ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HB 2328: appropriation; peace officer training equipment

PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Payne, LD 21

BILL STATUS: Public Safety

Appropriations

Overview

Appropriates monies to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) for virtual training equipment and software.

History

Laws 2018, Chapter 312 established the Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund (Fund). The Fund consists of monies from two sources, which include: 1) Four dollars of every nine-dollar surcharge assessed on fees charged by court-authorized diversion programs, including defensive driving school; and 2)  A four-dollar fee on every civil penalty imposed and collected for a civil traffic violation or a criminal violation of the motor vehicle statutes or local ordinances relating to the stopping, standing or operation of a vehicle (A.R.S. §§ 12-114 & 12-116.10).

Monies in the fund may only be used for peace officer training equipment. The monies do not revert to the state GF at the end of the year, are exempt from lapsing and are subject to legislative appropriation (A.R.S. § 41-1731). The Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund Advisory Commission is required to annually submit written recommendations to the Governor and Legislature on the allocation of monies in the Fund (A.R.S. § 41-1732).

Provisions

1. Appropriates $2,100,000 to DPS from the Fund in FY 2020 for virtual firing ranges, virtual training simulators and software for the ranges and simulators for the following entities:

a. The city of Chandler;

b. The Glendale Regional Training Academy;

c. The Gilbert Training Academy;

d. The La Paz County Sheriff's Office; and

e. The Buckeye Police Department. (Sec. 1)

2. Appropriates $80,000 to DPS from the Fund in FY 2020 for one virtual firing range and software for the city of Peoria. (Sec. 1)

3. Requires the virtual firing ranges to do all of the following:

a. Be ballistically accurate to a degree of 0.8 milliradian, verified by the U.S. Army;

b. Take into account the exact weapon and round being fired;

c. Emulate the real world as closely as possible, including ballistic fly-out projectiles, weapon behavior, projectile size, environmental effects and impact results;

d. Work with virtual firing range simulators currently being used in Arizona;

e. Be capable of generating unlimited custom high definition video scenarios, skill drills, targeting exercises and firearms training in any setting. (Sec. 1)

4. Requires the virtual training simulators to do all the of the following:

a. Have the ability to display, and for the trainee to engage with, characters and scenario content simultaneously across at least a 300-degree screen environment;

b. Have the ability to accurately replicate real-world ballistic characteristics of a projectile in flight;

c. Be equipped with transducers to recreate sound vibrations; and

d. Include a stress component, including the use of a wireless device capable of delivering an adjustable electric impulse, during training engagements. (Sec. 1)

5. Permits the Director of DPS to enter into a contract allowing each entity to receive the equipment before DPS receives the appropriated money if the contract allows for cancellation if there is no cost to DPS or the entities for use of the equipment. (Sec. 1)

6. Exempts the appropriation from lapsing. (Sec. 1)

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10. Fifty-fourth Legislature                       HB 2328

11. First Regular Session                            Version 1: Public Safety

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