Arkansas Code Title 12. Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs § 12-78-102. Findings and declarations

(1) For the periodic review of the statewide emergency communications system to ensure maximum operational effectiveness and recommend such improvements as may be required to keep pace with increasing emergency needs and advancing technology;

(2) A system to review and recommend the procurement of equipment and systems to local offices of emergency services and to state, federal, and private sector emergency communications operators to ensure compatibility of equipment; and

(3) A source of funding and administer funding made available from federal, state, and private sources to ensure prioritized, equitable, economical, and fair distribution of funding and to ensure all required fiscal controls and reviews are in compliance with appropriate state and federal guidelines.