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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session
AMENDED
appropriations; criminal justice; salary increases
Purpose
Appropriates a total of $128,563,150 from the state General Fund (state GF) in FY 2026 to the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR), the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC), the Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Administrative Offices of the Courts (AOC) for employee salary increases.
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).
ADJC is responsible for the care and treatment of youth offenders adjudicated to be delinquent and remanded to the custody of the department. ADJC has jurisdiction over minors until they are released from custody or turn 18 years old. ADJC is tasked with the purpose of supervision, rehabilitation, treatment and education of all committed youth (A.R.S. § 41-2802).
DPS is responsible for the enforcement of state criminal laws and traffic regulations. DPS operates highway patrol, operates and maintains statewide communications systems, state crime laboratories and an automated fingerprint identification network, performs aviation missions, special investigations and is designated as the state's receipt of federal Victims of Crime Act grants (A.R.S. § 41-1711).
S.B. 1061 appropriates a total of $128,563,150 from the state GF in FY 2026 to ADCRR, ADJC, DPS and the AOC.
Provisions
1. Appropriates $71,100,000 from the state GF in FY 2026 to ADCRR for a salary increase of 15 percent for correctional officers.
2. Appropriates $1,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2026 to ADCRR for a salary increase of 15 percent for investigators.
3. Appropriates $3,800,000 from the state GF in FY 2026 to ADJC for a salary increase of 15 percent for correctional officers.
4. Appropriates $34,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2026 to DPS for a salary increase of 15 percent for all DPS employees.
5. Appropriates $8,499,150 from the state GF in FY 2026 to the AOC for a salary increase of 15 percent for all state employees of the Arizona Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and superior courts other than judges and justices.
6. Appropriates $10,164,000 from the state GF in FY 2026 to the AOC for a salary increase of 15 percent for all state-funded probation officers and staff.
7. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Amendments Adopted by Committee
1. Appropriates $71,100,000, rather than an unspecified amount, from the state GF in FY 2026 to ADCRR for a salary increase of 15 percent for correctional officers.
2. Appropriates $1,000,000, rather than an unspecified amount, from the state GF in FY 2026 to ADCRR for a salary increase of 15 percent for investigators.
3. Appropriates $3,800,000, rather than an unspecified amount, from the state GF in FY 2026 to ADJC for a salary increase of 15 percent for correctional officers.
4. Appropriates $34,000,000, rather than an unspecified amount, from the state GF in FY 2026 to DPS for a salary increase of 15 percent for all DPS employees.
5. Appropriates $8,499,150 from the state GF in FY 2026 to the AOC for a salary increase of 15 percent for all state employees of the Arizona Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and superior courts other than judges and justices.
6. Appropriates $10,164,000 from the state GF in FY 2026 to the AOC for a salary increase of 15 percent for all state-funded probation officers and staff.
Senate Action
APPROP 2/11/25 DPA 7-2-1
Prepared by Senate Research
February 12, 2025
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