Emergency clause provided: "It is hereby found and determined by the General Assembly that under the present law relating to minimum standards for law enforcement officers a temporary or probationary employment may not be extended beyond one year; that this has created a serious hardship in some instances and it is urgent that some provision be made for permitting the extension of such temporary or probationary employment beyond one year in unusual circumstances and that this act is designed to accomplish this purpose. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval."

Emergency clause provided: "It is hereby found and determined by the General Assembly that the agencies, departments, and programs now performed through the Department of Public Safety could more efficiently and economically perform their respective duties and responsibilities through reorganized agencies and departments operating as separate entities; that substantial savings could be made by eliminating the central services of the Department of Public Safety; and that the immediate passage of this act is necessary to provide for advance planning for more efficient administration after the close of the current fiscal biennium of the various public safety programs of this state. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this act, being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 1981.

Emergency clause provided: "It is hereby found and determined by the General Assembly that state boards and Commissions exist for the singular purpose of protecting the public health and welfare; that citizens over 60 years of age represent a significant percentage of the population; that it is necessary and proper that the older population be represented on such boards and Commissions; that the operations of the boards and Commissions have a profound effect on the daily lives of older Arkansans; and that the public voice of older citizens should not be muted as questions coming before such bodies. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval."

Emergency clause provided: "It is hereby found and determined by the General Assembly that there is confusion over the authority of municipal inspectors to issue citations for the violation of municipal codes, ordinances, and regulations. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this act being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval."

Emergency clause provided: "With knowledge that there are law enforcement officers presently appointed or employed in this state who have been convicted of felony offenses and that there is ambiguity in the law with respect to what constitutes a conviction, and that the law enforcement officer is in a high position of public trust, and that this act is necessary for the protection of the public peace, health, and safety, this act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval."

This act amends Arkansas Code 12-9-103 to increase the membership of the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training to include the President of Arkansas Municipal Police Association. This individual will be appointed for a one (1) year period, with a successor to be appointed each year after a new president has been elected.