§ 25-43-1402 — State entities transferred to Department of Public Safety

(a) The administrative functions of the following state entities are transferred to the Department of Public Safety by a cabinet-level transfer: (1) The Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training, created under § 12-9-103 ; (2) The Arkansas Crime Information Center, created under § 12-12-201 ; (3) The former Arkansas Emergency Telephone Services Board, formerly created under § 12-10-318 ; (4) The Arkansas Homeland Security Advisory Group, created under § 12-75-132 ; (5) The Arkansas State Police Commission, created under § 12-8-102 ; (6) The Child Abuse Hotline, created under § 12-18-301 ; (7) The Crimes Against Children Division, created under § 12-8-502 ; (8) The Crime Victims Reparations Board, created under § 16-90-705 ; (9) The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management, created under § 12-75-109 , now known as the "Division of Emergency Management"; (10) The Department of Arkansas State Police, created under § 12-8-101 , now known as the "Division of Arkansas State Police"; (11) The Law Enforcement Support Office, referenced under § 19-11-605 ; (12) The Office of Fire Protection Services, created under § 20-22-805 ; (13) The State Crime Laboratory, created under § 12-12-301 ; (14) The State Crime Laboratory Board, created under § 12-12-302 ; (15) The State Emergency Response Commission, created under § 12-82-104 ; (16) [Repealed.] (17) The Supervisory Board for the Arkansas Crime Information Center, created under § 12-12-202 ; (18) The criminal detention facility review committees, created under § 12-26-105 ; and (19) The Office of Criminal Detention Facilities Review Coordinator, created under § 12-26-103 . (b) Unless otherwise provided by law, a cabinet-level department transfer under subsection (a) of this section includes all state entities under a state entity transferred to the Department of Public Safety under subsection (a) of this section, including without limitation a division, office, program, or other unit of a state entity transferred to the Department of Public Safety under subsection (a) of this section. (c) Unless otherwise provided by law, a state entity whose administrative functions have been transferred to the Department of Public Safety under subsection (a) of this section shall otherwise continue to exercise the duties of the state entity under the administration of the cabinet-level Department of Public Safety in the same manner as before the creation of the cabinet-level department.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2023, No. 841,§ 45, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 306,§ 8, eff. 7/1/2023. Added by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5733, eff. 7/1/2019.