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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1311
antihuman trafficking grant fund; appropriation
Purpose
Establishes the Antihuman Trafficking Grant Fund (Fund) to be administered by the
Arizona Department of Homeland Security (AZDHS). Appropriates $10 million from the state
General Fund (State GF) in FY 2024 to the Fund, to be allocated to state, county and municipal
law enforcement agencies as specified.
Background
AZDHS is tasked with: 1) formulating policies, plans and programs to enhance the ability
of Arizona to prevent and respond to acts of terrorism, cybersecurity threats and other critical
hazards; 2) adhering to all federal grant terms and conditions; 3) requesting appropriations or
grants of monies for homeland security purposes; 4) receiving all awards granted to Arizona by
the federal government for homeland security purposes; and 5) distributing monies to local
jurisdictions and other organizations eligible under federal regulations based on criteria in the
federal grant guidelines (A.R.S. ยง 41-4254).
S.B. 1311 appropriates $45 million from the state GF in FY 2024 to the Fund.
Provisions
1. Establishes the Fund to be administered by AZDHS, consisting of legislative appropriations.
2. Appropriates $10 million from the state GF to the Fund in FY 2024 and requires AZDHS to
distribute monies to programs that reduce human trafficking in Arizona.
3. Requires AZDHS to allocate $2 million from the Fund to the Arizona Counter Terrorism
Information Center (ACTIC) within the Department of Public Safety for antihuman trafficking
operations.
4. Requires AZDHS to allocate $8 million in award grants from the Fund to municipal and county
law enforcement agencies, not exceeding $500,000 per agency, for programs that reduce
human trafficking.
5. Requires a program, in order to qualify for grant monies, to:
a) reduce transnational organized crime;
b) provide training analytical services and network discovery tools to DPS and other law
enforcement agencies applying for grants;
c) proactively detect and track networks, including identifying key players, assets and patterns
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d) augment prosecutorial practices to allow law enforcement agencies to target entire
networks and networks' facilitators;
e) track investigative leads using tools and analytic methods;
f) reduce uniformed and civilian staff hours needed to detect and track leads; and
g) foster interagency collaboration.
6. Requires a program to use private contractors and provide training, analytical services and
trafficking network discovery tools to law enforcement agencies in order to:
a) proactively detect and track networks through technology that is calibrated to identify key
players, assets and patterns of life and that augments current prosecutorial practices with
quantifiable data that allows law enforcement agencies to target entire trafficking networks
and facilitators;
b) reduce the number of staff needed to detect and track investigative leads by applying tools
and analytical methods developed by the private contractor; and
c) foster efficiency and interagency collaboration within law enforcement agencies by
identifying and thoroughly mapping a greater number of transnational criminal
organizations to develop prosecutable evidence in a greatly reduced time frame.
7. Specifies that monies in the Fund are continuously appropriated.
8. Exempts the appropriation from lapsing.
9. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
February 6, 2023
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