	G. reality-based situational training; and
1048	1048	H. use of force training that includes the
1049	1049	elimination of vascular neck restraints ] required for program
1050	1050	certification as a police officer shall be determined by the
1051	1051	council based on:
1052	1052	(1) the required updated job task analysis for
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1081	1081	police officers conducted every five years; and
1082	1082	(2) a comprehensive set of topics based on
1083	1083	evidence- and science-based national best practices that
1084	1084	address:
1085	1085	(a) all core skills and knowledge for
1086	1086	which proficiency is required;
1087	1087	(b) integrated application of knowledge
1088	1088	and skills in typical situations faced by new police officers;
1089	1089	(c) integrated application of knowledge
1090	1090	and skills in high-risk and high-liability situations
1091	1091	encountered by police officers;
1092	1092	(d) use of knowledge and skills in
1093	1093	complex settings with multiple responding police officers;
1094	1094	(e) minimizing risk and liability at any
1095	1095	scene;
1096	1096	(f) respect for all persons regardless
1097	1097	of race, color, national origin, gender, disability status or
1098	1098	language;
1099	1099	(g) attention to police officer
1100	1100	wellness;
1101	1101	(h) new challenges in police practice
1102	1102	that may vary by locality; and
1103	1103	(i) all weapons and technology available
1104	1104	to most police officers at the time.
1105	1105	B. The academy shall design and implement, and
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1134	1134	update with national standards, with oversight and approval of
1135	1135	the council, the following programs:
1136	1136	(1) basic police officer certification
1137	1137	training;
1138	1138	(2) basic public safety telecommunicator
1139	1139	certification training;
1140	1140	(3) certification by waiver for experienced
1141	1141	police officers from other states or federal agencies;
1142	1142	(4) general instructor certification
1143	1143	credentialing for police officers;
1144	1144	(5) general instructor certification
1145	1145	credentialing for public safety telecommunicators;
1146	1146	(6) continuing education requirements;
1147	1147	(7) field training officer certification by
1148	1148	July 1, 2027;
1149	1149	(8) executive certification training by July
1150	1150	1, 2028;
1151	1151	(9) specialty law enforcement training by July
1152	1152	1, 2027;
1153	1153	(10) specialty faculty credentialing by July
1154	1154	1, 2027;
1155	1155	(11) advanced law enforcement training by July
1156	1156	1, 2027;
1157	1157	(12) advanced faculty credentialing by July 1,
1158	1158	2027; and
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1187	1187	(13) advanced public safety telecommunicator
1188	1188	training by July 1, 2028.
1189	1189	C. All curricula approved and in use shall be
1190	1190	published to the academy's website and shall be up-to-date at
1191	1191	all times before any classes begin. Curricula shall not be
1192	1192	published in the New Mexico Administrative Code.
1193	1193	D. The academy shall offer all certified police
1194	1194	officers, on the website of the division, an up-to-date, online
1195	1195	catalog of application material for courses regarding law
1196	1196	enforcement, criminal justice and related courses offered by
1197	1197	New Mexico state-funded colleges and universities.
1198	1198	E. The council shall research national programs and
1199	1199	educational approaches and convene experts to recommend
1200	1200	standards, content, methods and hours for any topics.
1201	1201	F. The council director and staff shall have
1202	1202	expertise in adult education and curriculum development and
1203	1203	shall use contracted resources to bring national expertise to
1204	1204	the work of the council. Curricula shall be field tested and
1205	1205	evaluated by the academy and regional satellite academies.
1206	1206	G. With the exception of physical fitness,
1207	1207	equipment and technology instruction, all police and public
1208	1208	safety telecommunicator basic training and education,
1209	1209	continuing education and faculty credentialing programs shall
1210	1210	meet the following criteria:
1211	1211	(1) provide clear objectives;
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1240	1240	(2) articulate the importance, risks,
1241	1241	liabilities and potential stakes of inadequate performance;
1242	1242	(3) represent current information and state-
1243	1243	of-the-art, evidence-based national best practices;
1244	1244	(4) include references to science and evidence
1245	1245	basis, relevant law and legal precedent;
1246	1246	(5) incorporate an individual's performance
1247	1247	with that of the law enforcement team in achieving desired
1248	1248	outcomes;
1249	1249	(6) identify risks related to civil rights
1250	1250	violations and adapt to behavioral health and disability issues
1251	1251	and ethical considerations;
1252	1252	(7) address adult learning principles
1253	1253	explicitly to promote:
1254	1254	(a) active thinking, rather than acting
1255	1255	out of habit;
1256	1256	(b) self-monitoring for implicit bias;
1257	1257	(c) concentration and intentionality of
1258	1258	action;
1259	1259	(d) awareness of environment and
1260	1260	collateral damage or harm;
1261	1261	(e) critical observation to preserve
1262	1262	evidence; and
1263	1263	(f) cooperation and coordination within
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1293	1293	(8) specify the level of proficiency and
1294	1294	performance required for certification; and
1295	1295	(9) include an appropriate amount of time to
1296	1296	integrate knowledge and skills with scenario-based or
1297	1297	situation-based applications appropriate to student experience.
