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appropriation; law enforcement; recruitment

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

2025

SENATE BILL 1369

AN ACT

appropriating monies to the department of public safety.

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

Section 1. Appropriation; department of public safety; law enforcement officer recruitment and retention

The sum of $2,000,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2025-2026 to the department of public safety for law enforcement officer recruitment and retention as follows:

1. $500,000 shall be used to acquire coaching resources with a special emphasis on improved retention and development of law enforcement professionals at the department of public safety.  Resource providers must have coaches with backgrounds in law enforcement who have been trained in coaching with the best practices for law enforcement coaching from current or former federal bureau of investigation national academy instructors and must provide coaching services on an online platform that allows law enforcement professionals to choose a coach that fits their desired area of improvement.  The provider must offer a wide array of subject areas and must have analytics to measure impacts specific to improvement, including officer retention.

2. $1,500,000 shall be used for a law enforcement recruitment and retention grant program to provide matching grants to county, city and town law enforcement agencies for the purposes of acquiring coaching resources with a special emphasis on improved retention and development of law enforcement professionals at the county, city and town law enforcement agencies.  Resource providers must have coaches with backgrounds in law enforcement who have been trained in coaching with the best practices for law enforcement coaching from current or former federal bureau of investigation national academy instructors and must provide coaching services on an online platform that allows law enforcement professionals to choose a coach that fits their desired area of improvement.  The provider must offer a wide array of subject areas and must have analytics to measure impacts specific to improvement, including officer retention.  The county law enforcement agencies in Maricopa and Pima counties must provide a fifty percent match to receive a grant and county law enforcement agencies in all other counties must provide a twenty-five percent match to receive a grant.  The city law enforcement agencies in Phoenix and Tucson must provide a fifty percent match to receive a grant and city and town law enforcement agencies in all other cities and towns must provide a twenty-five percent match to receive a grant. The department of public safety shall establish procedures for applying for grants, and county, city and town law enforcement agencies that receive grant monies must use the monies to obtain recruitment and retention resources and services.