1109-S.E AMS ZEIG S3765.1
ESHB 1109 - S AMD TO WM COMM AMD (S-3636.2/19) 491
By Senator Zeiger
NOT ADOPTED 04/04/2019
On page 25, line 14, increase the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2020 by $4,000,000
On page 25, line 15, increase the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2021 by $4,000,000
On page 26, line 7, correct the total
On page 35, after line 15, insert:
"(54) $4,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2020 and $4,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2021 are provided solely for grants to local government drug and gang task forces."
On page 123, line 1, increase the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2020 by $5,000,000
On page 123, line 2, increase the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2021 by $5,000,000
On page 123, line 11, correct the total
On page 124, after line 37, insert the following:
"(9) $5,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2020 and $5,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2021 are provided solely for the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs to develop and implement a proactive policing grant program.
(a) The purpose of the program is to provide additional, nonsupplanted funding to law enforcement agencies to address the public safety needs of their individual communities. The grants must be awarded to local law enforcement agencies based on their locally developed proposals, and two or more agencies may submit a joint grant proposal. A peer review panel appointed by the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs must review the grant applications, and association may prioritize grant applications that include local matching funds.
(b) To the extent practicable, grants should be awarded on a two-year cycle, and grant proposals must:
(i) Demonstrate the public safety problem to be addressed;
(ii) Identify the strategy for addressing the problem; and
(iii) Identify specific data elements to measure the current state of the problem and whether the actions to address the problem were successful.
(c) By December 1st of each year the program is funded, the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs must submit an annual report to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature. The report must include information regarding the grant recipients, the use of funds, and feedback from the grant recipients."
EFFECT: (1) Provides $8,000,000 for the Department of Commerce to provide grants to local government drug and gang task forces.
(2) Provides $10,000,000 to the Criminal Justice Training Commission for the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) to develop and administer a proactive policing grant program that provides funding to law enforcement agencies to address the public safety needs of their individual communities. Requires WASPC to provide an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature by December 1st for each year the program is funded.
FISCAL IMPACT: Increases General Fund—State by $18,000,000.
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