5974-S2 AMH BURN MORI 379

2SSB 5974 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-3747.1/26) 2375

NOT ADOPTED 03/05/2026

On page 26, after line 15 of the striking amendment, insert the following:

"Sec. 18. RCW 43.101.157 and 2021 c 323 s 14 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Tribal governments may voluntarily request certification for their police officers. Tribal governments requesting certification for their police officers must enter into a written agreement with the commission. The agreement must require the tribal law enforcement agency and its officers to comply with all of the requirements for granting, denying, and revoking certification as those requirements are applied to peace officers certified under this chapter and the rules of the commission. To ensure clarity regarding the requirements with which the tribal government and its police officers must comply should the tribal government request certification, a tribal government may first request consultation with the commission.

(2) Officers making application for certification as tribal police officers shall meet the requirements of this chapter and the rules of the commission as those requirements are applied to certification of peace officers. Application for certification as a tribal police officer shall be accepted and processed in the same manner as those for certification of peace officers.

(3) The police chief of a tribal police department who is certified under this section is subject to the same certification standards and grounds for decertification as a county sheriff."

Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

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