As used in the Public Safety Telecommunicator Training Act:

A. “board” means the law enforcement certification board;

B. “certified” means meeting the training standards established by statute and rule as determined by the board;

C. “council” means the New Mexico law enforcement standards and training council; D. “director” means the director of the New Mexico law enforcement academy;

E. “dispatch” means the relay of information to public safety personnel by all forms of communication;

F. “safety agency” means a unit of state or local government, a special purpose district or a private business that provides police, firefighting or emergency medical services; and

G. “telecommunicator” means an employee or volunteer of a safety agency who: (1)     receives calls or dispatches the appropriate personnel or equipment in response to calls for police, fire or medical services; and

(2)     makes decisions affecting the life, health or welfare of the public or safety employees.