1298	1298	H. Regional satellite law enforcement academies
1299	1299	shall demonstrate equivalence of all required curriculum
1300	1300	approved for the academy. Regional satellite academies may
1301	1301	develop their own curricula in addition to that required and
1302	1302	approved for the academy, but all curricula must meet the
1303	1303	criteria set forth in Subsection G of this section. All
1304	1304	satellite academy curricula shall be published and kept current
1305	1305	on the satellite academy's website. "
1306	1306	SECTION 6. Section 29-7-5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1969,
1307	1307	Chapter 264, Section 7, as amended) is amended to read:
1308	1308	"29-7-5. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR.--[The
1309	1309	director shall be under the supervision and direction of the
1310	1310	secretary of public safety. ] The director shall:
1311	1311	A. be the chief executive officer of the academy
1312	1312	and employ necessary personnel;
1313	1313	B. issue a certificate of completion to any person
1314	1314	who:
1315	1315	(1) graduates from an approved basic law
1316	1316	enforcement training program and who satisfies the
1317	1317	qualifications for certification as set forth in Section 29-7-6
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1346	1346	NMSA 1978; or
1347	1347	(2) graduates from an approved basic
1348	1348	telecommunicator training program and who satisfies the
1349	1349	qualifications for certification as set forth in the Public
1350	1350	Safety Telecommunicator Training Act;
1351	1351	C. perform all other acts necessary and appropriate
1352	1352	to the carrying out of the director's duties;
1353	1353	D. implement the training standards and
1354	1354	requirements developed and adopted by the council; and
1355	1355	E. annually evaluate the courses of instruction
1356	1356	being offered by the academy and make necessary modifications
1357	1357	and adjustments to the programs."
1358	1358	SECTION 7. Section 29-7-7 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981,
1359	1359	Chapter 114, Section 6, as amended) is amended to read:
1360	1360	"29-7-7. DEFINITIONS.--For the purpose of the Law
1361	1361	Enforcement Training Act:
1362	1362	A. "academy" means the New Mexico law enforcement
1363	1363	academy;
1364	1364	B. "basic law enforcement training" means a course
1365	1365	consisting of not less than [four ] six hundred hours of
1366	1366	instruction in basic law enforcement training as required by
1367	1367	the Law Enforcement Training Act;
1368	1368	C. "board" means the law enforcement certification
1369	1369	board;
1370	1370	D. "continuing education" means a program of
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1399	1399	instruction that is required by all police officers or public
1400	1400	safety telecommunicators designed to refresh critical core
1401	1401	skills and to introduce updated science- and evidence-based
1402	1402	national best practices most relevant to job performance and an
1403	1403	individual's experience in the field. Part of the program may
1404	1404	be required of all police officers or public safety
1405	1405	telecommunicators, while other parts may be adapted to specific
1406	1406	job, experience and agency. Continuing education requirements
1407	1407	may be met through any regional certified law enforcement
1408	1408	academy, by a credentialed faculty within an agency or by a
1409	1409	pre-approved substitution of college credit for comparable
1410	1410	content;
1411	1411	[D.] E. "conviction" means an adjudication of guilt
1412	1412	[or a plea of no contest ] and includes [convictions ] sentences
1413	1413	that are suspended or deferred;
1414	1414	[E.] F. "council" means the New Mexico law
1415	1415	enforcement standards and training council;
1416	1416	[F.] G. "director" means the director of the
1417	1417	division;
1418	1418	[G.] H. "division" means the New Mexico law
1419	1419	enforcement academy of the department of public safety;
1420	1420	[H. "in-service law enforcement training" means a
1421	1421	course of instruction required of all certified peace officers
1422	1422	and designed to train and equip all police officers in the
1423	1423	state with specific law enforcement skills and to ensure the
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1452	1452	continuing development of all police officers in the state.
