The proposed bill, if enacted, would amend current statutes by appropriating funds from the state General Fund for salary increases across several state departments. Specifically, it would allocate an unspecified amount for a 14% salary increase for correctional officers and investigators employed by the Arizona Department of Corrections, a 14% increase for correctional officers at the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections, a 10% increase for all employees of the Department of Public Safety, and a 15% increase for all state-funded probation officers and staff at the Administrative Office of the Courts.
The bill introduces new language that specifies the amounts appropriated for these salary increases, replacing the existing general references to salary increases with specific percentages and departments. The current law does not contain these specific appropriations or salary increase percentages, thus updating the statutes to reflect the new funding allocations and salary adjustments for the respective agencies.