Bill Text: AZ HB2463 | 2021 | Fifty-fifth Legislature 1st Regular | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Appropriation; DPS; school safety program

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-03-23 - Senate APPROP Committee action: Do Pass Amended, voting: (8-2-0-0) [HB2463 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2021-HB2463-Engrossed.html

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House Engrossed

 

appropriation; DPS; school safety program

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature

First Regular Session

2021

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL 2463

 

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending section 41-1733, Arizona Revised Statutes; Appropriating monies; relating to school safety.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

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

Section 1. Section 41-1733, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE41-1733. Arizona school safety fund; school safety pilot program

A. The public Arizona school safety interoperability fund is established consisting of monies appropriated to the fund by the legislature. The department state treasurer shall administer the fund.  The fund is subject to legislative appropriation.  Monies in the fund shall be distributed to the Maricopa county sheriff and may be used only for interoperable communication systems a school safety pilot program that meets all of the following:

1. Enables the countywide deployment of a secure, multimedia data communications system to a user base consisting of public safety agencies and public schools providing instruction in any combination of kindergarten programs and grades one through twelve.

2. Provides a communications solution environment that allows for:

(a) Identifying system users' identity, location and operational status during an incident.

(b) Secure text messaging and file sharing to all users involved in an incident.

(c) Secure sharing of collaborative maps, building floor plans and images between schools and public safety agencies.

(d) Integrating manually activated panic alarm systems that, when activated, establish direct collaboration between schools and public safety agencies.

(e) Using multiple forms of real-time communications and information collaboration, including voice and full-motion video sharing, during an incident.

3. Is capable of being deployed to end users on existing communications assets owned by participating entities.

4. Allows each participating entity to maintain discretionary real-time control of all communications assets owned or operated by the entity.

5. Encrypts all media communications.

6. Ensures student and staff privacy.

B. On or before November 1 of each year, The maricopa county sheriff shall submit a report to the joint legislative budget committee of all expenditures made for the school safety pilot program in the PRECEDING fiscal year.

c. The program established by this section ends on July 1, 2024 pursuant to section 41-3102. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Appropriation; Arizona school safety fund; exemption

A. The sum of $2,500,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2021-2022 to the Arizona school safety fund established by section 41-1733, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by this act.

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.