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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session
appropriation; criminal intelligence coordination center
Purpose
Appropriates $1,000,000 from the state General Fund (state GF) in FY 2026 to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to operate a criminal information intelligence analysis coordination center (CIIACC).
Background
DPS is responsible for creating and coordinating services for use by local law enforcement agencies in protecting the public safety and for formulating plans with a view to establish modern services for prevention of crime, apprehension of violators, training of law enforcement personnel and the promotion of public safety (A.R.S. § 41-1711).
The U.S. Office of Intelligence & Analysis (U.S. I&A) is the only intelligence community (IC) element statutorily charged with delivering intelligence to state, local, tribal and territorial and private sector partners and developing intelligence from those partners for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (U.S. DHS) and the IC. The U.S. I&A’s main focus is providing the U.S. DHS with the intelligence and information the U.S. DHS needs to keep the Homeland safe, secure and resilient (U.S. DHS).
The U.S. Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council (U.S. CICC) also collaborates with federal partners, including the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. DHS, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to coordinate national initiatives focused on intelligence sharing. The advice and recommendations of the U.S. CICC and its membership have also been sought by the Secretary of the U.S. DHS, members of U.S. Congress and representatives of state governments (U.S. DOJ).
S.B. 1497 appropriates $1,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2026 to DPS to operate a CIIACC.
Provisions
1. Appropriates $1,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2026 to DPS to operate a CIIACC that is:
a) responsible for collecting, analyzing, synthesizing and disseminating real-time, actionable information; and
b) designed to interdict human trafficking and controlled substance trafficking conducted by international criminal cartels.
2. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
February 17, 2025
KJA/NRG/sdr