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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1439
appropriation; braille transcription program
Purpose
Appropriates $400,000 from the state General Fund (state GF) in FY 2026 to the Arizona
Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) for the Braille Transcription
Program.
Background
ADCRR provides supervisory staff and administrative functions at the state level on all
matters relating to the institutionalization or rehabilitation of adult offenders (A.R.S. ยง 41-1602).
ADCRR offers educational services for functional literacy, general educational
development preparation and work-based education. ADCRR staff consists of more than 100
professional educators with the goal of addressing the educational needs of the offender population
incarcerated in 10 ADCRR prison complexes and seven private prisons contracting with ADCRR
statewide (ADCRR).
S.B. 1439 appropriates $400,000 from the state GF in FY 2026 to ADCRR for the Braille
Transcription Program.
Provisions
1. Appropriates $400,000 from the state GF in FY 2026 to ADCRR for the Braille Transcription
Program.
2. Declares the Legislature's intent that the appropriation of $400,000 be considered ongoing
funding in future years.
3. Contains a statement of legislative intent.
4. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
February 10, 2025
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