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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session |
House: JUD DP 9-0-0-0 |
HB 2418: appropriation; major incident task forces
Sponsor: Representative Nguyen, LD 1
Committee on Appropriations
Overview
Appropriates the sum of $600,000 from the state General Fund (GF) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 to the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) to distribute evenly to the five major incident division task forces.
History
ACJC is a board of 22 members, with 5 being specified positions within the executive and judicial branches and 17 being appointed by the Governor. ACJC is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the criminal justice apparatus of the state of Arizona with specific duties including:
1) tracking criminal justice legislation and implementing it as required;
2) coordinating statewide efforts to improve criminal justice information and data sharing;
3) preparing and providing reports on the criminal justice system upon the request of the Governor or Legislature; and
4) adopting rules for the purpose of allocating fund monies as provided by law (A.R.S. § 41-2405).
The FY 2026 General Appropriations Act included $600,000 from the GF in FY 2026 for the Major Incident Regional Law Enforcement Task Force. The FY 2027 JLBC Baseline includes $600,000 from the GF. Monies in the line item are distributed to regional law enforcement task forces to investigate instances of critical force incidents, which are defined as any time a peace officer discharges a firearm as a use of force encounter, any use of deadly force, or any use of force that results in death or serious bodily injury of an individual (A.R.S. § 41-1762).
Provisions
1. Appropriates the sum of $600,000 from the state GF in FY 2027 to the ACJC to distribute evenly to the five major incident division task forces. (Sec. 1)
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