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SPONSOR: |
Crook |
DATE TYPED: |
3/06/03 |
HB |
815 |
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SHORT TITLE: |
Sheriffs with Advanced Certification |
SB |
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ANALYST: |
Wilson |
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APPROPRIATION
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Appropriation
Contained |
Estimated
Additional Impact |
Recurring or
Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY04 |
FY03 |
FY04 |
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See Narrative |
Recurring |
Local |
REVENUE
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Estimated Revenue |
Subsequent Years Impact |
Recurring or
Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY03 |
FY04 |
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Minimal |
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Recurring |
OSF |
Duplicates SB 522
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Responses
Received From
Department
of Public Safety (DPS)
Attorney
General’s Office (AGO)
Department
of Finance & Administration (DFA)
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
House Bill 815
requires a county to pay, in addition to normal salary, a $1500 training
increment for each level of advanced certification a sheriff has been awarded
by the Law Enforcement Academy.
Significant
Issues
HB 815 could serve as
an incentive for county sheriffs to participate in more training, and keep
abreast of the state of the art in law enforcement. This will benefit the New
Mexico citizens because they will have a more professional and better trained
sheriff.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
HB 815 could bring a small amount of additional revenue to the DPS Training & Recruiting Division, estimated at $500.00 a year. There is a $10.00 application fee for each different level of advanced certification. There are seven levels of advanced certification. However, there is only a total maximum population of 33 individuals, many of whom have some level of advanced certification at present.
It is not possible to
know the current certification level of the 33 sheriffs, or the credentials of
those elected in the future. Furthermore, it is not known how many sheriffs
will chose to take the training courses.
The
Law Enforcement Academy’s advanced certification program is only open to
certified New Mexico law enforcement officers.
County Sheriffs are not required to be certified; in fact, there are a
number of county sheriffs who are not.
Therefore, some of the present county sheriffs would not be eligible for
the additional salary.
DPS notes HB 815 could conceivably raise a
county sheriff’s salary by $10,500 a year. To a small county, this would be a
substantial increase to a payroll.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
HB
815 will not have any significant affect on the administrative operations for
the DPS Training & Recruiting Division.
Smaller counties might
have some difficulty providing law enforcement coverage while their sheriff
takes training courses.