1453	1453	The training and instruction shall be kept current and may be
1454	1454	conducted on a regional basis at the discretion of the
1455	1455	director;]
1456	1456	I. "faculty certification" means certification in a
1457	1457	program that ensures proficiency in relevant skills, knowledge
1458	1458	and integration in practice as well as continuing education in
1459	1459	teaching law enforcement professionals to use appropriate adult
1460	1460	education methods based on national best practices and accepted
1461	1461	adult education standards, also referred to as credentialing;
1462	1462	J. "job task analysis" means a research-based
1463	1463	assessment of the most current scope of practice for a specific
1464	1464	professional position, such as police officer or public safety
1465	1465	telecommunicator;
1466	1466	[I.] K. "law enforcement agency" means an agency of
1467	1467	the state or [local] political subdivision of the state that
1468	1468	employs certified law enforcement officers or police officers
1469	1469	of the police department of a tribe that has entered into an
1470	1470	agreement with the department of public safety pursuant to
1471	1471	Section 29-1-11 NMSA 1978;
1472	1472	L. "performance" means expected standards that
1473	1473	demonstrate the integration of knowledge and practice in
1474	1474	application to the situations likely to be encountered in a
1475	1475	specific law enforcement position. Performance standards shall
1476	1476	be specified in relation to certification, and law enforcement
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1505	1505	agencies may specify additional performance standards for
1506	1506	employees;
1507	1507	[J.] M. "police officer" means [any ] a commissioned
1508	1508	employee of a law enforcement agency that is part of or
1509	1509	administered by the state or [any ] a political subdivision of
1510	1510	the state, [and includes any employee of a missile range
1511	1511	civilian police department who is a graduate of a recognized
1512	1512	certified regional law enforcement training facility and who is
1513	1513	currently certifiable by the academy ] which employee is
1514	1514	responsible for [the prevention and detection of crime or the
1515	1515	enforcement of the penal, or traffic or highway laws of this
1516	1516	state] enforcing laws, maintaining public order, investigating
1517	1517	crimes, testifying in court and building public trust . The
1518	1518	term specifically includes deputy sheriffs. Sheriffs are
1519	1519	eligible to attend the academy and are eligible to receive
1520	1520	certification as provided in the Law Enforcement Training Act.
1521	1521	As used in this subsection, "commissioned" means an employee of
1522	1522	a law enforcement agency who is authorized by a sheriff or
1523	1523	chief of police to [apprehend ] arrest, charge and bring before
1524	1524	the court all violators within the law enforcement agency's
1525	1525	jurisdiction; [and]
1526	1526	N. "proficiency" means meeting expected standards
1527	1527	for a specific skill;
1528	1528	[K.] O. "certified regional law enforcement
1529	1529	training facility" means a law enforcement training facility
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1558	1558	within the state certified by the director, with the approval
1559	1559	of the [academy's board of directors ] council, that offers
1560	1560	basic law enforcement training and [in-service law enforcement
1561	1561	training] continuing education that is comparable to or exceeds
1562	1562	the standards of the programs of the academy;
1563	1563	P. "safety agency" means a unit of state or local
1564	1564	government or political subdivision that provides police,
1565	1565	firefighting or emergency medical services;
1566	1566	Q. "satellite academy" means a certified law
1567	1567	enforcement training facility within the state that is
1568	1568	certified to meet standards set by the council and for which
1569	1569	compliance with standards is determined at least once every
1570	1570	three years by the academy;
1571	1571	R. "telecommunicator" means an employee or
1572	1572	volunteer of a safety agency who:
1573	1573	(1) receives calls or dispatches the
1574	1574	appropriate personnel or equipment in response to calls for
1575	1575	police, fire or medical services; and
1576	1576	(2) makes decisions affecting the life, health
1577	1577	or welfare of the public or safety agency employees; and
1578	1578	S. "training" means a program of core knowledge and
1579	1579	skills required for initial certification in a law enforcement
1580	1580	position."
