(1) proof that the retired or former law enforcement officer was certified and commissioned for no less than three years and left law enforcement in good standing;

(2) successful completion of school security personnel training;

(3) proof of up-to-date firearms training;

(4) a background check that indicates the person has not been convicted of a crime or engaged in behavior that violates the School Personnel Act [Chapter 22, Article 10A NMSA 1978]; and

(5) any other conditions required by law, department rule or school district policy. [...]

(1) the differences in successful law enforcement when conducted inside a school environment, including understanding the adolescent brain, crisis management and de-escalation techniques;

(2) tools to be a positive role model for youth, including mentoring and informal counseling techniques;

(3) the school resource officer's role and responsibilities to school personnel and students and their families and strategies for connecting students and families to appropriate resources that will assist students to succeed in school, including strategies for mitigating truancy;

(4) a variety of instructional techniques as well as classroom management tools to provide law-related education to students;

(5) an understanding of adolescent development and adolescent mental health disorders and treatment; and

(6) identification and response to students who are suspected of having a mental health need, including critical skills and capacity for appropriately responding to behavior issues that are typically observed among adolescents with mental health needs.

(1) is assigned as a school resource officer shall complete the training required in Subsection B of this section within twelve months of being assigned as a school resource officer; or

(2) was serving as a school resource officer prior to the 2022-2023 school year and who has not received specific training for the position of school resource officer shall complete the training required in Subsection B of this section no later than July 1, 2023.

A. requirement of proof that the former law enforcement officer was certified and commissioned for no less than three years and left law enforcement in good standing;

B. successful completion of a 16-hour program of training, approved by the department in collaboration with the New Mexico public school insurance authority, for working with students with special needs, prior to employment as school security personnel;

C. successful completion of a four-hour program of training, approved by the department in collaboration with the New Mexico public school insurance authority, on cultural competency and prohibited profiling practices, prior to employment as school security personnel; and

D. proof of current firearms training and successful firearms qualification provided by a certified use-of-force instructor through a local law enforcement agency, or through a New Mexico law enforcement academy certified firearms instructor approved by a local law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction in which the school district or charter school is located. Firearms training shall include the following:

(1) an initial use-of-force training program of eight hours, prior to employment as school security personnel, including the following topics:

(a) resistance;

(b) confrontational dynamics;

(c) deadly force (when it is justifiable);

(d) communication;

(e) self-control, fear, and anger management in the use of force;

(f) consequences of unreasonable force;

(g) vicarious liability;

(h) legality of use of force in school setting by school security personnel;

(i) documenting use of force;

(j) search and seizure; and

(k) other topics as recommended by the local law enforcement agency, school district, or charter school;

(2) an initial firearms training program of 16 hours prior to employment as school security personnel;

(3) prior to employment as school security personnel and annually thereafter, a qualification shoot requiring qualifying scores that meet or exceed the New Mexico law enforcement academy standard scores in daytime qualification shoot and night or low light qualification shoot; and

(4) an annual firearms manipulation training program of four hours.

E. a background check indicating the individual has not been convicted of a crime or engaged in behavior that violates prohibitions against ethical misconduct pursuant to the New Mexico School Personnel Act, Section 22-10A-5 NMSA 1978, as ethical misconduct; or Subsection A of 6.12.12.8 NMAC; and

F. any other conditions required by law, department rule, or school district or charter school policy.