Directs the State Highway Patrol to study and develop legislative recommendations based on the needs of the state for (1) overall staffing size, (2) troop staffing size for regions of the state, (3) overall salary scale, and (4) salary scale per rank.
Requires the State Highway Patrol to report findings and recommendations to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety, the House Appropriations Committee on Justice and Public Safety, and the Senate Appropriations Committee on Justice and Public Safety no later than March 1, 2026.