Assigned
to GOV & APPROP AS
PASSED BY COMMITTEE
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session
AMENDED
appropriation; simulators; law enforcement; probation
Purpose
Appropriates $1,368,000 from the Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund (Fund) in FY 2024 to the State Treasurer to purchase training simulators.
Background
The Fund
consists of monies from a $4 assessment on fines, penalties or forfeitures
collected for traffic violations and $4 from the surcharge on the fees charged
for diversion programs for traffic offenses. In FY 2019, the state appropriated
$2,300,000 from the Fund to the Department of Public Safety for 10 virtual
firing ranges and three virtual training simulators that were allocated to the
Tucson Police Department, Pinal County Sheriff and Yuma County Sherriff
(Laws 2018, Ch.
312).
H.B. 2632 appropriates $1,368,000 from the Fund in FY 2024 to the State Treasurer.
Provisions
1. Appropriates $1,368,000 from the Fund in FY 2024 to the State Treasurer to purchase training simulators.
2. Requires the State Treasurer to distribute the monies to the following law enforcement agencies to purchase V-300 LE simulators:
a) $300,000 to the Flagstaff Police Department;
b) $300,000 to the Mohave County Probation Department;
c) $330,000 to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office; and
d) $300,000 to the Navajo County Sheriff's Department.
3. Requires the State Treasurer to distribute $138,000 to the Casa Grande Police Department to purchase a V-180 LE simulator.
4. Contains a statement of legislative intent.
5. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Amendments Adopted by the Government Committee
1. Decreases, from $1,668,000 to $1,368,000, the appropriation from the Fund.
2. Removes the Gila County Sheriff's Office as a recipient of the appropriation.
House Action Senate Action
MAPS 2/13/23 DPA 14-0-1-0 GOV 3/22/23 DPA 7-1-0
APPROP 2/20/23 DPA 12-1-2-0 APPROP 3/28/23 DP 5-3-2
3rd Read 3/1/23 31-27-2
Prepared by Senate Research
March 24, 2023
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