1730‑S AMH BENT CORD 1

SHB 1730 ‑ H AMDS 380 ADOPTED 3/14/95

By Representative Benton

     On page 3, line 10, beginning with "(((i)))" strike all material through "(((ii)))" on line 14 and insert "(a) (i) Until July 1, 1997, law enforcement officers as defined in RCW 41.26.030 employed by the governing body of any city or town with a population of seven thousand five hundred or more and law enforcement officers employed by the governing body of any county with a population of thirty-five thousand or more; (ii) beginning on July 1, 1997, law enforcement officers as defined in RCW 41.26.030 employed by the governing body of any city or town with a population of two thousand five hundred or more and law enforcement officers employed by the governing body of any county with a population of ten thousand or more;"

     On page 4, line 32, after "city" strike all material through "thousand))" on line 34 and insert "or town with a population of less than fifteen thousand, or a county with a population of less than seventy thousand"

EFFECT:  The amendment provides that the modifications in the definition of "uniformed personnel" that were scheduled to take effect July 1, 1995, will begin as scheduled, so that the interest arbitration requirements will apply to law enforcement officers in cities with a population of 7,500 or more and in counties with a population of 35,000 or more.

     Beginning on July 1, 1997, the population threshold will be modified to include these officers as "uniformed personnel" for arbitration purposes in cities of 2,500 or more and counties with a population of 10,000 or more.

     The requirement for the arbitrator to consider regional differences in the cost of living is restored to the language of a prior enactment that is scheduled to take effect July 1, 1995.  Under the prior enactment, the requirement applies only to the newly covered law enforcement officers.