As used in this part:

1. (1) "Accredited institution" means any community college, college, or university where the curriculum is approved as such by the:

   1. (A) Department of education of the state in which the community college, college, or university is located; or
   2. (B) Recognized national or regional accrediting body;
2. (2) "The act" means Acts 1975, No. 452, codified at Arkansas Code § 12-9-101 et seq., as amended.
3. (3) "Annually" means January 1 through December 31;

4. (4) "Auxiliary law enforcement officer" means a person who:

   1. (A) Meets the minimum standards and training requirements prescribed for such officers by law and rules;
   2. (B) Is appointed by a political subdivision or a law enforcement agency as a reserve officer, volunteer officer, or mounted patrol, not including any officer or deputy county sheriff employed by a planned community property owners' association; and
   3. (C) Receives no salary or wages for the performance of duties;
5. (5) "Chair" means the Chair of the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training;
6. (6) "Class" means a single meeting or session devoted to a specific law enforcement-related subject or topic;
7. (7) "College credits" means credits earned for studies or courses satisfactorily completed at a college or university approved as a degree-granting institution;
8. (8) "Commission" means the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training;
9. (9) "Course" means a grouping of classes or series of lessons or lectures combined to attain a particular educational or law enforcement training objective;

10. (10) "Department head" means a chief of police, sheriff, or chief administrator of any law enforcement agency of the state or any political subdivision who is responsible for the:

    1. (A) Prevention and detection of crime; and
    2. (B) Enforcement of the criminal, traffic, or highway laws of this state;
11. (11) "Director" means the Director of the Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training;
12. (12) "Division" means the Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training;

13. (13) "Full-time law enforcement officer" means one who:

    1. (A) Is employed by and receives a salary authorized by a law enforcement agency;
    2. (B) Has the statutory authority to enforce the criminal, traffic, or highway laws of the state; and
    3. (C) Works more than twenty-four (24) hours per week;

14. (14) "High school" means a school accredited as a high school by the:

    1. (A) Department of Education; or
    2. (B) State in which the high school is located;

15. (15) "Law enforcement agency" means an entity or political subdivision that is:

    1. (A) Authorized by law to establish an agency primarily responsible for the enforcement of the criminal, traffic, or highway laws of this state; and
    2. (B) Recognized by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training as a law enforcement agency;

16. (16)

    1. (A) "Law enforcement officer" as recognized by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training for certification will be an appointed law enforcement officer who is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the criminal, traffic, or highway laws of this state, excluding only those officers who are elected by a vote of the people.
    2. (B) The definition does not apply to employees of organizations or state departments and other like agencies not primarily involved in law enforcement.

    3. (C) The criteria to determine if a person is a law enforcement officer are that he or she is:

       1. (i) Employed by a law enforcement agency, serves a law enforcement function for that agency, and receives a salary authorized by that agency; or
       2. (ii) A legally appointed auxiliary officer;

17. (17) "Part-time law enforcement officer" means one who:

    1. (A) Is employed by and receives a salary authorized by a law enforcement agency;
    2. (B) Has the statutory authority to enforce the criminal, traffic, or highway laws of this state; and
    3. (C) Works twenty-four (24) hours per week or less;

18. (18) "Police traffic radar operator" means a full-time, part-time, or auxiliary law enforcement officer who:

    1. (A) Has met the minimum standards and training requirements prescribed for such officers; and
    2. (B) Is appointed by a political subdivision or a law enforcement agency;

19. (19) "Political subdivision" means any:

    1. (A) County;
    2. (B) Municipality;
    3. (C) Township; or
    4. (D) Other specific local unit of government;

20. (20) "School" means any school, college, university, academy, or local training program that offers law enforcement training or education and includes within its meaning the combination of:

    1. (A) Course curriculum;
    2. (B) Instructor; and
    3. (C) Facilities;

21. (21)

    1. (A) "School director" or "school coordinator" means an individual charged with the responsibility of conducting a training class, course, or school under the provisions of Arkansas Code § 12-9-101 et seq.

    2. (B) A school director or coordinator must be:

       1. (i) A qualified law enforcement officer;
       2. (ii) An official of a college or university; or
       3. (iii) The Director of the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy; and
22. (22) "Specialized police personnel" means those full-time or part-time officers authorized by statute or employed by a law enforcement agency whose duty as prescribed by law or ordinance is enforcing some part of the criminal or highway laws of this state and their authority is limited to the facility or area in which they work.