BILL REQ. #:  H-0033.2 

Read first time 01/24/2003.   Referred to Committee on Transportation.

     AN ACT Relating to off-duty employment by state patrol officers; and amending RCW 43.43.112.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 43.43.112 and 1997 c 375 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Washington state patrol officers may engage in private law enforcement off-duty employment in uniform for private benefit, subject to guidelines adopted by the chief of the Washington state patrol. These guidelines must ensure that the integrity and professionalism of the Washington state patrol is preserved. Use of Washington state patrol officer's uniforms shall be considered de minimis use of state property.
     (2) Washington state patrol officers engaged in authorized off-duty uniformed employment are authorized to use state patrol vehicles for the purposes of that authorized employment, subject to guidelines adopted by the chief of the Washington state patrol through negotiations with the appropriate bargaining representatives. The Washington state patrol shall be reimbursed for the use of the vehicle at the prevailing state employee rate for mileage and hours of usage to be determined through agreement between the Washington state patrol and the appropriate bargaining representative.