New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY
Part 4 - INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION AND ADVANCED CERTIFICATION
Section 10.29.4.8 - GENERAL INSTRUCTOR
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. To qualify for general instructor certification, an applicant shall complete the instructor certification application, and satisfactorily demonstrate to the director a combination of education and experience in criminal justice, as well as proficiency in the instructional process, and meet the following requirements:
B. Qualified applicants for a general instructor designation will be issued a certification for a period of two or more years.
C. An evaluation will be completed by the students subsequent to the completion of each class taught by the instructor; the agency administrator responsible for conducting the class shall review the evaluations and maintain the course rosters to ensure the quality of the instruction; and
D. Instructors attending and completing a national highway traffic safety administration (NHTSA) driving while intoxicated and standardized field sobriety testing (DWI/SFST), or drug recognition expert (DRE) instructor course with the approval of the contract oversight committee of the department of transportation will not be required to attend and complete a 40 hour instructor training/development course, but may receive a limited instructor certification to teach only national highway traffic safety administration (NHTSA) approved courses in driving while intoxicated (DWI), standardized field sobriety testing (SFST) or drug recognition expert (DRE) courses and shall not permit the instructor to teach any other topics of instruction without completing a 40 hour general instructor training/development course.
E. A general instructor certification will require successful completion of an approved eight hour general instructor update training program prior to the instructor applying to renew their general instructor certification.