2020 Arkansas Code
Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs
Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs
Chapter 9 - Law Enforcement Officer Training and Standards
Subchapter 3 - Auxiliary Law Enforcement Officers
§ 12-9-302. Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training — Powers and duties

In addition to the powers conferred upon the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training in §§ 12-9-104 — 12-9-107, the commission shall have power to:

1. (1) Promulgate rules for the administration of this subchapter;

2. (2) Require the submission of reports and information by law enforcement agencies within this state;

3. (3)

   1. (A) Establish minimum selection and training standards for admission to appointment as an auxiliary law enforcement officer. The standards may take into account different requirements for urban and rural areas.

   2. (B) However, the minimum selection and training standards for admission to appointment may not exceed those required for part-time law enforcement officers;

4. (4) Establish minimum curriculum requirements for preparatory, in-service, and advanced courses and programs of schools operated by and for the training of auxiliary law enforcement officers;

5. (5) Consult and cooperate with counties, municipalities, agencies of this state, other governmental agencies, and with universities, colleges, junior colleges, community colleges, and other institutions or organizations concerning the development of police training schools and programs or courses of instruction;

6. (6) Approve institutions and facilities to be used by or for the state or any political subdivision thereof for the specific purpose of training law enforcement officers and recruits;

7. (7) Exclude auxiliary law enforcement officers from the full-time basic training classes sponsored and supported by the commission;

8. (8) Adopt rules and minimum standards for such schools which shall include, but not be limited to, establishing minimum:

   1. (A) Basic training requirements which an auxiliary law enforcement officer must satisfactorily complete before being eligible for appointment;

   2. (B) Course attendance and equipment requirements; and

   3. (C) Requirements for instructors;

9. (9) Conduct review of agency records to assist any department head in complying with the provisions of this subchapter;

10. (10) Adopt and amend bylaws, consistent with law, for its internal management and control; and

11. (11) Enter into contracts or do such things as may be necessary and incidental to the administration of this subchapter.