Sen. Jeff Holy, R-Cheney, has proposed a bill that is so far receiving bipartisan support to help law enforcement agencies in the Evergreen State with recruitment. Washington ranks 51st in overall law enforcement officers per capita nationwide.
January 22, 2025
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HB 5060 proposes law enforcement recruiting grant
OLYMPIA – A bipartisan bill to create a law enforcement hiring grant program was introduced to the Senate Law and Justice Committee Tuesday by Sen. Jeff Holy, R- Cheney. If enacted, the bill would invest $100 million to the Washington Criminal and Justice Training Commission for local and tribal agencies to hire and train more officers. These efforts align with Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson’s stated priority of increasing law enforcement as Washington ranks last in the nation in number of officers per capita, including the District of Columbia.