Telecommunicator training program.

A. The council shall: (1) after consultation with the board, adopt by rule professional standards that describe the skills, knowledge and behaviors that characterize exemplary practice and professional growth of telecommunicators in New Mexico and training standards that implement the professional standards; and (2) develop and adopt a telecommunicator training program for telecommunicator certification. The program shall be evidence- and performance- based and shall meet best practices and evolving national standards and the needs of telecommunicators at each level of certification. B. Until new evidence- and standards-based training programs are adopted and promulgated, the board shall certify telecommunicators after successful completion of the training programs then in effect. During the process of updating the telecommunicator training system, the council and the New Mexico law enforcement academy shall provide periodic reports to the legislature and shall make a final report, including recommendations for funding and statutory changes, to the governor and the legislature.