Assigned to PS & APPROP                                                                         AS PASSED BY PUBLIC SAFETY

ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Fifty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session

AMENDED

FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1010

appropriation; state department of corrections

Purpose

Appropriates an unspecified amount in FY 2026 from the state General Fund (state GF) to the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) for a 20 percent salary increase for correctional officers and an unspecified salary increase for ADCRR employees.

Background

ADCRR encompasses the various institutions, facilities and programs that comprise the correctional program of Arizona and provides supervisory staff and administrative functions at the state level on all matters relating to the institutionalization, rehabilitation and community supervision of adult offenders (A.R.S. § 41-1602).

The Joint Legislative Budget Committee fiscal note on S.B. 1010 estimates a state GF cost of $94.8 million to provide a 20 percent salary increase to correctional officer positions and a cost of $850,000 for every 1 percent salary increase for all other ADCRR employees. The estimates do not include funding for salary adjustments related to vacant positions (JLBC fiscal note).

Provisions

1. Appropriates an unspecified amount in FY 2026 from the state GF to ADCRR for a salary increase of:

a) 20 percent for correctional officers employed by ADCRR; and

b) an unspecified percentage for all ADCRR employees.

2. Becomes effective on the general effective date.

Amendments Adopted by the Public Safety Committee

1. Adds an unspecified salary increase for all ADCRR employees.

2. Makes conforming changes.

Senate Action

PS                    1/29/25      DPA     6-1-0

APPROP         (awaiting committee hearing)

Prepared by Senate Research

February 11, 2025

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