1. (a) An employee of a school security department who was previously registered as a CSO and whose registration is due to be revoked on September 11, 2015, will be converted to a CSSO for the remainder of his or her two-year registration (now credential) period, on the following terms:

   1. (1) Submit a formal request for conversion in writing to the Division of Arkansas State Police prior to September 11, 2015;
   2. (2) In the first full year from the date of the conversion, the CSSO must complete sixteen (16) hours of ALERRT active shooter training; and
   3. (3) Prior to renewal of the CSSO credential, the credential holder must complete the required twenty-four (24) hours of renewal training described in 17 CAR § 350-1013.
2. (b) The sixteen (16) hours of ALERRT active shooter training may count toward the minimum hours of ALERRT active shooter training required to be completed in annual refresher training.

Codification Notes: “CSO” means commissioned security officer. "CSSO" means commissioned school security officer. "ALERRT" means Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training.