ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-sixth Legislature

First Regular Session

House: MAPS DP 8-6-1-0

HB 2310: auditor general; law enforcement bonus

Sponsor: Representative Jones, LD 17

House Engrossed

Overview

Requires the Auditor General to perform a special audit of the counties to ensure that the $48,310,000 distributed in FY 2023 to the counties, for the payment of line-level officers employed by the sheriffs' offices, are being used properly. Appropriates $70,000 from the State General Fund to the Auditor General for costs associated with the special audit.

History

In 2022, the Fifty-fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session, passed Laws 2022, Chapter 313 (general appropriations act; 2022-2023) (Appropriations Act). The Appropriations Act, among other things, appropriates $48,310,000 to the counties for the purposes of a $10,000 onetime payment to line-level deputies and detention officers employed by each county sheriff's office as of May 1, 2022. The payments are to be distributed in equal quarterly installments over two years.

The Appropriations Act additionally requires each county sheriff to submit two reports to the Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) on the actual use of the monies received and on staffing and retention. The first report is due on or before August 30, 2023 and the second on or before August 30, 2024. ADOA is thereafter directed to submit two reports, the first on or before September 30, 2023 and the second on or before September 30, 2024, to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the Governor's Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting summarizing the individual county reports.

Provisions

1.   ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteInstructs the Auditor General to perform a special audit of each county to examine and ensure that the monies distributed under the Appropriations Act, for payments to line-level deputies and detention officers employed by the county sheriffs' offices, are being used properly. (Sec. 1)

2.   Directs the Auditor General to submit a report of the special audit on or before December 31, 2023. (Sec. 1)

3.   Appropriates $70,000 from the State General Fund to the Auditor General in FY2024 for costs associated with the special audit of the counties. (Sec. 1)

4.   Repeals statute relating to the special audit and report on October 1, 2024. (Sec. 1)

 

 

 

 

 

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