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Bill would codify funding for community policing near state psychiatric hospitals; Medical Lake cites heavy call volume
Summary
Senate Bill 5286 would create statutory recognition and funding for community policing partnerships around Western and Eastern State Hospitals; City of Medical Lake officials said DSHS facilities account for a large share of calls and that statutory funding would stabilize police staffing.
The Law & Justice Committee heard Jan. 28 on Senate Bill 5286, which would create a statutory community partnership program between the Department of Social and Health Services and cities that host state psychiatric hospitals to support community policing.
Committee staff described a history of budget provisos that have provided recurring but nonstatutory funding: the 2023–25 operating budget included about $311,000 per fiscal year to Lakewood for a community partnership (and smaller amounts to reimburse police services), and…
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