BILL REQ. #:  S-0493.2 



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SENATE BILL 5459
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State of Washington60th Legislature2007 Regular Session

By Senators Haugen, Swecker, McAuliffe, Benton and Rasmussen

Read first time 01/19/2007.   Referred to Committee on Transportation.



     AN ACT Relating to Washington state patrol longevity bonuses; and adding a new section to chapter 43.43 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 43.43 RCW to read as follows:
     Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, any individual who completes trooper basic training after January 1, 2007, and serves a continuous commission with the Washington state patrol of at least four years is eligible, subject to the chief's discretion, to receive a one-time longevity bonus of five thousand dollars.

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