appropriations; criminal justice; salary increases

Plain English Breakdown

The exact amounts of money being appropriated are not specified in the bill, only that they come from the state's general fund.

Salary Increases for Criminal Justice Employees

This bill provides funding from the state's general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to give salary increases of varying percentages to employees working in criminal justice agencies.

What This Bill Does

• Appropriates an unspecified amount from the state's general fund for a 14% salary increase for correctional officers employed by the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR).
• Appropriates an unspecified amount from the state's general fund for a 14% salary increase for investigators employed by ADCRR.
• Appropriates an unspecified amount from the state's general fund for a 14% salary increase for correctional officers working in the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC).
• Appropriates an unspecified amount from the state's general fund for a 10% salary raise to all employees of the Department of Public Safety (DPS).
• Appropriates an unspecified amount from the state's general fund for a 15% salary increase for probation officers and staff at the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC).

Who It Names or Affects

• Employees working in criminal justice agencies such as ADCRR, ADJC, DPS, and AOC.

Terms To Know

General Fund

The main account where the state keeps money to pay for various programs and services.

Fiscal Year

A period of time used by governments to organize their budgets, usually from July 1st to June 30th.

Limits and Unknowns

• The exact amount of money being appropriated is not specified in the bill.
• It's unclear how this funding will be managed or if there are any limits on its use beyond salary increases.

Official Summary Text

SB1314 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet

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ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session

FACT SHEET FOR
s.b. 1314

appropriations;
criminal justice; salary increase

Purpose

Appropriates an
unspecified amount from the state General Fund (state GF) in FY 2027 to outlined
agencies for employee salary increases of 15, 14 and 10 percent.

Background

The Arizona
Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) encompasses the
various institutions, facilities and programs that comprise the correctional
program of Arizona and provides supervisory staff and administrative functions
at the state level on all matters relating to the institutionalization,
rehabilitation and community supervision of adult offenders (
A.R.S.
� 41-1602
).

The Arizona
Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC) is responsible for the care and
treatment of youth offenders adjudicated to be delinquent and remanded to the
custody of the department. ADJC has jurisdiction over minors until the minors
are released from custody or turn 18 years old. ADJC is tasked with the purpose
of supervision, rehabilitation, treatment and education of all committed youth
(
A.R.S.
� 41-2802
).

The Department
of Public Safety (DPS) is responsible for the enforcement of state criminal
laws and traffic regulations. DPS: 1) operates highway patrol; 2) operates and
maintains statewide communications systems, state crime laboratories and an
automated fingerprint identification network; 3) performs aviation missions and
special investigations; and 4) is designated as the state's receipt of federal
Victims of Crime Act grants (
A.R.S.
� 41-1711
).

S.B. 1314
appropriates an unspecified amount in FY 2027 from the state GF to ADCRR, ADJC,
DPS and the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC).

Provisions

1.

Appropriates an unspecified amount from the state GF in FY 2027 to ADCRR
for a salary increase of 14 percent for correctional officers employed by ADCRR.

2.

Appropriates an unspecified amount from the state GF in FY 2027 to ADCRR
for a salary increase of 14 percent for investigators employed by ADCRR.

3.

Appropriates an unspecified amount from the state GF in FY 2027 to ADJC
for a salary increase of 14 percent for correctional officers employed by ADJC.

4.

Appropriates an unspecified amount from the state GF in FY 2027 to DPS
for a salary increase of 10 percent for all DPS employees.

5.

Appropriates an unspecified amount from the state GF in FY 2027 to the AOC
for a salary increase of 15 percent for all state-funded probation officers and
staff.

6.

Becomes effective on the general effective date.

Prepared by Senate Research

January 29, 2026

KJA/SDR/hk

Current Bill Text

SB1314 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriations; criminal justice; salary increases

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1314

Introduced by

Senator
Payne

AN
ACT

appropriating
monies to the state department of corrections, the department of juvenile
corrections, the department of public safety and the administrative office of
the courts.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1.
Appropriations;
state department of corrections; department of juvenile corrections; department
of public safety; administrative office of the courts; salary increases

A. The sum of
$_________ is appropriated from the state general fund in
fiscal year 2026-2027 to the state department of corrections for a salary
increase of four
teen percent for correctional
officers employed by the department.

B. The sum of
$_________ is appropriated from the state general fund in
fiscal year 2026-2027 to the state department of corrections for a salary
increase of four
teen percent for investigators
employed by the department.

C. The sum of
$_________ is appropriated from the state general fund in
fiscal year 2026-2027 to the department of juvenile corrections for a salary
increase of
fourteen percent for correctional
officers employed by the department.

D. The sum of
$_________ is appropriated from the state general fund in
fiscal year 2026-2027 to the department of public safety for a salary increase
of
ten percent for all employees of the
department.

E. The sum of $_________ is
appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the
administrative office of the courts for a salary increase of fifteen percent
for all state-funded probation officers and staff.