41-1821

41-1821. Arizona peace officer standards and
training board; membership; appointment; term; vacancies;
meetings; compensation; acceptance of grants

A. An Arizona peace officer standards and training board is established that
consists of thirteen members appointed by the governor. The membership shall include:

1. Two sheriffs, one appointed from a county having a population of two hundred
thousand or more persons and the remaining sheriff appointed from a county having a
population of less than two hundred thousand persons.

2. Two chiefs of city police, one appointed from a city having a population of
sixty thousand or more persons and the remaining chief appointed from a city having a
population of less than sixty thousand persons, as reflected by the most recent United
States decennial census.

3. A college faculty member in public administration or a related field.

4. The attorney general.

5. The director of the department of public safety.

6. The director of the state department of corrections.

7. One member who is employed in administering county or municipal correctional
facilities.

8. Two certified law enforcement officers with a rank of patrolman or sergeant,
with one appointed from a county sheriff's office and the other from a city police
department.

9. Two public members.

B. The governor shall appoint a chairman from among the members at its first
meeting and every year thereafter, except that an ex officio member shall not be
appointed chairman. The governor shall not appoint more than one member from the same
law enforcement agency. No board member who was qualified when appointed becomes
disqualified unless the member ceases to hold the office that qualified the member for
appointment.

C. Meetings shall be held at least quarterly or upon the call of the chairman or by
the written request of five members of the board or by the governor. A vacancy on the
board shall occur when a member except an ex officio member is absent without the
permission of the chairman from three consecutive meetings. The governor may remove a
member except an ex officio member for cause.

D. The term of each regular member shall be three years unless a member vacates the
public office which qualified the member for this appointment.

E. The board members are not eligible to receive per diem but are eligible to
receive reimbursement for travel expenses pursuant to title 38, chapter 4, article 2.

F. On behalf of the board, the executive director may seek and accept
contributions, grants, gifts, donations, services or other financial assistance from any
individual, association, corporation or other organization having an interest in police
training, and from the United States of America and any of its agencies or
instrumentalities, corporate or otherwise. Only the executive director of the board may
seek monies pursuant to this subsection. Such monies shall be deposited in the fund
created by section 41-1825.

G. Membership on the board shall not constitute the holding of an office, and
members of the board shall not be required to take and file oaths of office before
serving on the board. No member of the board shall be disqualified from holding any
public office or employment nor shall such member forfeit any such office or employment
by reason of such member's appointment, notwithstanding the provisions of any general,
special or local law, ordinance or city charter.