appropriation; Queen Creek; law enforcement

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how the money will be spent, nor does it mention existing similar programs or their success rates.

Queen Creek Police Department Specialized Law Enforcement Funding

This bill provides $1,255,500 from the state's general fund for a three-year specialized law enforcement pilot program in Queen Creek to prevent youth runaways and protect at-risk youth.

What This Bill Does

• Appropriates $1,255,500 from the state's general fund to the State Treasurer for distribution to the Town of Queen Creek.
• The money is given to the Queen Creek Police Department (QCPD) to start a three-year pilot program focused on specialized law enforcement.
• This program aims to prevent youth runaways and protect at-risk youth from exploitation, improve police investigations, work better with care providers and state agencies, and create a model for other towns to follow.

Who It Names or Affects

• Queen Creek Police Department
• At-risk youth in Queen Creek
• Care providers and state agencies working with at-risk youth

Terms To Know

State Treasurer

The person responsible for managing the state's money, including receiving deposits, paying bills, and keeping records.

Lapsing of appropriations

When government funding that is not used by a certain date goes back to the general fund instead of being carried over to future years.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how the money will be spent in detail.
• It's unclear if there are similar programs already in place or what their success rates might be.

Official Summary Text

SB1550 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet

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ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session

FACT SHEET FOR
S.B. 1550

appropriation; Queen
Creek; law enforcement

Purpose

Appropriates $1,255,500 in FY 2027 from the state General Fund (state GF)
to the State Treasurer for distribution to the Town of Queen Creek for the
Queen Creek Police Department (QCPD) to establish a specialized law enforcement
pilot program.

Background

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uthenticating
writings and documents certified by the Treasurer with the seal of the State Treasurer's
Office; 2) receiving and keeping in secure custody all monies that belong to Arizona
and that are not required to be received and kept by some other person; 3)
filing and keeping the documentation delivered to the Treasurer when monies are
deposited into the Treasury; 4) delivering to each person depositing money into
the Treasury a confirmation showing the date, amount and depositing agency and providing
a unique identifying number for each confirmation; 5) paying warrants drawn by
the Arizona Department of Administration; 6) keeping an account of all monies
received and disbursed and separate accounts of the different funds and
appropriations of monies; and 7) keeping information in writing as to the
condition of the Treasury or on any subject relating to the duties of the Treasurer,
at the request of a member of the Legislature (
A.R.S.
� 41-172
).

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1550 appropriates $1,255,500 in FY 2027 from the state GF to the State
Treasurer.

Provisions

1.

Appropriates
$1,255,500 in FY 2027 from the state GF to the State Treasurer for distribution
to the Town of Queen Creek for the QCPD to establish a three-year pilot program
for specialized law enforcement.

2.

Requires the specialized law enforcement pilot program to focus on:

a)

the prevention
of incidents of runaway youth and protection of at-risk youth from
exploitation;

b)

the enhancement
of the investigative capability of QCPD;

c)

strengthening
collaboration with care providers and state agencies; and

d)

the production of a model framework for statewide replication.

3.

Exempts
the appropriation from lapsing.

4.

Becomes
effective on the general effective date.

Prepared by Senate Research

February 9, 2026

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Current Bill Text

SB1550 - 572R - S Ver

Senate Engrossed

appropriation; Queen
Creek; law enforcement

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SENATE BILL 1550

AN
ACT

Appropriating monies to the state
treasurer.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1.
Appropriation;
state treasurer; Queen Creek police department; specialized law enforcement
pilot program; exemption

A. The sum of $1,255,500 is
appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the state
treasurer for distribution to the town of Queen Creek for the Queen Creek
police department to establish a three-year pilot program for specialized law
enforcement. The specialized law enforcement pilot program shall
focus on the following:

1. Prevention of incidents
of runaway youth.

2. Protection of at-risk
youth from exploitation.

3. Enhancement of the
investigative capability of the police department.

4. Strengthening
collaboration with care providers and state agencies.

5. Production of a model
framework for statewide replication.

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.