BILL REQ. #:  Z-0567.1 

Read first time 01/26/2007.   Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

     AN ACT Relating to corrections personnel training; and amending RCW 43.101.220.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 43.101.220 and 1981 c 136 s 26 are each amended to read as follows:
     (((1))) The corrections personnel of the state and all counties and municipal corporations initially employed on or after January 1, 1982, shall engage in basic corrections training which complies with standards adopted by the commission ((pursuant to RCW 43.101.160)). The training shall be successfully completed during the first six months of employment of the personnel, unless otherwise extended or waived by the commission, and shall be requisite to the continuation of employment.
     (((2) The corrections personnel of the state and all counties and municipal corporations transferred or promoted to a supervisory or management position on or after January 1, 1982, shall engage in supervisory and/or management training which complies with standards adopted by the commission pursuant to RCW 43.101.160. The training shall be successfully completed prior to or within the first six months of employment, unless otherwise extended or waived by the commission, and shall be requisite to the continuation of employment.
     (3) The commission shall provide the training required in this section, together with facilities, supplies, materials, and the room and board for noncommuting attendees.
     (4) Nothing in this section shall affect or impair the employment status of any employee whose employer does not provide him with the opportunity to engage in the required training.))