Bill > SB375

This bill aims to improve law enforcement training and accountability in New Mexico. Key provisions include: - Expanding emergency responder training to cover crisis management, dealing with mental health issues, de-escalation, peer-to-peer intervention, stress management, and racial sensitivity. - Creating a law enforcement officer database to track use of force incidents, officer terminations/decertifications, criminal convictions, and civil judgments. - Establishing a Law Enforcement Certification Board to issue, deny, suspend, or revoke certifications for police officers and telecommunicators. - Permanently revoking certification for officers convicted of or pleading guilty/no contest to crimes involving unlawful use of force or failure to intervene. - Increasing survivor death benefits for peace officers, New Mexico mounted patrol members, and reserve police officers killed in the line of duty. - Appropriating funds to implement the law enforcement training provisions.

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https://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/legislation.aspx?chamber=S&legtype=B&legno=375&year=21