appropriation; northern Arizona; training academy

Plain English Breakdown

The source confirms NARTA is located at Yavapai College, but does not explicitly state that this specific $10 million will be used for construction on that exact campus versus other capital needs.

Funding for Northern Arizona Regional Training Academy

This bill sets aside $10 million from the state general fund in fiscal year 2027 to pay for building costs at a regional law enforcement training academy in Yavapai County.

What This Bill Does

• Sets aside $10,000,000 from the state general fund for use in fiscal year 2026-2027.
• Sends the money to the State Treasurer to distribute to Yavapai County.
• Requires that funds be used only for capital costs of a Northern Arizona Regional Training Academy.
• Allows the county to keep and spend any unused portion of this funding until June 30, 2029.

Who It Names or Affects

• Yavapai County officials who receive the funds.
• The State Treasurer's office which distributes the money.
• Law enforcement agencies that use the Northern Arizona Regional Training Academy (NARTA).

Terms To Know

Appropriation

An official act by the legislature to set aside money for a specific purpose.

Capital costs

Expenses related to building, buying land, or major improvements to facilities.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify exactly which buildings or equipment the money will buy.
• It is unclear how long it will take Yavapai County to spend all of the funds before the deadline in 2029.
• The text does not state if additional funding will be needed for operating costs like staff salaries.

Official Summary Text

HB2225 - 572R - House Bill Summary

ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th
Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

House:
PSLE DP 6-5-3-1

HB
2225
: appropriation; northern Arizona; training academy

Sponsor:
Representative Nguyen, LD 1

Caucus
& COW

Overview

Appropriates
$10,000,000 from the state general fund (GF) to the state treasurer in fiscal
year (FY) 2027 for capital costs for a Yavapai County regional training academy.

History

The Northern Arizona Regional Training Academy (NARTA) is a
regional training center that serves cities, counties, state and tribal law
enforcement agencies across Arizona. The training center is located at the
Yavapai College Prescott Campus and operates in partnership with Yavapai
College. NARTA offers a 21-week basic training program that introduces academy
recruits to law enforcement work. The course runs twice a year and consists of
800 training hours and 663 hours of basic police curriculum. Upon completion,
graduates earn 34 college credits in Administration of Justice (
Yavapai
College: NARTA
).

Provisions

1.

Appropriates
$10,000,000 from the GF to the state treasurer in FY 2027 to distribute to
Yavapai County for the capital costs for NARTA. (Sec. 1)

2.

Exempts the
appropriation from lapsing until June 30, 2029. (Sec. 1)

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Current Bill Text

HB2225 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriation; northern Arizona; training academy

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2225

Introduced by

Representatives
Nguyen: Bliss

AN
ACT

Appropriating monies to state treasurer.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.
Appropriation;
state treasurer; Yavapai county; northern Arizona regional training academy;
exemption

A. The sum of $10,000,000
is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to
the state treasurer to distribute to Yavapai county for capital costs for a
northern Arizona regional training academy.

B. The appropriation made
in subsection A of this section is exempt from the provisions of section
35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations, until
June 30, 2029.