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20-22-804. Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board — Duties and powers.
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20-22-804. Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board — Duties and powers.
(a) The Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board shall:
(1) Prescribe by rule minimum standards for the certification of fire departments and standards for the classification of fire departments as to their level of service, including, but not limited to, standards for training levels for firefighters of fire departments, minimum levels of equipment, and minimum performance standards;
(2) Establish a system of identification for firefighters of certified fire departments for the purpose of assisting firefighters to carry out their duties;
(3) Assist fire departments with training programs and assist with the establishment and upgrading of fire departments;
(4) Promote the exchange of information among fire departments and state agencies;
(5) Serve in an advisory capacity to the Director of the Division of Emergency Management with respect to the operation of fire services and the matters concerning certification and standards related to fire services in the state;
(6) Periodically review and evaluate current and proposed national and international activities related to the improvement and upgrading of fire services to ensure that the state maintains acceptable standards of fire protection for its citizens and standards for training its firefighters;
(7) Advise the Director of the Arkansas Fire Training Academy in matters related to the training and certification of fire services personnel in Arkansas and curriculum and instructional content of the curriculum offered by the Arkansas Fire Training Academy;
(8)(A) Advise the President of Southern Arkansas University in matters regarding the appointment and retention of the Director of the Arkansas Fire Training Academy.
(B) The Arkan
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-22-804
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20-22-804. Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board — Duties and powers.
(a) The Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board shall:
(1) Prescribe by rule minimum standards for the certification of fire departments and standards for the classification of fire departments as to their level of service, including, but not limited to, standards for training levels for firefighters of fire departments, minimum levels of equipment, and minimum performance standards;
(2) Establish a system of identification for firefighters of certified fire departments for the purpose of assisting firefighters to carry out their duties;
(3) Assist fire departments with training programs and assist with the establishment and upgrading of fire departments;
(4) Promote the exchange of information among fire departments and state agencies;
(5) Serve in an advisory capacity to the Director of the Division of Emergency Management with respect to the operation of fire services and the matters concerning certification and standards related to fire services in the state;
(6) Periodically review and evaluate current and proposed national and international activities related to the improvement and upgrading of fire services to ensure that the state maintains acceptable standards of fire protection for its citizens and standards for training its firefighters;
(7) Advise the Director of the Arkansas Fire Training Academy in matters related to the training and certification of fire services personnel in Arkansas and curriculum and instructional content of the curriculum offered by the Arkansas Fire Training Academy;
(8)(A) Advise the President of Southern Arkansas University in matters regarding the appointment and retention of the Director of the Arkansas Fire Training Academy.
(B) The Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board shall review the applications for the position of Director of the Arkansas Fire Training Academy submitted to the president and recommend three (3) candidates for the position to the president.
(C) The president shall appoint the Director of the Arkansas Fire Training Academy from the three (3) recommended candidates; and
(9) Establish other reasonable rules as may be necessary for the purposes of this subchapter.
(b) As of March 1, 2003, the Arkansas Fire Training Academy Board created by § 12-13-202 [repealed] and the Arkansas Fire Advisory Board created by § 20-22-1005 [repealed] are transferred by a Type 3 transfer under § 25-2-106 to the Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board created by § 20-22-803.
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12-13-202. [Repealed.]
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 12-13-202
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20-22-1005. [Repealed.]
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-22-1005
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20-22-803. Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board — Creation — Membership.
(a)(1) There is created the Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board.
(2) The board shall be composed of fifteen (15) members to be appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the Senate as follows:
(A)(i) Four (4) members shall be fire chiefs appointed by the Governor after consulting the Arkansas Association of Fire Chiefs.
(ii) Two (2) of the fire chiefs under this subdivision (a)(2)(A) shall be full paid fire chiefs, one (1) shall be a volunteer fire chief, and one (1) shall be a retired fire chief or a volunteer fire chief;
(B) Two (2) members shall be appointed after consulting the Arkansas Rural and Volunteer Firefighters Association;
(C) Four (4) members shall be appointed after consulting the Arkansas State Firefighters Association, all of whom shall be volunteer firefighters;
(D) Four (4) members shall be appointed by the Governor after consulting the Arkansas Professional Fire Fighters Association; and
(E) The State Forester of the Arkansas Forestry Commission or his or her designee.
(3) The Director of the Arkansas Fire Training Academy, the Director of the Division of Emergency Management or his or her designee, and the State Fire Marshal or his or her designee shall be ex officio members.
(4) Members shall serve three-year terms.
(5) Each member shall hold office until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.
(b)(1) The board shall elect annually a chair, vice chair, and secretary.
(2) The board shall meet at the call of the Chair of the Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board or a majority of the members.
(3) A majority of the members constitutes a quorum.
(c) The Governor shall fill vacancies occurring on the board with appointments f
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-22-803
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25-2-106. Type 3 transfers.
(a) Under this act, a type 3 transfer means the abolishing of an existing department, institution, or other agency and the transferring of all or part of its powers, duties, and functions, records, personnel, property, unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, or other funds to a principal department as specified under this act.
(b) When any department, institution, or other agency, or part thereof, is transferred by a type 3 transfer to a principal department under the provisions of this act, its prescribed powers, duties, and functions including rulemaking, regulation, and licensing; promulgation of rules, rates, regulations, and standards; and the rendering of findings, orders, and adjudications are transferred to the head of the principal department into which the department, institution, or other agency, or part thereof, has been transferred.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-2-106
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 25-2-106. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.