appropriations; criminal justice; salary increases

SB 1314 allocates state funds for salary increases for specific public safety and corrections employees in Arizona for fiscal year 2026-2027. It provides a 14% pay raise for correctional officers in the state Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Corrections, a 10% raise for all Department of Public Safety employees, and a 15% raise for state-funded probation officers and staff at the Administrative Office of the Courts. The bill directs appropriations from the state general fund, though exact dollar amounts are unspecified in the text. This legislation directly affects over 10,000 state employees across these departments through mandated pay adjustments.