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Bill would codify community policing at state psychiatric hospitals and cap biennial funding
Summary
SB 52 86 would formalize community policing partnerships between DSHS and the cities of Lakewood and Medical Lake to support policing at Western and Eastern State Hospitals, require DSHS to report annually, and cap funding at $750,000 per facility per biennium; local officials said the programs reduced calls and improved safety.
Corey Patton, staff to the committee, briefed that Engrossed Senate Bill 52 86 recognizes existing community partnership programs between the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) and the cities of Lakewood (Western State Hospital) and Medical Lake (Eastern State Hospital), requires annual funding amounts to be set in the biennial…
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