Beginning on page 1, at the beginning of line 4 of the amendment, strike all of sections 1 through 7 and insert the following:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. "(1) The legislature shall convene a task force with the following voting members to examine the use of body worn cameras by law enforcement and corrections agencies:

(a) One member from each of the two largest caucuses of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate;

(b) One member from each of the two largest caucuses in the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;

(d) Two representatives from the Washington association of prosecuting attorneys;

(e) A representative from the Washington defender association;

(f) A representative of the Washington association of criminal defense lawyers;

(g) A representative from the American civil liberties union of Washington;

(h) A representative from the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs;

(i) Four chief local law enforcement officers, at least two of whom must be from local law enforcement agencies that have deployed body worn cameras, appointed jointly by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives;

(j) Three law enforcement officers, one representing the council of metropolitan police and sheriffs and two representing the Washington council of police and sheriffs;

(k) One representative of local governments responsible for oversight of law enforcement, appointed jointly by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives;

(l) A representative from the Washington coalition for open government;

(m) A representative of the news media, appointed jointly by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives;

(n) A representative of victims advocacy groups, appointed jointly by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives;

(o) Two representatives with experience in interactions between law enforcement and the public, appointed by the Washington state commission on African-American affairs;

(p) Two representatives with experience in interactions between law enforcement and the public, appointed by the Washington state commission on Asian Pacific American affairs;

(q) Two representatives with experience in interactions between law enforcement and the public, appointed by the Washington state commission on Hispanic affairs;

(r) One representative of immigrant or refugee communities, appointed jointly by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives;

(s) One representative of the Washington state hospital association;

(t) One person with expertise in the technology of retaining and redacting body worn camera recordings, appointed jointly by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives;

(u) Two representatives of the tribal communities with experience in interactions between law enforcement and the public, appointed jointly by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives; and

(v) A public member, appointed jointly by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives.

(2) The task force shall choose two cochairs from among its legislative members.

(3) The task force may request such information, recordings, and other records from agencies as the task force deems appropriate for it to effectuate this section. A participating agency must provide such information, recordings, or records upon request subject to exemptions under chapter 42.56 RCW or any applicable law.

(4) Staff support for the task force shall be provided by the senate committee services and the house of representatives office of program research.

(5) Legislative members of the task force may be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with RCW 44.04.120. Nonlegislative members, except those representing an employer or organization, are entitled to be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.

(6) The expenses of the task force shall be paid jointly by the senate and the house of representatives. Task force expenditures are subject to approval by the senate facilities and operations committee and the house of representatives executive rules committee, or their successor committees.

(7) The task force shall report its findings and recommendations to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2017. The report must include, but is not limited to, findings and recommendations regarding costs assessed to requesters, policies adopted by agencies, retention and retrieval of data, model policies regarding body worn cameras, and the use of body worn cameras for gathering evidence, surveillance, and police accountability.

(8) This section expires June 1, 2018."