BILL · 2003–04 SESSION · LATEST VERSION E2SHB 2322
HB 2322: Law enfrcmnt prehire process
Requiring prehire screening for law enforcement applicants.
Summary
Makes it mandatory for all new applicants that have been offered a conditional offer of employment as a full-time or part-time officer or a reserve officer that has been out of work for more than two years to take and successfully pass a psychological and polygraph or similar test.
Requires that the psychological and polygraph tests be administered by the county, city, and state law enforcement agencies.
Authorizes hiring entities to charge each new recruit and returning reserve officer to pay a portion of the testing fee based on the actual cost of the test or $400, whichever is less and authorizes counties, cities, and state law enforcement agencies to establish a payment plan for those officers that do not readily have the means to pay for the testing fee.
Requires new recruits and reserve officers to pass the psychological and polygraph or similar tests as a condition of continued employment as a peace officer and requires the CJTC to deny peace officer certification to any officer that has failed the psychological and polygraph tests.
Prohibits local law enforcement agencies and the Washington State Patrol (WSP) from hiring officers who have not successfully completed the psychological and polygraph or similar tests and obtained a certificate of basic law enforcement.
From the Second Substitute House Bill Report (2SHB 2322), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not passDid not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate