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<a href="mailto:sharons@awcnet.org">Sharon Swanson</a>, <a href="mailto:shannonm@awcnet.org">Shannon McClelland</a> | Mar 04, 2019
<strong><a target="_blank" href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1253&Initiative=false&Year=2019">HB 1253</a></strong> and its companion <strong><a target="_blank" href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5944&Chamber=Senate&Year=2019">SB 5944</a></strong> would have required newly hired law enforcement personnel to begin the Basic Law Enforcement Academy (BLEA) training within two months of employment rather than the current six months.
HB 1253 and its companion SB 5944 would have required newly hired law enforcement personnel to begin the Basic Law Enforcement Academy (BLEA) training within two months of employment rather than the current six months. This proposal was the policy portion of our BLEA funding priority this session. Neither bill advanced out of committee before cutoff deadlines.
AWC continues to advocate for funding in the operating budget for 19 BLEA classes per year.
The following are other public safety and criminal justice bills that did not advance:
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HB 1086
SB 5098
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Increasing appropriated funds for defense services
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Dead
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HB 1134
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Standardizing fire safety codes for mobile food trucks
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Dead
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HB 1269
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Concerning seizure and forfeiture procedures
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Dead
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HB 1458
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Concerning municipal police districts
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Dead
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HB 1489
SB 5575
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Consolidating traffic based financial obligations to facilitate reinstatement of driving privileges
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Dead
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HB 1663
SB 5529
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Authorizing the use of automated license plate recognition systems
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Dead
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HB 1825
SB 5941
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Concerning the placement & treatment of conditionally released sexually violent predators
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Dead
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SB 5060
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Changing the burden of proof in civil asset forfeiture
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Dead
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