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                          HOUSE BILL 1027

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

By Representatives Scott, Huff, Lantz, Conway and McDonald; by request of Criminal Justice Training Commission

Prefiled 12/31/98.  Read first time 01/11/1999.  Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.

Expanding the membership of the criminal justice training commission.

    AN ACT Relating to expanding the membership of the criminal justice training commission; and amending RCW 43.101.030 and 43.101.060.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 43.101.030 and 1981 c 132 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

    The commission shall consist of ((twelve)) fourteen members, who shall be selected as follows:

    (1) The governor shall appoint two incumbent sheriffs and two incumbent chiefs of police.

    (2) The governor shall appoint one officer at or below the level of first line supervisor from a county law enforcement agency and one officer at or below the level of first line supervisor from a municipal law enforcement agency.  Each appointee under this subsection (2) shall have at least ten years experience as a law enforcement officer.

(3) The governor shall appoint one person employed in a county correctional system and one person employed in the state correctional system.

    (((3))) (4) The governor shall appoint one incumbent county prosecuting attorney or municipal attorney.

    (((4))) (5) The governor shall appoint one elected official of a local government.

    (((5))) (6) The governor shall appoint one private citizen.

    (((6))) (7) The three remaining members shall be:

    (a) The attorney general;

    (b) The special agent in charge of the Seattle office of the federal bureau of investigation; and

    (c) The chief of the state patrol.

    Sec. 2.  RCW 43.101.060 and 1974 ex.s. c 94 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

    The commission shall elect a ((chairman)) chair and a vice ((chairman)) chair from among its members.  ((Six)) Seven members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.  The governor shall summon the commission to its first meeting.

    Meetings may be called by the ((chairman)) chair and shall be called by him or her upon the written request of ((five)) six members.

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