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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session
ACJC; continuation
Purpose
Continues the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) for eight years, until July 1, 2033.
Background
Statute requires
the ACJC to perform a variety of responsibilities that include:
1) monitoring the progress and implementation of criminal justice legislation;
2) facilitating research among criminal justice agencies and maintaining
criminal justice information;
3) coordinating efforts to improve data sharing; 4) preparing a biennial
criminal justice system review report for the Governor; and 5) accepting and
extending public and private grants of monies. The ACJC is set to terminate on
July 1, 2025 (A.R.S. §§ 41-2405
and 41-3025.01).
The ACJC consists of the following members: 1) the Attorney General; 2) the Director of the Department of Public Safety; 3) the Director of the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry; 4) the Administrative Director of the Courts; 5) the Chairperson of the Board of Executive Clemency; 6) three police chiefs; 7) three county attorneys; 8) three county sheriffs; 9) a law enforcement leader; 10) a former judge; 11) a mayor; 12) a member of the county board of supervisors; 13) a public defender; 14) a victim advocate; and 15) a chief probation officer (A.R.S. § 41-2404).
The Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee of Reference (COR) held a public meeting on Thursday, January 23 2025, to consider ACJC's responses to the statutorily-outlined sunset factors and receive public testimony. The COR recommended that ACJC be continued with revisions (COR Report).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Continues, retroactive to July 1, 2025, the ACJC until July 1, 2033.
2. Repeals ACJC on July 1, 2025.
3. Contains a purpose statement.
4. Becomes effective on the general effective date, with a retroactive provision as noted.
Prepared by Senate Research
February 8, 2025
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