(a) Each juvenile division of circuit court shall be provided with no fewer than one (1) juvenile probation officer to manage the probation services and needs of the court.
(b) Each juvenile probation officer shall:(1) Be an employee of the judge or judges of the circuit court designated to hear juvenile cases in the district plan under Arkansas Supreme Court Administrative Order Number 14, originally issued April 6, 2001; and(2) Serve at the pleasure of the judge or judges.
(1) Be an employee of the judge or judges of the circuit court designated to hear juvenile cases in the district plan under Arkansas Supreme Court Administrative Order Number 14, originally issued April 6, 2001; and
(2) Serve at the pleasure of the judge or judges.
(c) (1) A juvenile probation officer:(A) Shall be certified as a juvenile probation officer according to the laws of this state;(B) Must complete initial certification requirements within one (1) year of the juvenile probation officer's employment; and(C) Must maintain the certification during the terms of his or her employment.(2) The Juvenile Intake and Probation Officers' Certification Committee, composed of juvenile probation officers, juvenile intake officers, and judges of the circuit court designated to hear juvenile cases in their district plan under Arkansas Supreme Court Administrative Order Number 14 originally issued April 6, 2001, and staffed by an employee of the Administrative Office of the Courts, shall establish certification standards for juvenile intake officers and juvenile probation officers.(3) The office shall collect and maintain records for the juvenile probation officers' certification documentation.
(1) A juvenile probation officer:(A) Shall be certified as a juvenile probation officer according to the laws of this state;(B) Must complete initial certification requirements within one (1) year of the juvenile probation officer's employment; and(C) Must maintain the certification during the terms of his or her employment.
(A) Shall be certified as a juvenile probation officer according to the laws of this state;
(B) Must complete initial certification requirements within one (1) year of the juvenile probation officer's employment; and
(C) Must maintain the certification during the terms of his or her employment.
(2) The Juvenile Intake and Probation Officers' Certification Committee, composed of juvenile probation officers, juvenile intake officers, and judges of the circuit court designated to hear juvenile cases in their district plan under Arkansas Supreme Court Administrative Order Number 14 originally issued April 6, 2001, and staffed by an employee of the Administrative Office of the Courts, shall establish certification standards for juvenile intake officers and juvenile probation officers.
(3) The office shall collect and maintain records for the juvenile probation officers' certification documentation.
(d) (1) (A) The salary of the juvenile probation officer shall be paid by the county or counties in which the juvenile probation officer works.(B) Except as provided in subdivision (d)(3) of this section, the state shall pay a portion of the salary of a full-time juvenile probation officer:(i) Who is certified according to the laws of this state; and(ii) Whose salary has been paid by the county or counties for a period of one (1) year.(2) The portion to be paid by the state shall be the lesser of:(A) Twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per year; or(B) One-half (½) the juvenile probation officer's average salary as calculated over the last twelve (12) months.(3) For reimbursement under the requirements of this subsection, the state shall reimburse a county only for salaries paid to the number of juvenile probation officers that:(A) Meet the requirements of subdivision (d)(1) of this section; and(B) Do not exceed two hundred fifty (250) positions authorized by the counties for juvenile probation officers and juvenile intake officers, subject to state funding.
(1) (A) The salary of the juvenile probation officer shall be paid by the county or counties in which the juvenile probation officer works.(B) Except as provided in subdivision (d)(3) of this section, the state shall pay a portion of the salary of a full-time juvenile probation officer:(i) Who is certified according to the laws of this state; and(ii) Whose salary has been paid by the county or counties for a period of one (1) year.
(A) The salary of the juvenile probation officer shall be paid by the county or counties in which the juvenile probation officer works.
(B) Except as provided in subdivision (d)(3) of this section, the state shall pay a portion of the salary of a full-time juvenile probation officer:(i) Who is certified according to the laws of this state; and(ii) Whose salary has been paid by the county or counties for a period of one (1) year.
(i) Who is certified according to the laws of this state; and
(ii) Whose salary has been paid by the county or counties for a period of one (1) year.
(2) The portion to be paid by the state shall be the lesser of:(A) Twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per year; or(B) One-half (½) the juvenile probation officer's average salary as calculated over the last twelve (12) months.
(A) Twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per year; or
(B) One-half (½) the juvenile probation officer's average salary as calculated over the last twelve (12) months.
(3) For reimbursement under the requirements of this subsection, the state shall reimburse a county only for salaries paid to the number of juvenile probation officers that:(A) Meet the requirements of subdivision (d)(1) of this section; and(B) Do not exceed two hundred fifty (250) positions authorized by the counties for juvenile probation officers and juvenile intake officers, subject to state funding.
(A) Meet the requirements of subdivision (d)(1) of this section; and
(B) Do not exceed two hundred fifty (250) positions authorized by the counties for juvenile probation officers and juvenile intake officers, subject to state funding.