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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, Second Regular Session
criminal justice data collection; system.
Purpose
Requires the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) to implement the State, County and Municipal Open Data System (Data System) on ACJC's website in a format that is readily accessible to the public. Appropriates $1.4 million to ACJC in FY 2025 to implement and maintain the Data System.
Background
The ACJC is designated as the central collection point for criminal justice data collection and may, unless prohibited by federal law, require any state or local criminal justice agencies to submit any necessary information that is currently collected and readily reportable by the agency at the time of the request. This information includes an agency's compliance with statutorily required reports or mandated federal or state reporting, or any other information that is deemed necessary by a vote of ACJC (A.R.S. § 41-2408).
S.B. 1117 appropriates $1.4 million from the state General Fund (state GF) to ACJC in FY 2025.
Provisions
1. Requires ACJC to implement the Data System to be published on ACJC's website in a modern, open and electronic format that is readily available to the public.
2. Appropriates $1.4 million from the state GF to ACJC in FY 2025 to implement and maintain the Data System and create necessary reporting mechanisms for criminal justice agencies to report data into the system.
3. Requires law enforcement agencies to report specified identifying information for alleged offenders, victims and agencies or service providers, as well as other relevant data points for specific events and results.
4. Requires prosecuting agencies to report specified identifying information for defendants, victims and agencies, as well as other relevant data points for specific events and results.
5. Requires the courts to report specified identifying information for defendants and agencies, as well as other relevant data points for specific events and results.
6. Requires the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry to report specified identifying information for inmates, agencies and provider or facilities, as well as other relevant data points for specific events or services and results.
7. Requires probation departments to report specified identifying information for probationers, agencies and events, as well as other relevant data points for results.
8. Prohibits ACJC from releasing any disaggregated personal identifying, locating information, photographs or mugshots of any person.
9. Specifies that ACJC may require criminal justice agencies to submit any necessary information that is currently collected and readily reportable electronically by the agency at the time of the request.
10. Requires law enforcement agencies to report the number of sworn peace officers employed by the agency on January 31 of each year to the Data System, and further requires each agency to provide a copy of this information to the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board.
11. Specifies that appropriations are exempt from lapsing.
12. Defines terms.
13. Makes technical and conforming changes.
14. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
February 12, 2024
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