Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 2, February 2024
SECTION 1.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this Rule and Regulation ("rule") is to set
specific requirements to be followed by the Arkansas Professional Bail Bond
Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board (Board) in the
administration of the beginning and continuing education program, pursuant to
Act 909 of 1997, codified as Ark. Code Ann. Sections
17-19-107,
and
17-19-402.
SECTION 2.
AUTHORITY
This rule is issued pursuant to the authority vested in the Board
under Ark. Code Ann. Section
17-19-108
and all other applicable provisions of Arkansas law.
SECTION 3.
EFFECTIVE DATE AND
APPLICABILITY
This rule shall be effective October 1, 2005 and shall be
applicable to the Board and approved beginning and continuing education course
providers in the administration of the beginning and continuing education
program.
SECTION 4.
DEFINITIONS
The following terms as used in this rule shall have the following
definitions:
A. Board - the Arkansas
Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing
Board/Arkansas Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board;
B. Director - the Executive Director of the
Board;
C. Beginning Education - a
course covering Arkansas Code and Regulations related to the bail bond industry
and taken prior to licensing.
D.
Continuing Education - post-licensure education derived from participation in
courses in bail bond related subjects.
E. CEC - continuing education
credit;
F. Credit hour - An
instructional classroom session of at least fifty (50) minutes with a Board
approved instructor present.
G.
Instructor - a person registered and approved by the Board to teach bail bond
related subjects.
H. Licensee - a
natural person who is licensed by the Board as a bail bondsman;
I. Proof of completion - the certificate of
attendance awarded by the Board approved instructor.
SECTION 5.
APPLICATION FOR COURSE
APPROVAL
A. All proposed Beginning and
Continuing Education course outlines must be submitted to the Board for review.
No course shall be certified until approved by the Board.
B. Approval of courses shall be required
annually. Course providers desiring approval for the upcoming year shall submit
the proposed course outlines by November 1 to be considered and approved at the
December Board meeting.
C. A bail
bond company shall be allowed to offer qualifying continuing education courses
if the course has been approved by the Board, and the classes are attended by
and monitored by a Board approved course provider other than the company course
provider who certifies the bail bondsmen have completed six (6) hours of
continuing education as approved by the Board. All approved classes must be
offered at a neutral location. Classes conducted on the premises of any bail
bond company will not be approved. Any continuing education course offered by a
bail bond company must be open to attendance by bail bondsmen from other
companies at the same cost paid by bail bondsmen from the presenting
company.
D. Education providers
must notify the Board office, in writing, of the date, time and location of
beginning or continuing education classes two (2) weeks prior to the class
being offered.
SECTION
6.
APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF COURSE
A. Properly completed course outlines will be
submitted for consideration by the Board.
B. The Board will review the proposed course
outlines. Final approval of course outlines shall be the responsibility of the
Board.
SECTION 7.
APPROVAL OF FEE FOR BEGINNING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION CLASSES
A. Proposed course outlines shall include a
schedule of fees applicable to said classes.
B. Such schedule of fees shall be subject to
the approval of the Board.
SECTION
8.
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
A. At the completion of each class, an
attendance list shall be provided to the Board within two weeks of course
completion.
B. At the completion of
each class, students who satisfactorily complete a course shall be awarded a
certificate of attendance containing the following information:
(a) Name of school or sponsor
(b) Name of student (applicant or
licensee)
(c) License number - if
licensed
(d) Course title
(e) Course location
(f) Course date(s)
(g) Number of classroom hours of
instruction
(h) Instructor's
signature
SECTION
9.
SEVERABILITY
Any section or provision of this rule held by the court to be
invalid or unconstitutional will not affect the validity of any other section
or provision.
