15-21-058  

  • WSR 15-21-058
    PROPOSED RULES
    CRIMINAL JUSTICE
    TRAINING COMMISSION
    [Filed October 19, 2015, 11:01 a.m.]
    Supplemental Notice to WSR 15-14-024.
    Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 15-10-047.
    Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 139-05-915 Guidelines for training of law enforcement and corrections dog handlers and canine teams.
    Hearing Location(s): Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission (WSCJTC), 19010 1st Avenue South, Burien, WA 98148, on Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at 10 a.m.
    Date of Intended Adoption: December 9, 2015.
    Submit Written Comments to: Sonja Hirsch, Rules Coordinator, 19010 1st Avenue South, Burien, WA 98148, e-mail speterson@cjtc.state.wa.us, fax (206) 835-7313, by December 2, 2015.
    Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Sonja Hirsch, rules coordinator, by December 2, 2015, TTY (206) 835-7300 or (206) 835-7356.
    Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: Commission staff are not the source of expertise in this area, nor does the WSCJTC have the resources to staff a position; therefore, commissioners have motioned to repeal this WAC.
    Currently, the canine certification request is voluntary and outside entities are conducting the training and staff review paperwork.
    Reasons Supporting Proposal: Commission staff have no expertise in this area.
    Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.101.080.
    Statute Being Implemented: Not applicable.
    Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
    Name of Proponent: WSCJTC staff, governmental.
    Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation, and Enforcement: Tisha Jones, Burien, Washington, (360) 486-2431.
    No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. Proposal is exempt under RCW 19.85.025.
    A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328.
    October 19, 2015
    Sonja Peterson
    Rules Coordinator
    REPEALER
    The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
    WAC 139-05-915
    Requirements of training for law enforcement and corrections dog handlers and certification of canine teams.