On Friday, September 8, 2006, another chapter in the history of Southern States PBA was completed. PBA chapter presidents and senior vice presidents from around the state of Arkansas convened in Little Rock for the first ever meeting of the Arkansas PBA Board of Directors. Arkansas PBA is a division of Southern States Police Benevolent Association, Inc. 

At the on set of the meeting a very informative presentation was provided to board members regarding the Police Benevolent Foundation (PBF). The presentation was made by Jack Roberts, President of Southern States PBA, Terry Nowell, Director of Training and Research and Marlon Trone, Director of the Police Benevolent Foundation. The PBF is an IRS approved 501-c3 tax deductible foundation created by Southern States PBA . Essentially this means that all donations to the foundation are tax deductible to the donor. All administrative cost in the operation of the foundation will be borne by Southern States PBA of which Arkansas PBA is a division.  The IRS restricts the type of expenditures that may be made from a 501-c3 like as the PBF. Currently funds of the foundation may be used for such things as death benefits for members, human rights legal defense and college scholarships for children of law enforcement officers to name a few. .

One of the most important items of business on the board of director’s agenda was to conclude the initial organizational structure of the division by electing the Executive Board, being the Division President, Senior Vice President, Vice President and Secretary. When all nominations and voting was concluded those elected to serve on the Executive Board for a term on one year are;

The election of the Division board of directors was the final step in making Arkansas a recognized voting division of Southern States PBA.

Next, members received reports from PBA staff relating to numerous topics, including membership growth, financial and legal issues of the division. Upon completion of the discussion on these issues, the board of directors adjourned their meeting until the completion of candidate screenings to be held on the next day.

On Saturday, September 9^th, candidates for US Congress seeking the Public endorsement of PBA were screened regarding issues of importance to the law enforcement profession. All candidates who had qualified in the State of Arkansas as a candidate for a congressional race were invited to the screening process. After screening all participating candidates the task of deliberating each race candidate by candidate began. This process promoted much discussion between board members.  At the conclusion of  all deliberation the new Arkansas PBA Board of Directors reconvened and voted to make the following endorsements which concluded the board’s agenda.