1581	1581	SECTION 8. Section 29-11-5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1978,
1582	1582	Chapter 27, Section 5, as amended) is amended to read:
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1611	1611	"29-11-5. SEXUAL CRIMES PROSECUTION AND TREATMENT
1612	1612	PROGRAM.--
1613	1613	A. The administrator shall develop, with the
1614	1614	cooperation of the [criminal justice ] corrections department,
1615	1615	the New Mexico state police, the New Mexico law enforcement
1616	1616	academy, other authorized law enforcement agencies and existing
1617	1617	community-based victim treatment programs, a statewide
1618	1618	comprehensive plan to train [law enforcement ] police officers
1619	1619	and criminal justice and medical personnel in the ability to
1620	1620	deal with sexual crimes; to develop strategies for prevention
1621	1621	of such crimes; to provide assistance in the assembly of
1622	1622	evidence for the facilitation of prosecution of such crimes;
1623	1623	and to provide medical and psychological treatment to victims
1624	1624	of such crimes. This plan shall include, but not be limited
1625	1625	to:
1626	1626	(1) education and training of [law
1627	1627	enforcement] police officers and criminal justice and medical
1628	1628	personnel;
1629	1629	(2) collection, processing and analysis of
1630	1630	evidence [which] that facilitates prosecution of suspects of
1631	1631	sexual crimes; and
1632	1632	(3) medical and psychological treatment of
1633	1633	victims of such crimes.
1634	1634	B. The comprehensive plan shall be implemented
1635	1635	throughout the state, and the administrator may contract with
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1664	1664	appropriate persons, entities, agencies or community-based
1665	1665	programs to provide the services to be rendered pursuant to
1666	1666	Subsection A of this section and may pay a reasonable fee for
1667	1667	[such] the services.
1668	1668	C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to
1669	1669	require criminal prosecution of a suspect of a sexual crime by
1670	1670	the victim to whom services are rendered pursuant to the
1671	1671	provisions of the Sexual Crimes Prosecution and Treatment Act.
1672	1672	[D. Training for law enforcement officers in the
1673	1673	proper treatment of victims of sexual crimes and collection of
1674	1674	evidence and coordination among agencies shall be incorporated
1675	1675	in the regular training program for recruits by the New Mexico
1676	1676	state police the basic course taught by the New Mexico law
1677	1677	enforcement academy or by other authorized law enforcement
1678	1678	agencies. Already commissioned officers and sex-crime
1679	1679	investigators shall receive advanced training through in-
1680	1680	service programs.]"
1681	1681	SECTION 9. Section 29-13-6 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1983,
1682	1682	Chapter 289, Section 6, as amended) is amended to read:
1683	1683	"29-13-6. DISTRIBUTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PROTECTION
1684	1684	FUND.--
1685	1685	A. Based on a periodic allotment approved by the
1686	1686	division for the current fiscal year, the state treasurer shall
1687	1687	distribute from the fund the amounts certified by the division
1688	1688	to be distributed to governmental entities and the peace
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1717	1717	officers', New Mexico mounted patrol members' and reserve
1718	1718	police officers' survivors fund as required in Section 29-13-4
1719	1719	NMSA 1978. Payments shall be made by the treasurer to the
1720	1720	appropriate governmental entity or fund unless otherwise
1721	1721	specified in Subsection C of this section.
1722	1722	B. The state treasurer is authorized to redirect a
1723	1723	distribution to the New Mexico finance authority in an amount
1724	1724	certified by the division, pursuant to an ordinance or a
1725	1725	resolution passed by the municipality or county and a written
1726	1726	agreement of the municipality or county and the New Mexico
1727	1727	finance authority.
1728	1728	C. Based on a periodic allotment approved by the
1729	1729	division for the current fiscal year, the state treasurer shall
1730	1730	distribute from the money in the fund money certified by the
1731	1731	division to be distributed to tribes. Payment shall be made to
1732	1732	the chief financial officer of the tribe. If necessary, the
1733	1733	fund may be decreased below the level of one hundred thousand
1734	1734	dollars ($100,000) to enable payment to the tribes. If
1735	1735	insufficient money remains in the fund to fully compensate the
1736	1736	tribes, a report shall be made to the Indian affairs department
1737	1737	and to an appropriate interim committee of the legislature that
1738	1738	reviews issues having impact on tribes by September 1 of the
1739	1739	year of the shortfall.
