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Senate committee pauses SB 6 after members raise alarm over armed, statewide security authority
Summary
The Senate committee reviewed SB 6, which would allow the Senate to hire a full-time security officer with law-enforcement powers and statewide jurisdiction; members raised concerns the bill does not require certification or training, and the sponsor agreed to pull it to amend.
Senator Sample presented SB 6 to the Senate State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs Committee, saying the bill would give the Senate the option to hire a full-time security officer similar to a hire the House already made.
Senator Garner pressed the sponsor on several provisions, saying the bill, as written, appears to grant hired security "the authority and power" of certified officers without requiring Arkansas Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Academy certification. "In theory, you could hire…
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