Law enforcement leadership training and awareness

program; administration. The department shall: A. provide information to high schools regarding the existence of the program and the availability of scholarships to students who apply to participate in the program; B. approve or disapprove student applications to participate in the program, with priority given to students who express a desire to pursue a career in law enforcement; C. organize and schedule no less than four programs at the academy annually, with each program to consist of not less than ten students; and D. promulgate rules regarding the content of the program, including: (1) providing students with leadership training; (2) improving students' awareness of the functions and roles of law enforcement agencies in New Mexico; and (3) preparing students to assist as volunteers in law enforcement programs in their own communities, including neighborhood watch, D.A.R.E. and pounders.