WSR 21-06-113

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

TRAINING COMMISSION

[Filed March 3, 2021, 10:05 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Law Enforcement Training and Community Safety Act—Independent Investigations Criteria (LETCSA), chapter 139-12 WAC.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 10.114.011.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Due to new legislation and attorney general office report, the Washington state criminal justice training commission is seeking to update and clarify language for independent investigational teams to conduct independent investigations of police use of deadly force.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: RCW 10.114.011 specifically excludes federal consent decree, federal settlement agreement, or federal court order that holds authority over a law enforcement agency. No other state agency regulates this process. Coordination with federal or other state agencies is not required.

Process for Developing New Rule: Negotiated rule making.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Derek Zable, 19010 1st Avenue South, Burien, WA 98148, phone 206-835-7350, email Dzable@cjtc.wa.gov, website cjtc.wa.gov.

March 3, 2021

Derek Zable

Government Affairs and

Agency Records Manager