New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY
Part 8 - OFFICER TRANSITION TRAINING PROGRAM
Section 10.29.8.8 - POLICE OFFICER TRANSITION MINIMUM STANDARDS OF TRAINING

Universal Citation: 10 NM Admin Code 10.29.8.8

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024

A. The training standards as established under 10.29.9.8 NMAC are the minimum standards of training for police officer transition certification except as noted in Subsection B of this section.

B. Block 3: Physical and emotional readiness for transition programs; 76 total block hours - this unit of instruction will instruct the student in health and physical fitness concepts, flexibility, strength, body composition and cardiovascular endurance. The student will be expected to successfully complete both entrance and exit standards of fitness and exit standards of job-related agility. The subjects and standards include.

(1) Physical fitness/wellness; 1 hour.
(a) Academy entry standard: This standard is based on cooper clinic studies, data and recommendations. Each academy entry student will be pre-assessed on five fitness/wellness evaluations:
(1) 1.5 mile run (altitude adjusted);

(2) 1 minute sit-up;

(3) 1 minute push-up;

(4) sit and reach; and

(5) 300 meter run. Entry evaluations 1 through 5 will be measured relative to age and gender norms. Each academy entry candidate must score in the 40th percentile or better, in each of the five designated fitness/wellness evaluations, to be eligible for entry into state-certified law enforcement basic transition training academies.

(b) Academy exit goal: For each academy student the goal, through participation in the physical fitness program, is to be able to score in the 60th percentile in each of the above five fitness/wellness evaluations.

(2) Physical performance requirements; 72 hours.
(a) Fitness program: Each student will participate in a fitness program approved by the director within six months of the projected completion date of all basic training program requirements.

(b) Academy fitness exit standard: Complete the 1.5 mile run and 300 meter run at the 60th percentile.

(c) Academy agility course #1 - Pursuit and control exit standard: Score passing time (3 minutes, 5 seconds) on agility course while wearing 10 pounds of extra weight.
(i) Officer is seated in a vehicle with seatbelt in use. As the timed exercise begins, the officer will undo the seatbelt and open the vehicle door.

(ii) Run 30 feet and open a building door.

(iii) Cross the threshold (4 feet) and run up two flights of stairs and pause for 60 seconds. (A rise and run of 7 inches by 11 inches is standard; 8 inches by 10 inches or 6 inches by 12 inches are acceptable variations. Standard floor landings are 10 feet high.) It is appropriate, if only one floor is available, to run up, run down, run up and pause. There is no restriction on how the officer negotiates the stairs.

(iv) Run down the stairs and out the door.

(v) Run 100 feet from the door to a 5-foot high platform; run up steps to the top of the 5-foot platform and jump down. A ladder or ramp are acceptable variations to getting on top of the platform.

(vi) Run 37.5 feet; turn and reverse; run 37.5 feet; turn and reverse; run 25 feet to a 6-foot high wall and scale it. The wall is constructed of cinder block, unpainted with a smooth top. If the applicant chooses, he or she may drag a rigid aid or object 10 feet from the side of the wall and use it as a platform to scale the wall. The rigid aid or object will have handles, a flat top, weigh 50 pounds and be 25 inches tall.

(vii) After scaling the wall, run 50 feet to a handcuff/arrest simulator; pull the arms down; touch the ends and hold for 60 seconds. The arrest simulator is 5 feet high with 60 pounds resistance in the right arm and 40 pounds in the left arm.

(d) Academy agility course #2 - Rescue exit standard: Score passing time (42 seconds) on agility course while wearing 10 pounds of extra weight.
(i) Officer is standing at starting point wearing a 10-pound weight belt around the waist to simulate a gun belt. On signal the officer will run 30 feet straight ahead and jump across a 4-foot wide barrier. The barrier is low to the ground, e.g., a ditch, highway divider, etc.

(ii) Run 12.5 feet and climb, jump or hurdle over a 3-foot high barrier. The barrier is to resemble a fence or low wall, no more than 4 inches wide and at least 8 feet long, made of metal or wood.

(iii) Run 12.5 feet to the back of a vehicle equivalent to a full-sized police vehicle and push it 30 feet on a flat surface in the direction of a clear area where a victim extraction will take place. The car is occupied by a dummy (victim) wearing a seatbelt and weighing 190 pounds plus or minus 10 pounds. The dummy must meet standards established by the New Mexico law enforcement academy.

(iv) Approach the victim's door; open the door; undo the seatbelt; pull the victim out of the vehicle and drag them 20 feet perpendicular to the direction of the vehicle.

(3) Emotional health and stress management; 2 hours.

(4) Nutrition; 1 hour.

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