5029-S.E AMH GRAH LANG 156

ESSB 5029 - H AMD 955

By Representative Graham

ADOPTED 04/09/2025

On page 3, after line 36, insert the following:

"(5) By December 1, 2026, and by December 1 every year thereafter, and in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, the department shall submit a report to the governor and the legislature on:

(a) The number of individuals who were provided transportation pursuant to this section during the previous year where the cost of the transportation exceeded $100; and

(b) Where the cost of the transportation provided to an individual exceeded $100, the method of transportation used and whether the department made arrangements with a partnering nonprofit organization to coordinate the timing of the individual's release from the department's custody."

EFFECT: Requires the Department of Corrections (DOC), beginning December 1, 2026, to submit a report annually on: 1) the number of individuals who were provided transportation upon release or transfer from a state correctional facility where the cost of the transportation exceeded $100; and 2) where the cost of transportation provided exceeded $100, the method of transportation used and whether the DOC coordinated with a partnering nonprofit organization on the timing of the individual's release.

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