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AR SB198

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

4/25/2019

Primary Sponsor

Bob Ballinger

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Origin

Senate

92nd General Assembly (2019 Regular)

AI Summary

  • The Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training shall conduct a feasibility study on allowing school districts to establish their own law enforcement agencies.

  • The study must examine potential positive and negative impacts, legal and governmental mechanisms needed, potential legal issues with the Department of Education, and liability concerns.

  • The study shall analyze school violence acts nationwide and the effect armed staff would have had on those outcomes, plus fiscal costs and training requirements.

  • The study shall review frameworks used in Oklahoma, Texas, and Mississippi, and analyze contract options with other school districts or law enforcement agencies for armed security.

  • The completed study must be submitted by July 1, 2020, to the Chair of the House Committee on Judiciary and the Chair of the Senate Committee on Judiciary.

Legislative Description

Requiring That The Arkansas Commission On Law Enforcement Standards And Training Conduct A Study On The Feasibility Of A School District Being Allowed To Establish Its Own Law Enforcement Agency.

Last Action

Sine Die adjournment

4/25/2019

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/30/2019

Full Bill Text

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