H-1599.1
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1783
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By House Postsecondary Education & Workforce (originally sponsored by Representatives Mendoza, Springer, Corry, Dufault, Jacobsen, Manjarrez, Orcutt, Dent, Walen, Connors, Schmidt, Barnard, McClintock, Eslick, Klicker, Ley, Barkis, Engell, and Davis)
READ FIRST TIME 02/21/25.
AN ACT Relating to law enforcement officers participating in college and technical school programs; amending RCW 42.52.120 ; adding a new section to chapter 28B.50 RCW; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that the Washington state board of community and technical colleges in the September 2024 law enforcement and corrections workforce needs assessment reported that several criminal justice instructors had difficulty establishing relationships with local law enforcement on behalf of students seeking connections. A central recommendation emerging from the research study is to rebuild relationships between the institutions that educate future public servants and the local agencies that employ them. This bill intends to provide an incentive for law enforcement officers to participate when college instructors ask for law enforcement to share real life expertise in their courses.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 28B.50 RCW to read as follows: