The bill establishes the "Public Safety Workforce Building Program" aimed at enhancing the recruitment and capacity of public safety professionals, including law enforcement, firefighting, and legal personnel. It creates the "Public Safety Workforce Capacity Building Fund" as a nonreverting fund within the state treasury, which will receive transfers from existing workforce capacity building funds and will be used to provide grants for initiatives that meet specific criteria. The bill outlines the application process for grants, which includes a competitive review by the department, and sets forth guidelines for the use of grant funds, emphasizing recruitment, jurisdictional collaboration, and professional development.

Additionally, the bill mandates that grantees report on their initiatives and expenditures periodically, with unspent funds reverting to the capacity building fund. It also includes provisions for the department to prioritize grant applications based on local vacancy rates, cost of living, and crime rates, while ensuring equitable distribution of funds across counties of varying populations. The bill repeals certain sections of previous law related to workforce capacity building and specifies that all provisions will take effect on July 1, 2026.