Arkansas § 19-5-1152 Arkansas Public Safety Trust Fund

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§ 19-5-1152 — Arkansas Public Safety Trust Fund

Arkansas § 19-5-1152

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Ark. Code Ann. § 19-5-1152 (2026).

Text

(a)There is created on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a trust fund to be known as the "Arkansas Public Safety Trust Fund".

(b)(1) The fund shall be an interest-bearing account and may be invested in the manner permitted by law, with the interest income a proper credit to the fund and which shall not revert to general revenue.

(2)The fund shall be overseen by the Division of Emergency Management and shall be used to pay all authorized expenditures and proper costs as described in subsections (d) and (e) of this section.

(c)The fund shall consist of:

(1)Public safety charges assessed and collected under § 12-10-318(b) and § 12-10-326 ; and (2) Any other moneys as authorized by law.

(d)On or before the fifteenth busin

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(a) There is created on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a trust fund to be known as the "Arkansas Public Safety Trust Fund". (b) (1) The fund shall be an interest-bearing account and may be invested in the manner permitted by law, with the interest income a proper credit to the fund and which shall not revert to general revenue. (2) The fund shall be overseen by the Division of Emergency Management and shall be used to pay all authorized expenditures and proper costs as described in subsections (d) and (e) of this section. (c) The fund shall consist of: (1) Public safety charges assessed and collected under § 12-10-318(b) and § 12-10-326 ; and (2) Any other moneys as authorized by law. (d) On or before the fifteenth business day of December 2019 and on the fifteenth business day of each month thereafter, up to fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000) of the moneys in the fund shall be distributed to the division to provide administrative support for the fund. (e) On or before the fifteenth business day of July 2020 and on the fifteenth business day of each fiscal quarter thereafter, moneys in the fund shall be distributed as follows: (1) Up to sixty-two thousand five hundred dollars ($62,500) to the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training; and (2) Up to two million dollars ($2,000,000) to the division to support upgrades and maintenance for the Arkansas Wireless Information Network. (f) Between December 2019 and June 2020, the fund shall withhold moneys necessary to make the distributions under subsections (d) and (e) of this section. (g) Each month after the distributions under subsections (d)-(f) of this section are satisfied, all remaining funds in the fund shall be transferred to the Arkansas 911 Board. (h) Subsections (d)-(g) of this section shall be applied for fiscal year 2021 and each successive fiscal year.