ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fifth Legislature

First Regular Session

House: CJR DP 9-0-0-0 | APPROP DPA 13-0-0-0

HB 2166: criminal justice commission; data collection

Sponsor:  Representative Blackman, LD 6

Caucus & COW

Overview

Directs the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) to complete a criminal justice data survey and report. Appropriates $300,000 from the state General Fund to ACJC to complete the report.

History

ACJC facilitates information and data exchange among Arizona's criminal justice agencies.

ACJC is required to submit legislatively mandated reports, such as biennial criminal justice system reviews, supplemental reports, annual reports on law enforcement activities and annual recidivism reports. Currently, ACJC is granted the ability to request necessary information from local or state criminal justice agencies (A.R.S. § 41-2405).

Provisions

1.   ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteDesignates ACJC as the central collection point from criminal justice data collection. (Sec. 1)

2.   Requires state and local criminal justice agencies to submit any necessary information, including data currently collected and readily reportable, unless prohibited by federal or state law. (Sec. 1)

3.   Specifies ACJC is not authorized to require criminal justice agencies to collect or maintain new data, unless the new data is deemed necessary by a full vote of ACJC. (Sec. 1)

4.   Directs ACJC to conduct a comprehensive survey of criminal justice data housed in local and state criminal justice agencies and outlines the survey's requirements. (Sec. 2)

5.   Requires ACJC to submit a report on the survey of criminal justice data to the Governor, Legislature and Secretary of State by August 1, 2022. (Sec. 2)

6.   Requires ACJC to inform criminal justice agencies of data required to report into the statewide criminal justice data system by November 1, 2022. (Sec. 2)

7.   Contains a legislative intent clause. (Sec. 3)

8.   Appropriates $300,000 in fiscal year 2022 from the state General Fund to ACJC to complete the criminal justice data inventory report and exempts the appropriation from lapsing. (Sec. 4)

Amendment

Committee on Appropriations

1. Removes the $300,000 appropriation from the state General Fund to ACJC.

 

 

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