AR HB1529

Amends Arkansas Code Title 12, Chapter 9, Subchapter 1 to add section 12-9-122 requiring controlled substance overdose identification training for law enforcement officers.

Directs the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training, in conjunction with the Arkansas Drug Director and Criminal Justice Institute, to develop a curriculum for basic law enforcement training courses on identifying overdose signs and safely assisting overdose victims.

Required training curriculum must include overdose signs and symptoms (including opioids), first-responder treatment and triage, first-responder safety considerations, and an overview of naloxone's role in opioid overdose situations.

Defines naloxone as a drug used to reverse acute respiratory depression caused by opioid use.

Encourages all law enforcement agencies to develop naloxone programs with assistance from the Arkansas Drug Director's office or Criminal Justice Institute.