State of Alaska
Fiscal Note
Bill Version: CSSB 23(CRA)
2023 Legislative Session
Fiscal Note Number: 2
(S) Publish Date: 3/22/2023
Identifier: SB023-DPS-COMM-03-03-23 Department: Department of Public Safety
Title: LAW ENFORCEMENT: REGISTRY; USE OF Appropriation: Statewide Support
FORCE Allocation: Criminal Justice Information Systems Program
Sponsor: GRAY-JACKSON BY REQUEST OMB Component Number: 3200
Requester: (S) COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS
Expenditures/Revenues
Note: Amounts do not include inflation unless otherwise noted below. (Thousands of Dollars)
Included in
FY2024 Governor's
Appropriation FY2024 Out-Year Cost Estimates
Requested Request
OPERATING EXPENDITURES FY 2024 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029
Personal Services
Travel
Services
Commodities
Capital Outlay
Grants & Benefits
Miscellaneous
Total Operating 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fund Source (Operating Only)
None
Total 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Positions
Full-time
Part-time
Temporary
Change in Revenues
None
Total 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Estimated SUPPLEMENTAL (FY2023) cost: 0.0 (separate supplemental appropriation required)
Estimated CAPITAL (FY2024) cost: 0.0 (separate capital appropriation required)
Does the bill create or modify a new fund or account? No
(Supplemental/Capital/New Fund - discuss reasons and fund source(s) in analysis section)
ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS
Does the bill direct, or will the bill result in, regulation changes adopted by your agency? No
If yes, by what date are the regulations to be adopted, amended or repealed?
Why this fiscal note differs from previous version/comments:
Not applicable, initial version.
Prepared By: Lisa Purinton, Acting Legislative Liaison Phone: (907)269-5526
Division: Statewide Services Date: 03/03/2023
Approved By: Pam Halloran, Administrative Services Director Date: 03/03/23
Agency: Department of Public Safety
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FISCAL NOTE ANALYSIS
STATE OF ALASKA BILL NO. SB 23
2023 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Analysis
This bill adds a new section to Alaska Statute (AS) 29.71 and amends AS 44.28 and AS 44.41 to require mandatory use of
force reporting for the Departments of Corrections (DOC) and Public Safety (DPS) and agencies that employ municipal
police or correctional officers to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The FBI maintains the National Use of Force
reporting program for law enforcement agencies to voluntarily submit use of force incidents using federal use of force
definitions. The FBI’s definition for use of force is based in whole or in part on Title 18 United States Code (U.S.C), Section
2246 (4) and Title 18 U.S.C Section 921 (a)(3). The bill does not include a definition for ‘use of force’ or a definition for
‘prepared to use deadly force’.
The bill requires the DPS to provide a report detailing the information provided by the DPS, the DOC, and municipalities to
the FBI in the prior year; however, this will not be possible as the DOC and municipal correctional facilities are not eligible
to submit use of force incidents to the FBI program. The FBI definition of a law enforcement officer for the National Use
of Force program does not include probation/parole officers or correctional officers, which this bill requires. The FBI
program also requires agency participants to submit a ‘zero’ report for months in which no qualifying use of force
incidents occur in order to have accountability for 12 months of data. The bill does not address this. Additionally, since
the agencies will be submitting the data directly to the FBI, the DPS may not have access to all the information a law
enforcement agency submits, as the DPS is not the recipient of the information.
The DPS Division of Statewide Services is responsible for collecting and maintaining the state's Uniform Crime Reporting
(UCR) program under AS 12.62.130. Currently, the UCR program staff provides assistance to agencies voluntarily
participating in the FBI's National Use of Force program. Since this bill would require agencies to submit their data to the
FBI program, the division does not anticipate a fiscal impact from this bill at this time.
The Alaska Police Standards Council (APSC) is responsible for establishing the minimum standards for employment as a
police officer, probation officer, parole officer, and municipal correctional officer; for certifying, and as warranted, de‐
certifying these officers; and establishing training curriculum under AS 18.65. With that requirement, the APSC maintains
a case management system, ACADIS, to manage the training, certification, and investigative records for these officers.
Automating the case management of APSC administrative investigations is necessary to handle the increasing workload
with existing staff. The APSC’s current information management system can be enhanced at relatively small annual cost
to provide this tool. Preparation of an annual APSC report to the legislature will involve staff time but is not expected to
require additional staff. The APSC would assume responsibility for certifying all Municipal Corrections Officers, which is
anticipated to be an increased workload but should be manageable with existing staff.
The department is submitting a zero fiscal note for this bill at this time.
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Statutes affected:
SB0023A, AM SB 23, introduced 01/09/2023: 18.65.220, 18.65.240, 18.65.245, 18.65.285, 18.65.130, 18.65.290, 11.81.900, 18.65.670, 18.65.676, 44.28.020, 44.41.020, 18.65.280
SB0023B, AM CSSB 23(CRA), introduced 03/22/2023: 18.65.220, 18.65.240, 18.65.245, 18.65.285, 18.65.130, 18.65.290, 11.81.900, 18.65.670, 18.65.676, 44.28.020, 44.41.020, 18.65.280