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SB 1149

STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH

104th Regular Session Introduced by John Curran

Arizona allocates $6.5M to fund grants enabling municipal fire departments to deploy a statewide, secure incident management platform (NIMS-based) for 3 years.

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Bill Summary · SB 1149

Summary — SB 1149

Note: The provided document appears to contain two different drafts labeled “SB 1149” (one from Arizona and one from Illinois). The summaries below separate the two measures and highlight the substantive Arizona provision and the brief Illinois technical amendment. Legislative action dates in the file appear to mix entries from multiple states/sessions.

Arizona — Appropriation for a Fire Incident Management Grant Program (Introduced by Sen. Gowan)

Main purpose

Appropriate $6,500,000 from the state general fund (FY 2025–2026) to the Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) to fund a grant program enabling municipal fire departments and fire districts to acquire a standardized, secure incident management platform and related hardware/software.

Key provisions

  • Appropriation: $6,500,000 (state general fund) for FY 2025–2026 to ADOA.
  • Administrative cap: ADOA may use up to $250,000 of the appropriation to administer the program (including audits).
  • Grant uses: Remaining funds provide grants to municipal fire departments and fire districts for hardware/software that:
    • Enable statewide deployment of a secure incident management platform to fire and law enforcement agencies.
    • Provide a standardized incident command/management platform based on FEMA/NIMS standards (chain of command, common terminology, responder safety, response objectives, resource efficiency).
    • Provide collaboration/communications features including:
    • Resource location, status, assignment tracking; status updates and incident tracking.
    • Secure messaging and file sharing; sharing maps, floor plans, images.
    • Cross-agency collaboration for mass casualty incidents.
    • FEMA/NIMS organizational structure support.
    • Printing of standard integrated reports/forms (for tracking/cost reimbursement).
    • Enhanced telemetry-based firefighter safety monitoring.
    • Offline/disconnected functionality for use without internet.
    • Notification, response, rostering, cross-platform support, and a smartphone app for notification, accountability, situational awareness.
  • Eligibility and application: Each municipal fire department or fire district may submit a grant request to ADOA for systems meeting the statutory criteria.
  • Awarding: Grants awarded on a first-come, first-served basis and shall fully fund the costs of the secure incident management system for each recipient for three years.

Who is affected / impact

  • Direct beneficiaries: municipal fire departments and fire districts across the state that apply and meet criteria.
  • Indirect benefits: law enforcement and other emergency response partners through improved interoperability, responder safety, and standardized incident management.
  • Fiscal impact: $6.5M from the state general fund in FY 2025–2026; up to $250k used for program administration.

Procedural/timeline notes

  • Appropriation applies to fiscal year 2025–2026.
  • Grants awarded first-come, first-served; awarded grants cover three years of system costs.
  • ADOA responsible for administration and audits of recipients.

Illinois — Technical change to Children and Family Services Act (SB1149 introduced by Sen. John F. Curran)

Main purpose

Make a technical (stylistic) change to Section 1.1 of the Illinois Children and Family Services Act (correct phrasing of the short title).

Key provisions/impact

  • Amendment changes Section 1.1 wording to clarify the short title: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Children and Family Services Act.”
  • No substantive policy or programmatic change; purely technical/clarifying.

Procedural notes

  • The Illinois draft shows standard introductory and referral steps (introduced Jan 24, 2025; referred to Assignments; first reading, etc.). This measure does not carry substantive fiscal or programmatic implications.

If you want, I can:
- Extract and format the specific statutory text for the Arizona grant criteria to use in a funding application or procurement specification.
- Track the bill’s status in the Arizona legislature (committee assignments, hearings, votes) and provide updates.

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