HB1430 Summary

• Repeals the Arkansas Police Corps Planning Commission statute (§ 6-82-1202) as obsolete language

• Restructures the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training membership from 11 to 10 members, adding a representative from the Arkansas Municipal Police Association

• Establishes administrative penalty authority for law enforcement agencies violating commission rules, with penalties up to $1,000 for hiring unqualified officers and $350 for failing to submit required documents

• Extends temporary law enforcement officer employment from one year to nine months and allows eight-month extensions if extraordinary circumstances exist

• Makes technical corrections throughout law enforcement statutes, including changing references from the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy to the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training, and adjusting training hour requirements for constables and auxiliary officers