SB 5459-S - DIGEST |
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) |
Provides that subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, any individual who completes trooper basic training after January 1, 2007, and serves a continuous commission with the Washington state patrol of at least four years is eligible to receive a one-time longevity bonus of five thousand dollars. |
Provides that the longevity bonus is subject to the chief's discretion and is not available to a trooper who, within the first four years of the trooper's commission: (1) Accepts a reassignment or transfer to a specialty position; or |
(2) Accepts a transfer of assignment granted at the trooper's request, unless: (a) the requested transfer is a hardship or intradivision transfer; or (b) the requested transfer is a condition of an offer of promotion within the state patrol. |