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                          HOUSE BILL 1360

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

By Representatives K. Schmidt, Scott, Zellinsky and Schoesler

Read first time 01/23/97.  Referred to Committee on Government Administration.

Allowing state patrol officers to engage in private employment.

    AN ACT Relating to private employment for Washington state patrol officers; amending RCW 42.52.160; and adding a new section to chapter 43.43 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 42.52.160 and 1996 c 213 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) No state officer or state employee may employ or use any person, money, or property under the officer's or employee's official control or direction, or in his or her official custody, for the private benefit or gain of the officer, employee, or another.

    (2) This section does not prohibit the use of public resources to benefit others as part of a state officer's or state employee's official duties.

    (3) The appropriate ethics boards may adopt rules providing exceptions to this section for occasional use of the state officer or state employee, of de minimis cost and value, if the activity does not result in interference with the proper performance of public duties.  Rules covering private law enforcement employment for Washington state patrol officers shall allow for long-term employment.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 43.43 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) Washington state patrol officers may engage in off-duty law enforcement employment for private benefit, subject to rules adopted under subsection (2) of this section.

    (2) The executive ethics board shall adopt rules providing for private employment under subsection (1) of this section.

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