1740	1740	D. The New Mexico law enforcement standards and
1741	1741	training council may notify the division and the state
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1770	1770	treasurer to withhold the distribution to any governmental
1771	1771	entity that has failed to submit required reports to the
1772	1772	council as provided in Section 29-7-7.2 NMSA 1978, [or ] that
1773	1773	employs [law enforcement ] police officers who have failed to
1774	1774	submit proof of completion of required in-service law
1775	1775	enforcement training as required in Section 29-7-7.1 NMSA 1978
1776	1776	or that loses or fails to achieve accreditation as provided in
1777	1777	Section 10 of this 2025 act.
1778	1778	E. To facilitate satellite academies coming into
1779	1779	compliance with modernized and expanded curricula, additional
1780	1780	funding may be needed to acquire equipment, licenses or other
1781	1781	resources to ensure the required level of integration and
1782	1782	simulation capacity. A satellite academy that requires
1783	1783	additional resources may submit a request for funding for up to
1784	1784	three years, in amounts less than one hundred thousand dollars
1785	1785	($100,000). An applicant shall explain why the applicant's
1786	1786	sponsoring organization is unable to meet specific requirements
1787	1787	and shall be required to submit a commitment from the
1788	1788	applicant's sponsoring agency to build the ongoing operating
1789	1789	cost into the applicant's budget ."
1790	1790	SECTION 10. A new section of the Law Enforcement Training
1791	1791	Act is enacted to read:
1792	1792	"[NEW MATERIAL] ACCREDITATION.--
1793	1793	A. The director shall apply for and ensure national
1794	1794	accreditation of the academy through the commission on
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1823	1823	accreditation for law enforcement agencies no later than
1824	1824	January 1, 2029.
1825	1825	B. The council shall review accreditation standards
1826	1826	and select those most appropriate to the certified satellite
1827	1827	academies, and these standards shall be integrated into
1828	1828	certification standards for those organizations.
1829	1829	C. The academy and a satellite academy are
1830	1830	ineligible for funds distributed by the law enforcement
1831	1831	protection fund when accreditation or certification is lost."
1832	1832	SECTION 11. APPROPRIATIONS.--
1833	1833	A. Two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) is
1834	1834	appropriated from the general fund to the department of public
1835	1835	safety for expenditure in fiscal year 2026 and subsequent
1836	1836	fiscal years for job task analysis, assessment and
1837	1837	recommendations to modernize public safety telecommunicator
1838	1838	training, in particular to conform to new technology and crisis
1839	1839	behavioral health help-line and alternative response unit
1840	1840	services. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at
1841	1841	the end of fiscal year 2026 shall not revert to the general
1842	1842	fund.
1843	1843	B. Four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) is
1844	1844	appropriated from the general fund to the department of public
1845	1845	safety for expenditure in fiscal year 2026 and subsequent
1846	1846	fiscal years for contractor curriculum development and testing
1847	1847	to implement public safety telecommunicator training. Any
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1876	1876	unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of
1877	1877	fiscal year 2026 shall not revert to the general fund.
1878	1878	C. Four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) is
1879	1879	appropriated from the general fund to the department of public
1880	1880	safety for expenditure in fiscal year 2026 and subsequent
1881	1881	fiscal years for contractor curriculum development for new in-
1882	1882	service training programs for all police officers. Any
1883	1883	unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of
1884	1884	fiscal year 2026 shall not revert to the general fund.
1885	1885	SECTION 12. REPEAL.--Sections 29-7-4.1, 29-7-4.2, 29-7-5,
1886	1886	29-7-7.3 through 29-7-7.5, 29-7-7.7, 29-20-3 and 31-18B-5 NMSA
1887	1887	1978 (being Laws 2002, Chapter 34, Section 3 and Laws 2002,
1888	1888	Chapter 35, Section 3; Laws 2011, Chapter 49, Section 1; Laws
1889	1889	1969, Chapter 264, Section 7; Laws 2007, Chapter 89, Section 1;
1890	1890	Laws 2010, Chapter 33, Section 1; Laws 2011, Chapter 180,
1891	1891	Section 1; Laws 2017, Chapter 35, Section 1; Laws 2003, Chapter
1892	1892	260, Section 3; and Laws 2003, Chapter 384, Section 5, as
1893	1893	amended) are repealed.
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