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E2SSB 5536 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-1919.1/23) 712

By Representative Cheney

NOT ADOPTED 04/12/2023

On page 44, after line 10 of the striking amendment, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 37. The changes in this act, including but not limited to those that will result in additional costs to municipal courts to offer and facilitate pretrial diversions for defendants charged with a violation of RCW 69.50.4011(1)(b) or (c), 69.50.4013, 69.50.4014, or 69.41.030(2)(b) or (c), constitute a new program or increased level of service on political subdivisions of the state, and the provisions of RCW 43.135.060 apply."

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

EFFECT: Provides that the changes in the act, including those that result in additional costs to municipal courts to offer and facilitate pretrial diversions for applicable drug offenses, constitute a new program or level of service that must be reimbursed by the state.

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