As used in this part:

1. (1) “Arkansas Center for School Safety” means the state school safety clearinghouse:

   1. (A) Administered by the Criminal Justice Institute (CJI) of the University of Arkansas system through a partnership between CJI and the Department of Education’s Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (division); and
   2. (B) Providing education, training, resources, and technical assistance to Arkansas educators and law enforcement professionals to assist them in meeting the school safety needs of students in Arkansas public schools and providing them with a safe school environment;
2. (2) “Division” means the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education;
3. (3) “Institutional law enforcement officer” also means institutional police department;

4. (4) “Public school district” means:

   1. (A) A geographic area that qualifies as a taxing unit for purposes of ad valorem property taxes under Arkansas Code § 26-1-101 et seq. and Arkansas Constitution, Article 14, § 3, and is either:

      1. (i) Governed by an elected board of directors; or
      2. (ii) Under the administrative control of the State Board of Education or the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education in place of an elected board of directors; or
   2. (B) An open-enrollment public charter school as defined in Arkansas Code § 6-23-103;

5. (5) “School resource officer” means:

   1. (A) A sworn law enforcement officer assigned to a public school whose primary duties are not solely supervisory; and
   2. (B) An institutional law enforcement officer as described in Arkansas Code § 6-13-1701 et seq.; and

6. (6) “Superintendent” means a person responsible for oversight of all operations of:

   1. (A) A public school district as defined in this part; or
   2. (B) Other educational entity.