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Committee advances substitute to let large jurisdictions create civilian crisis response teams; labor and scope concerns voiced
Summary
A substitute to House Bill 18-16 was reported out of committee with a due-pass recommendation after debate over scope and collective-bargaining issues; the substitute expands authorization to any political subdivision with more than 200,000 residents and requires consultation on qualifications and operations.
The Technology, Economic Development & Veterans Committee on Feb. 18 reported substitute House Bill 18-16 out of committee with a due-pass recommendation after debate about expanding crisis-response teams beyond Seattle and concerns about collective-bargaining and implementation in other jurisdictions.
Martha Whaling, staff to the committee, summarized the proposed substitute (H-1486) as allowing any political subdivision with a population greater than 200,000 to create a crisis-response team that may be deployed…
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