ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

 


HB 2559: Arizona criminal justice commission; membership.

Sponsor:  Representative Engel, LD 10

Committee on Judiciary

Overview

Increases the number of board members from fourteen to seventeen on the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC), which must include members with specific qualifications and experience.

History

Established in 1982, the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission, or ACJC, was statutorily created to serve various coordinating, monitoring, and reporting functions regarding the administration and management of Arizona criminal justice programs.

The Commission is currently composed of the following members: the Attorney General or their nominee, the Director of the Department of Public Safety, the Director of the State Department of Corrections or their designee, fourteen members appointed by the governor or their designees with no more than seven being from the same political party, the Administrative Director of the Courts or their designee and the Chairman of the Board of Executive Clemency or their nominee (A.R.S. § 41-2404).

The fourteen governor-appointed members must include the following:

1)    One police chief;

2)    One county attorney and one sheriff from a county with a population of at least 1,500,000;

3)    One police chief, one county attorney, one county sheriff from a county with a population of at least 800,000 people but less than 1,500,000 people;

4)    One police chief, one county attorney and one county sheriff from counties with a population of fewer than 800,000 people;

5)    One law enforcement leader;

6)    One former judge;

7)    One mayor;

8)    One member of a county board of supervisors; and

9)    One chief probation officer (A.R.S. § 41-2404).

Provisions

1.    ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes)	     ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes)      ☐ Emergency (40 votes)	☐ Fiscal NoteIncreases the number of members from fourteen to seventeen members on ACJC. (Sec. 1)

2.    Asserts that no more than nine members may be from the same political party. (Sec. 1)

3.    States that three new members must have the following qualifications or experience:

a)    One member from an indigent defense agency;

b)    One member private nonprofit Juvenile Justice Organization; and

c)    One licensed psychiatrist or psychologist with experience working in the criminal justice system. (Sec. 1)

4.    Adds terms for additional members of the ACJC to include:

a)    One term ending January 11, 2021; and

b)    Two terms ending January 10, 2022. (Sec. 2)

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