§ 6-82-1202 - Arkansas Police Corps Planning Commission. - Arkansas Statutes

6-82-1202. Arkansas Police Corps Planning Commission.

(a) There is hereby established the Arkansas Police Corps Planning Commission.

(b) The commission shall be appointed by the Governor and shall have eleven (11) members:

(1) The Director of the Department of Higher Education;

(2) The Director of the Department of Arkansas State Police;

(3) The Director of the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy;

(4) A representative of the Arkansas Municipal Police Association;

(5) A representative of the Arkansas Sheriffs Association;

(6) A representative of the Arkansas Police Chiefs Association;

(7) Two (2) faculty members or administrators from institutions of higher education with accredited criminal justice programs;

(8) Two (2) higher education financial aid administrators; and

(9) One (1) active certified law enforcement officer.

(c) (1) The Director of the Criminal Justice Institute or the director's designee shall serve as an ex officio member and as chair of the commission.

(2) The commission shall meet at the call of the chair.

(d) Should the federal government create a national police corps program, the commission shall be the entity designated to administer the state's participation in the federal program.