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Sheriff warns of recruitment crisis; sponsor pulls SB 304 for interim study
Arkansas Senate Committee on Revenue & Tax · April 21, 2021
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Craighead County Sheriff Marty Boyd told senators law enforcement is in a recruitment and retention crisis; after testimony, sponsor moved to pull SB 304 down and send it to interim study so legislators can work with local governments on pay solutions.
Sheriff Marty Boyd of Craighead County told the Senate Revenue & Tax Committee that Arkansas law enforcement faces serious recruitment and retention problems and urged legislators to consider compensation measures.
Identifying himself for the record, Boyd said his agency has struggled to fill…
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