AZ SB1389

Establishes a Public Safety Funding Committee consisting of 15 members including the Chief Justice (nonvoting chair), legislative appointees, attorney general, public safety director, criminal defense attorney, prosecutor, tribal representative, and representatives from nonprofits addressing police violence, social services, law enforcement, universities, mental health, communities of color, and youth programs.

Committee shall conduct comprehensive review of state and local public safety agency budgets using peer-reviewed research on policing practices, crime prevention, alternatives to policing, and budgets from other states.

Committee must solicit public input through online forms and hold at least five public hearings at geographically dispersed locations in communities significantly affected by policing practices, with testimony accepted orally or in writing.

Committee shall develop and recommend policy options to generate savings, increase public safety, and reinvest in communities through evidence-based practices addressing youth programs, mental health services, housing, job training and creation, and small business support.

Committee must submit annual reports to the Governor, Legislature, and Chief Justice within six months of each fiscal year, make reports publicly available online, and hold at least two additional public hearings on each report; repeals automatically on June 30, 2028.