ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session
	House: GOV DP 5-4-0-0 | On Recon GOV DPA 7-2-0-0

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HB 2716: Arizona criminal justice commission; members

Sponsor: Representative Travers, LD 12

Caucus & COW

Overview

Expands the number of members appointed to the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC).

History

Statute outlines the powers and duties of ACJC, including requirements to:

1) monitor the progress and implementation of new and continuing criminal justice legislation;

2) facilitate research among criminal justice agencies and maintain criminal justice system information;

3) facilitate coordinated statewide efforts to improve criminal justice information data sharing; and

4) prepare for the Governor a biennial criminal justice system review report (A.R.S. § 41-2405).

Provisions

1. Expands the number of members appointed by the Governor to ACJC, from 14 to 17. (Sec. 1)

2. Requires no more than eight, rather than seven, members of ACJC be from the same political party. (Sec. 1)

3. Adds the following members to ACJC:

a) a public defender;

b) a victim advocate; and

c) a tribal chief of police or a tribal victim advocate. (Sec. 1)

4. Makes technical changes. (Sec. 1)

Amendments

Committee on Government

1. Expands the number of members appointed by the Governor to ACJC, from 14 to 16.

2. Adds a public defender and a victim advocate as members of ACJC.

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