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2017 Arkansas Code
Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs
Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs
Chapter 8 - Department of Arkansas State Police
Subchapter 2 - Police Officers
§ 12-8-215. Additional salary payments
Universal Citation: AR Code § 12-8-215 (2017)
- (a) In the event that sufficient revenues in the judgment of the Director of the Department of Arkansas State Police exist, the Department of Arkansas State Police is authorized to make additional salary payments from such funds to those employees who have attained law enforcement certification above the basic certificate level, as defined by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training.
- (b) It is the intent of this section that such payment shall be optional, at the discretion of the director, dependent on sufficient revenues, and shall not be implemented using funds specifically set aside for other programs within the department.
- (c) (1) Employees shall be eligible for all or a portion of additional salary payments scheduled as follows:
- (A) General certificate -- three hundred dollars ($300) annually;
- (B) Intermediate certificate -- six hundred dollars ($600) annually;
- (C) Advanced certificate -- nine hundred dollars ($900) annually; and
- (D) Senior certificate -- one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200) annually.
- (2) Payment of the funds may be made monthly, quarterly, semiannually, or annually depending upon the availability of revenues and shall be restricted to the following classifications:
- (A) Director of the Department of Arkansas State Police;
- (B) Arkansas State Police lieutenant colonel;
- (C) Arkansas State Police major;
- (D) Arkansas State Police captain;
- (E) Arkansas State Police lieutenant;
- (F) Arkansas State Police sergeant;
- (G) Arkansas State Police corporal;
- (H) Arkansas State Police trooper, first class; and
- (I) Arkansas State Police trooper.
- (2) Payment of the funds may be made monthly, quarterly, semiannually, or annually depending upon the availability of revenues and shall be restricted to the following classifications:
- (d) Payments made under this section shall be considered part of the employee's regular income and subject to all applicable withholding required by law.
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