House of Representatives

HB2464

appropriations; highway patrol

Sponsors: Cooley, Knaperek, Marsh, et al

 

DP

Committee on Transportation

DP

Committee on Appropriations

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Caucus and COW

This bill as introduced contains an Appropriation clause.

 

As Passed the House

 

HB 2464 appropriates monies from the Highway User Revenue Fund (HURF) to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of providing: 116 new FTE's over Fiscal Years 2001-02 and 2002-03, overtime compensation associated with highway patrol officers, and new highway patrol vehicles.

 

History:    

Since 1972 the Department of Public Safety has received appropriated monies from the HURF and State Highway Funds (SHF), with the remainder of the budget coming from the state's general fund. In 1993 DPS adopted the Police Allocation Model (PAM) as a means to determine minimum staffing levels. Using this model, DPS determined that 1.42 officers are needed (as a base minimum) to effectively patrol one mile of the Metro Phoenix Freeway system. By the end of 2001, an additional 27.3 miles of freeway will be open, and by the end of fiscal year 2003, an additional 23 miles will be complete.  According to the 1999 PAM report, DPS projected 161 officers as the minimum number able to effectively patrol Phoenix area highway systems.  The actual number of officers was 124, a deficit of 23 percent.  For fiscal year 2003, PAM projects a minimum staffing requirement of 243 officers to adequately meet safety and enforcement needs. According to DPS, lack of funding to hire and train additional officers will result in a 49 percent deficit.

 

Provisions

·                      This act is an emergency measure that is necessary to preserve the public peace, health or safety and is operative immediately as provided by law.

·                      Appropriates from HURF $4,809,400 and 58 FTE's in FY 2001-03 and $6,930,800 and 116 FTE's in FY 2002-03 for additional highway patrol personnel.

·                      Appropriates $850,100 in FY 2001-02 and $1,700,200 in FY 2002-03 for overtime expenditures.

·                      Appropriates $5,442.200 in FY 2001-02 and $6,255,400 in FY 2002-03 for replacement of highway patrol vehicles.

·                      Makes these appropriations non-lapsing.

 

 

HB 2464 passed the Transportation Committee unamended.

 

HB 2464 passed the Appropriations Committee unamended.

 

 

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44th Legislature                                                                                                                                

Second Regular Session                               2                                                       January 30, 2001

 

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