2030-S AMH GOOD H2697.2

SHB 2030  - H AMD TO H AMD (H-2660.1/13)541
     By Representative Goodman

NOT CONSIDERED

     On page 70, beginning on line 8 of the amendment, strike all of section 33 and insert the following:

"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 33   The Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs shall conduct a 24/7 alcohol/drug monitoring pilot project.
     (1) Pilot project sites shall be established in no more than three counties and two cities. Local jurisdictions outside of the pilot project sites are encouraged to establish 24/7 alcohol/drug monitoring as soon as practicable.
     (2) The Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs must, to the greatest extent possible, select pilot project sites from diverse geographic areas. The cities selected for participation in the project must not be from within a county selected for the project.
     (3) The Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs shall develop criteria for participation in the 24/7 alcohol/drug monitoring pilot project including, but not limited to:
     (a) Geographic diversity;
     (b) Sufficient volume of eligible participants to provide useable data for the pilot project;
     (c) County or city commitment to administration of the monitoring; and
     (d) Capability of the county or city law enforcement agency to effectively accommodate and administer the monitoring.
     (4) The Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs shall provide a study of the 24/7 alcohol/drug monitoring pilot project measuring changes in recidivism and related county or city savings or costs.
     (5) The Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs shall report preliminary findings and final results of the study to the governor and appropriate committees of the legislature on an annual basis. It is the intent of the legislature that 24/7 alcohol/drug monitoring shall achieve the goal of implementation statewide by January 1, 2019.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 34   Each county or city, through its sheriff or chief, may participate in 24/7 alcohol/drug monitoring. If a sheriff or chief is unwilling or unable to participate in 24/7 alcohol/drug monitoring, the sheriff or chief may designate an entity willing to provide the service.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 35   (1) A participant who violates the terms of participation in the 24/7 alcohol/drug monitoring or does not pay the required fees or associated costs shall:
     (a) Serve a term of two days of imprisonment for a first violation;
     (b) Serve a term of two days imprisonment for a second violation;
     (c) Serve a term of no less than two days and no more than ten days imprisonment for a third violation; and
     (d) Serve the entire remaining sentence imposed by the court for a fourth violation.
     (2) A sheriff or chief, or the designee of a sheriff or chief, who has probable cause to believe that a participant has violated the terms of participation in the 24/7 alcohol/drug monitoring or has not paid the required fees or associated costs shall immediately take the participant into custody and cause him or her to be held until an appearance before a judge on the next judicial day."

     Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

     On page 70, line 23 of the amendment, after "29" insert "and 33 through 35"

     On page 70, after line 24 of the amendment, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 36   Sections 33 through 35 of this act take effect January 1, 2014."

     Correct the title.

EFFECT:  (1) Establishes the 24/7 alcohol/drug monitoring as a pilot project established and administered by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC), effective January 1, 2014. Up to three counties and two cities may be selected to participate in the pilot project. Requires that the cities selected must not be from within counties selected for the project. Encourages other local jurisdictions to establish 24/7 alcohol/drug monitoring as soon as practicable. Requires the WASPC to report findings annually.
     (2) Authorizes each county, through its sheriff, to participate in the 24/7 alcohol/drug monitoring program. If a sheriff is unwilling or unable to participate in the 24/7 alcohol/drug monitoring program, authorizes the sheriff to designate an entity willing to provide the service.
     (3) Provides that any participant who violates the terms of participation must be taken into custody and held for an appearance before a judge on the next judicial day. Imposes two days of incarceration for the first two violations and two to ten days of incarceration for a third violation. Requires the offender to serve his/her entire remaining sentence for violating the terms of participation for a fourth time.

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