PREFILED    DEC 16 2021

REFERENCE TITLE: appropriation; domestic violence; strangulation; examinations

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2022

SB 1024

Introduced by

Senator Steele

AN ACT

Appropriating monies to the arizona criminal justice commission.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Appropriation; Arizona criminal justice commission; domestic violence nonfatal strangulation forensic examinations

The sum of $500,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2022-2023 to the Arizona criminal justice commission to distribute to counties with a population of less than five hundred thousand persons for domestic violence nonfatal strangulation forensic examinations.  The commission shall allocate the appropriation on a pro rata basis according to the number of domestic violence assault cases in counties with a population of less than five hundred thousand persons during the previous calendar year.