Assigned to JUD & APPROP                                                                                        FOR COMMITTEE

 

 

 

ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Phoenix, Arizona

 

FACT SHEET FOR H.B. 2269

 

appropriation; criminal justice records

 

Purpose

 

Appropriates $350,000 from the state general fund in FY 2001-2002 to the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) to match federal monies for the criminal justice records integration project.

 

Background

 

Arizona law requires that information from criminal history records be used for court decisions including those concerning bail, sentence enhancement and probation.  However, according to ACJC, currently only about 59 percent of criminal justice records are accurate and complete.  In an effort to improve the accuracy and accessibility of criminal justice records in Arizona, the ACJC is seeking a $3.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice.  Initially, grant monies will be used to analyze current infrastructure, data availability and estimated costs to fully implement the criminal justice records integration project.  Ultimately the project will involve integrating municipal, county and state criminal justice records and making the information accessible to law enforcement officers, prosecutors and the courts.

 

H.B. 2269 appropriates $350,000 from the state general fund to provide required matching monies for the federal grant.

 

Provisions

 

1.      Appropriates $350,000 from the state general fund in FY 2001-2002 to the ACJC to match federal monies for the criminal justice records integration project.  The appropriation is nonlapsing.

 

2.      Provides for a general effective date.

 

House Action

 

JUD                 1/16/01            DP       10-0-0-0

APPROP         3/6/01              DP       11-0-0-5

3rd Read           3/15/01                        50-2-8-0

 

 

Prepared by Senate Staff

March 22, 2001