Relating to the establishment of grant programs to provide financial assistance to qualified sheriff's departments in certain rural counties.

Added new definitions for 'investigative tool', 'investigator-to-patrol ratio', 'qualified emergency dispatcher', and 'qualified investigative support staff member'

Added grant funding for qualified investigator positions ($50,000 per position) and qualified emergency dispatcher and investigative support staff member positions ($35,000 each)

Increased total grant cap from $100 million to $150 million per state fiscal year

Added eligibility requirement for investigator-to-patrol ratio of at least one to five

Added minimum salary requirements for investigators ($45,000), emergency dispatchers ($30,000), and investigative support staff ($30,000)

Expanded grant usage requirements to include salary payments for investigators, dispatchers, and support staff, plus equipment purchases for investigators

Added Section 2 preventing grant applications before September 1, 2026, and Section 3 setting effective date to September 1, 2025

Added new comptroller rule requirements for monitoring disbursement, return of unused funds, and standards for determining qualified emergency dispatchers