{"data":{"id":"us-nm/29-7-5","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"29-7-5","heading":"Powers and duties of the director.","body":"The director shall be under the supervision and direction of the secretary of public safety. The director shall:\nA. be the chief executive officer of the academy and employ necessary personnel;\nB. issue a certificate of completion to any person who:\n(1) graduates from an approved basic law enforcement training program and who satisfies the qualifications for certification as set forth in Section 29-7-6 NMSA 1978; or\n(2) graduates from an approved basic telecommunicator training program and who satisfies the qualifications for certification as set forth in the Public Safety Telecommunicator Training Act [29-7C-1 to 29-7C-9 NMSA 1978];\nC. perform all other acts necessary and appropriate to the carrying out of the director's duties;\nD. implement the training standards and requirements developed and adopted by the council; and\nE. annually evaluate the courses of instruction being offered by the academy and make necessary modifications and adjustments to the programs.","path":["Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement","ARTICLE 7 Law Enforcement Training"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18529/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"f6e35d0108caf8df78c76d856b9d5cdea2a44bd7194e1f46232df2a575629180","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/29-7-4.4","next":"us-nm/29-7-5.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}