Assigned to MAPS & APPROP AS PASSED BY COMMITTEE
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session
AMENDED
FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1244
appropriations; crime victim notification fund
Purpose
Appropriates $7,600,000 from the state General Fund (state GF) to the Law Enforcement
Crime Victim Notification Fund (Fund) in FY 2024 and appropriates $400,000 to the State
Treasurer in FY 2024 to pay for any costs associated with the Fund, including reimbursing law
enforcement agencies that submit a valid claim of software costs.
Background
The Fund is administered by the State Treasurer and consists of legislative appropriations.
Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation and may be used by law enforcement
agencies in Arizona to fund software that enables the county-and-or-city-based deployment of an
automated crime victim notification system to a user base consisting of law enforcement
agencies. The automated crime victim notification system must meet certain requirements as
outlined and a vendor of any software that meets the requirements must have previously deployed
a solution for a city police department, sheriff's office and prosecutor's office. The previously
deployed solutions could have been deployed in Arizona, in a different state or a combination of
both. Law enforcement agencies that implement software meeting the outlined requirements may
submit a request for reimbursement of the software costs to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer
must reimburse valid claims for reimbursement on a first-come, first-served basis (A.R.S.
§ 41-180).
S.B. 1244 appropriates $7,600,00 from the state GF to the Fund in FY 2024, and
appropriates $400,000 from the state GF to the State Treasurer in FY 2024.
Provisions
1. Appropriates $7,600,000 from the state GF in FY 2024 to the Fund to then be appropriated to
the State Treasurer to reimburse valid reimbursement claims as outlined on a first come first
serve basis.
2. Appropriates $400,000 from the state GF in FY 2024 to the State Treasurer to evaluate, certify
and pay for any costs associated with the Fund.
3. Specifies that the appropriations are for use in FYs 2024 and 2025.
4. Exempts the appropriations from lapsing until July 1, 2025. FACT SHEET – Amended
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5. Allows law enforcement agencies that implement valid software for crime victim notification
to submit a request to the State Treasurer for a grant, rather than a reimbursement, to pay for
the software costs.
6. Requires the automated crime victim notification system to provide crime victims with a
tracking system for sexual assault forensic examination kits.
7. Requires the tracking system to:
a) provide an automated notification on the status and results of the victim's sexual assault
forensic examination kit; and
b) enable a victim to receive an automated update through a victim portal without having to
register or gain access to information and other resources.
8. Makes a technical change.
9. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Amendments Adopted by Committee
1. Requires the automated crime victim notification system to provide crime victims with a
tracking system for sexual assault forensic examination kits.
2. Requires the tracking system to:
a) provide an automated notification on the status and results of the victim's sexual assault
forensic examination kit; and
b) enable a victim to receive an automated update through a victim portal without having to
register or gain access to information and other resources.
Senate Action
MAPS 2/15/23 DPA 7-0-0
Prepared by Senate Research
February 17, 2023
ZD/KS/sr