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SB5060 • 2026
Creating a law enforcement hiring grant program.
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
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138 • Robinson
Plain English: 5060-S2 AMS ROBI S2169.1 2SSB 5060 - S AMD 138 By Senator Robinson NOT CONSIDERED 04/27/2025 On page 4, line 12, after "June 30," strike "2026" and insert 1 "2027" 2 EFFECT: Amends the appropriation to be provided for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, instead of June 30, 2026.
157 • Orwall
Plain English: 5060-S2 AMS ORWA S2209.1 2SSB 5060 - S AMD 157 By Senator Orwall NOT CONSIDERED 04/27/2025 On page 3, line 7, after " (7)" insert "In selecting grant 1 recipients, the commission shall prioritize those law enforcement 2 agency applicants in the following order: 3 (a) Those who are seeking grants to establish co-response teams 4 or community immersion law enforcement programs; 5 (b) Those who currently maintain co-response teams and are 6 seeking grants to hire additional law enforcement officers;7 (c) All other applicants.
163 • Dhingra
Plain English: 5060-S2 AMS DHIN S2237.2 2SSB 5060 - S AMD 163 By Senator Dhingra NOT CONSIDERED 04/27/2025 On page 2, line 26, after " (4)" insert "In addition to the 1 requirements of subsection (3) of this section, in order to qualify 2 for a grant pursuant to this section, a law enforcement agency must 3 provide the commission a detailed staffing plan specifying the 4 following: 5 (a) The total number of commissioned officers currently employed 6 by the agency; 7 (b) The total number of noncommissioned officers currently 8 employed by the agency; 9 (c) The total number of co-response teams established within the 10 agency; 11 (d) The total number of administrative staff currently employed 12 by the agency; 13 (e) The average 911 response rate of the agency over the 12-month 14 period immediately preceding the month in which the agency is 15 applying for the grant; and 16 (f) The average case closure rate of the agency over the 12-month 17 period immediately preceding the month in which the agency is 18 applying for the grant.
97 • Dhingra
Plain English: 5060-S2 AMS DHIN S2009.1 2SSB 5060 - S AMD 97 By Senator Dhingra NOT CONSIDERED 04/27/2025 On page 2, at the beginning of line 25, after "training" strike 1 "approved by the criminal justice training commission" and insert 2 "required pursuant to RCW 43.101.276" 3 EFFECT: Amends the grant eligibility requirement of 100 percent officer compliance with trauma-informed training to be consistent with statutory requirements rather than training that is approved by the criminal justice training commission.
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
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AN ACT Relating to the creation of a law enforcement hiring grant 1 program; adding a new section to chapter 43.101 RCW; and making an 2 appropriation. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:4 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 43.101 5 RCW to read as follows: 6 (1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this 7 specific purpose, the commission shall develop and implement a law 8 enforcement hiring grant program for the purpose of providing direct 9 support to local and tribal law enforcement agencies in hiring law 10 enforcement officers to increase community policing and public 11 safety. 12 (2) Grants provide up to 75 percent of the entry-level salaries 13 and fringe benefits of full-time local or tribal law enforcement 14 officers for a maximum of 36 months, with a minimum 25 percent local 15 cash match requirement and a maximum state share of $125,000 per law 16 enforcement officer position. Any additional costs for salaries and 17 benefits higher than entry level are the responsibility of the grant 18 recipient agency. The grants cannot be used for any costs other than 19 salaries and benefits. These grants are intended for the purpose of 20 increasing the number of filled local and tribal law enforcement 21 S-0248.2 SENATE BILL 5060 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By Senators Holy, Dhingra, Chapman, Christian, Cortes, Gildon, Krishnadasan, Liias, Orwall, Short, Slatter, Wagoner, and Wellman Prefiled 12/16/24. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee on Law & Justice. p. 1 SB 5060 officer positions in Washington state. Grants shall not be awarded 1 for any local or tribal law enforcement position if the applicant is, 2 or has been within the previous 12 calendar months, employed by a 3 local or tribal law enforcement agency in Washington state.4 (3) Grants must be awarded to local and tribal law enforcement 5 agencies based on local and tribal law enforcement agency submittals 6 to the commission. Under this section the commission shall:7 (a) Establish policies for applications; 8 (b) Establish and publish on the commission website the 9 application requirements; 10 (c) Establish and publish on the commission website the criteria 11 for evaluating and selecting grant recipients; 12 (d) Create a grant application form that local and tribal law 13 enforcement agencies must use to apply for grant funding; and14 (e) Require reports from grant recipients that must include at 15 least how the funding impacted retention rates and improved vacancy 16 rates, and the estimated time the applying agency took from 17 recruitment to hiring in the last closed fiscal year.18 (4) Effective July 31, 2025, and annually thereafter on July 19 31st, the commission must report to the appropriate committees of the 20 legislature on: 21 (a) The total count of law enforcement grant applications 22 received by the commission by fiscal year; 23 (b) The total count of law enforcement officer positions applied 24 for by fiscal year; 25 (c) The total count of grant funding requested by fiscal year;26 (d) The name of each law enforcement entity that applied for the 27 grant, how many officers they requested funding for, and how much 28 state funding they requested by fiscal year; and 29 (e) The count of grants awarded, to include the name of each law 30 enforcement entity that was an award recipient for the grant, how 31 many officers they received funding for, and how much state funding 32 they were awarded by fiscal year. 33 NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The sum of $100,000,000, or as much 34 thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated for the fiscal year 35 ending June 30, 2026, from the general fund to the criminal justice 36 training commission for the purposes of this act.37 --- END --- p. 2 SB 5060