StrickenHall languageof wouldthe beHouse deletedof fromRepresentatives and95th underlinedGeneral languageAssembly would- beRegular addedSession, to2025 presentAmendment law.Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1769 CONCERNING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER STANDARDS;

State of Arkansas As Engrossed:

H3/20/25 95th General Assembly A Bill Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1769 5 By:

Representative Barnett 7 For An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT CONCERNING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER STANDARDS;

TO REQUIRE A PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION OR ASSESSMENT TO BECOME OR BE EMPLOYED AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER;

AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Subtitle CONCERNING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER STANDARDS;

BE______________________________________________________________________ ITAmendment ENACTEDNo. BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:

SECTION1 1.to House Bill 1769 Amend House Bill 1769 as originally introduced:

ArkansasPage Code1, Titleline 12,32, Chapterdelete 9,"biennially Subchapterevaluated or assessed" and substitute "evaluated or assessed every five (5) years" AND Page 1, isline amended35, todelete add"(c)(1)" anand additionalsubstitute section"(c)" toAND readPage as2, follows:delete lines 1 through 12, and substitute the following:

12-9-127."(d) A law enforcement officer seeking employment with a new or different law enforcement agency shall not submit a psychological evaluation or assessment that is older than two (2) years to a law enforcement agency or the commission." AND Page 2, line 14, delete "biennially" and substitute "every five (5) years" *.JMB574* TheAmendment was read ________________________________________________________________________________ By:

PsychologicalRepresentative evaluationsBarnett orJMB/JMB assessments.- 03-19-2025 12:07:26 _________________________ JMB574 Chief Clerk

(a) The Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training shall require all individuals to be evaluated or assessed by a licensed psychiatrist or psychologist before employment with a law enforcement agency.

(b) A law enforcement officer employed by a law enforcement agency, regardless of whether employed full time, part time, or on an auxiliary basis, shall be evaluated or assessed every five (5) years by an individual licensed to practice psychiatry or psychology and qualified to perform a psychological evaluation or assessment in this state.

(c) A psychological evaluation or assessment under this section may be conducted in-person or through telemedicine.

*JMB476* 03-20-2025 10:06:28 JMB476 As Engrossed:

H3/20/25 HB1769 (d) A law enforcement officer seeking employment with a new or different law enforcement agency shall not submit a psychological evaluation or assessment that is older than two (2) years to a law enforcement agency or the commission.

(e) A law enforcement officer shall update his or her psychological evaluation or assessment every five (5) years with the commission to maintain law enforcement officer certification.

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