(a) Certification required.

1. (1) No later than ninety (90) days after the completion of the law enforcement officer's probationary period, every law enforcement officer shall apply to the Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training for the certificate appropriate to the law enforcement officer's classification.
2. (2) If a law enforcement officer applies for their certificate as required, the law enforcement officer may continue to serve as a law enforcement officer after the completion of the law enforcement officer's probationary period.
3. (3) If the division denies a law enforcement officer's application for a certificate, that officer is no longer eligible to serve, be employed, or otherwise function as a law enforcement officer.

(b)

1. (1) Should a law enforcement officer become ineligible for employment or training as a direct result of the employing law enforcement agency's failure to take an action required by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training, the law enforcement agency may, within ten (10) business days after notification that certification has expired, ask the commission for an extension of time, which is permitted as stated herein.
2. (2) During the extension period, the law enforcement officer will be scheduled for the required training course.