HOUSE BILL REPORT

SSB 5058

BYSenate Committee on Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senators Pullen and Talmadge)

Creating a law enforcement officer pool.

House Committe on Judiciary

Majority Report:  Do pass with amendments.  (16)

      Signed by Representatives Appelwick, Chair; Crane, Vice Chair; Padden, Ranking Republican Member; Belcher, Brough, Dellwo, Inslee, P. King, R. Meyers, Moyer, H. Myers, Schmidt, Scott, D. Sommers, Tate and Wineberry.

House Staff:Bill Perry (786-7123)

AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY MARCH 28, 1989

BACKGROUND:

Law enforcement agencies periodically require temporary replacements for their permanent officers when the permanent officers are attending basic law enforcement training.

The Criminal Justice Training Commission reimburses small law enforcement agencies (10 or fewer officers) for the cost of temporary replacements.

SUMMARY:

BILL AS AMENDED:  The Law Enforcement Training Commission is to maintain a list of retired law enforcement officers who are interested in working as temporary replacements.  The retired officers are to replace officers from small agencies who are in training.

Retiree's in "LEOFF I" may work up to 60 days per year and still retain retirement benefits.  The LEOFF I system applies to officers hired before 1977.

AMENDED BILL COMPARED TO SUBSTITUTE:  The original bill would have also allowed retired officers in LEOFF II to work up to 60 days and still retain benefits.

Fiscal Note:      Available.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:    Alan Wallis, Washington Sheriffs and Police Chiefs; Jim Scott, Director, Law Enforcement Training Commission; Charlie Marsh, Police Council.

House Committee - Testified Against:      None Presented.

House Committee - Testimony For:    Training of officers is required and can be a real hardship on smaller agencies.  This bill will help insure the availability of replacement officers.

House Committee - Testimony Against:      None Presented.