(a) There is created on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a miscellaneous fund to be known as the “Drug Task Force Fund”.
(b) The fund shall consist of:(1) Moneys obtained from public or private grants or other sources that are designated to be credited to the fund; and(2) Any other revenues authorized by law.
(1) Moneys obtained from public or private grants or other sources that are designated to be credited to the fund; and
(2) Any other revenues authorized by law.
(c) The moneys in the fund shall be used to distribute funds to all drug task forces in the state that meet the eligibility criteria for a disbursement and shall be disbursed to eligible drug task forces in the state by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration.
(d) To be eligible to receive a disbursement from the fund, a drug task force shall:(1) Meet the standards of the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training;(2) Provide an annual accounting of its seizures and arrests to the Department of Finance and Administration; and(3) Meet any additional standards established by the department by rule under subsection (e) of this section.
(1) Meet the standards of the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training;
(2) Provide an annual accounting of its seizures and arrests to the Department of Finance and Administration; and
(3) Meet any additional standards established by the department by rule under subsection (e) of this section.
(e) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section, including without limitation:(1) Additional eligibility criteria, in consultation with the Office of the Prosector Coordinator and Drug Task Force Board, for a drug task force to be eligible to receive a disbursement from the fund; and(2) The process for a drug task force to submit eligibility documentation for a disbursement, including without limitation documentation illustrating eligibility under subsection (d) of this section.
(1) Additional eligibility criteria, in consultation with the Office of the Prosector Coordinator and Drug Task Force Board, for a drug task force to be eligible to receive a disbursement from the fund; and
(2) The process for a drug task force to submit eligibility documentation for a disbursement, including without limitation documentation illustrating eligibility under subsection (d) of this section.