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AZ HB2154
Bill
Status
1/29/2020
Primary Sponsor
Walter Blackman
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AI Summary
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Requires agencies supervising probation, parole, and community supervision to adopt policies implementing evidence-based practices within four years of the bill's effective date.
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Mandates agencies use objective risk assessment tools, develop individualized case plans for moderate to high-risk persons, and implement swift and proportionate responses to both compliant and noncompliant behaviors.
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Requires 30 percent of state program monies to be spent on evidence-based programs within four years, and directs agencies to eliminate programs that research shows do not reduce recidivism.
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Establishes victim protections including restitution requirements, victim impact statements, access to information about rights and services, satisfaction surveys, and facilitation of victim-offender dialogue.
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Requires annual reports to the governor, legislature, and judicial branch beginning March 1, 2022, detailing implementation progress, percentage of supervised persons under evidence-based practices, program spending, and victim satisfaction survey results.
Legislative Description
Recidivism reduction; evidence-based policies; reports
Sentencing
Last Action
House read second time
1/30/2020