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Spokane Police Ombuds Commission votes to oppose House Bill 22 20, will send letter to Legislature
Summary
The Spokane Police Ombuds Commission voted unanimously Jan. 20 to draft a letter opposing House Bill 22 20, saying changes in proof standards and panel makeup risk weakening civilian oversight; commissioners also described testimony they gave to the Legislature.
The Spokane Police Ombuds Commission voted unanimously on Jan. 20 to draft a letter opposing House Bill 22 20, which commissioners said would change decertification procedure and panel composition.
Ombuds Bart Logue summarized the bill’s three elements: new reporting requirements for mandatory training, raising the decertification standard from a preponderance of the evidence to clear and convincing evidence, and changing decertification panels’…
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