§ 29-7C-2. Definitions

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.