HB1741 Summary

• Allocates $120,000 annually from 911 service charge revenues to the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training for dispatcher and instructor training programs.

• Requires the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy to develop training standards for 911 dispatchers and instructors in consultation with the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials - International.

• Authorizes training for dispatchers in call taking, customer service, stress management, mapping, call processing, telecommunications, radio equipment, and devices for the deaf and autism.

• Expands authorized uses of 911 revenues to include all training costs and related expenses under the 911 system framework.

• Excludes private safety agencies that perform dispatch functions from eligibility for state-funded training programs.