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Committee hears bill to codify police partnership funding for state psychiatric hospitals
Summary
The House Community Safety Committee held a hearing on Senate Bill 5286, which would statutorily recognize and fund community policing partnerships between DSHS and the cities that host Western State and Eastern State hospitals and require annual reporting on use of funds and calls for service.
The House Community Safety Committee on March 18 heard testimony on Senate Bill 5286, a bill that would formalize state support for community policing partnerships at and near the two state psychiatric hospitals operated by the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). The measure would require DSHS to provide annual funding to the cities that host Western State Hospital (Lakewood) and Eastern State Hospital (Medical Lake) in amounts determined in the biennial budget and to collect and report data on funds used and calls for service.
Corey Patton, committee staff, summarized the bill and the background budget appropriations, noting the 2023–25 operating budget included line items for policing support tied to the hospitals. Patton said the 2023–25 budget included…
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