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Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-06 - Certification-Notices, investigations, hearings, and actions › Section 139-06-030 - Investigative authority and duty to cooperate

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(1) Except when
			 otherwise required by
			 RCW
			 43.101.105(2) or (3), the
			 commission has authority to undertake an investigation regardless of the status
			 of any administrative or criminal investigations into the matter by other
			 agencies.
(2) An agency shall
			 cooperate in any investigation conducted by the commission regarding a
			 certified officer's certification status. This includes providing records and
			 information when requested.
(a) Upon receipt
			 of a request an agency has 30 days to provide requested records.
(b) If the totality of the circumstances
			 supports a conclusion that a certified officer resigned or retired in
			 anticipation of discipline, then the agency who employed the officer at the
			 time of the misconduct shall timely conduct and complete an investigation and
			 provide all relevant information to the commission in accordance with WAC
			 139-06-020(4)
			 and as if the certified officer were still employed by the
			 agency.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-06 - Certification-Notices, investigations, hearings, and actions › Section 139-06-040 - Investigation and appeal-Procedures for misconduct

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(1) Commission investigations are to
			 determine whether there is preponderance of the evidence to believe the
			 certified officer's certification should be denied, revoked, or
			 suspended.
(2) Investigations may
			 commence on the commission's own initiative under RCW  43.101.105, or upon
			 receiving a complaint per WAC 139-17-010.
(3) The commission may conduct its
			 investigation before, during, or after any internal or criminal investigation
			 by another agency, except in cases where a revocation decision requires a
			 finding that the certified officer's conduct violated policy or law under RCW
			  43.101.105 (2) or (3).
(4) The
			 commission may investigate any instance where there is a pattern of acts by a
			 certified officer that may have not resulted in formal adjudication of
			 wrongdoing but when considered together demonstrate conduct that would
			 constitute a violation of RCW  43.101.105 (2) or (3).
(5) The commission may initiate a
			 certification hearing by preparing a statement of charges regardless of the
			 status or posture of any internal disciplinary action by the employing
			 agency.
(6) Upon a determination by
			 the commission that there is a preponderance of the evidence to believe that a
			 certified officer's certification should be denied, revoked, or suspended, the
			 commission shall prepare a statement of charges and commence proceedings under
			 RCW  43.101.155.
(7) Upon a
			 determination by the commission that there is not preponderance of the evidence
			 to revoke, suspend, or deny the certified officer's certification, a copy of
			 the decision not to proceed, with a brief statement of the reasons for the
			 decision, shall be furnished to the certified officer's employing agency and
			 the complainant, if any.
(8) The
			 certified officer's employing agency, or the complainant, if any, may request a
			 review by the executive director of the commission, or their designee, of a
			 determination that there is not preponderance of the evidence to revoke or
			 suspend the certified officer's certification, by making such request in
			 writing within 14 days of the receipt of written notification of the decision
			 not to proceed.
(9) The
			 commission's final order is subject to the judicial review provisions of the
			 Administrative Procedure Act, RCW  34.05.510 through 34.05.598.
(10) The commission shall maintain all
			 records obtained during an investigation in a permanent file in accordance with
			 the retention schedule provided in RCW  43.101.400.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  43.101.080. 03-02-010, §
										139-06-040, filed 12/20/02,
				  effective 1/20/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-06 - Certification-Notices, investigations, hearings, and actions › Section 139-06-050 - Statement of charges and notification for hearing

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(1) The commission shall prepare a statement
			 of charges providing the grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of the
			 certified officer's certification under RCW  43.101.105.
(a) The statement of charges shall include a
			 notice informing the certified officer that they are entitled to a hearing on
			 the denial, suspension, or revocation of their certification, the steps to
			 request a hearing, and that failure to request or attend a hearing will cause
			 their certification to be denied or revoked.
(b) The statement of charges shall be sent to
			 the certified officer and to the agency that employed the certified officer at
			 the time of the alleged misconduct. If the certified officer is employed by a
			 different law enforcement agency at the time the statement of charges is
			 issued, that agency shall also be sent a copy of the statement of
			 charges.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-06 - Certification-Notices, investigations, hearings, and actions › HEARING AND OUTCOMES › Section 139-06-060 - Hearing panels

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(1) The
				commission shall cultivate a list of qualified individuals to be appointed as
				members of hearing panels in certification actions.
(a) Names of qualified individuals interested
				in serving as panel members under
				RCW
				43.101.380 may be submitted by any person for
				consideration by the commission. The commission will establish desired
				qualifications in policy.
(b)
				Commissioners will be appointed to hearing panels by the commission's governing
				body.
(c) Other qualified and
				interested individuals will submit:
(i)
				Hearing panel member application;
(ii) Cover letter;
(iii) Resume;
(iv) The names and contact information for
				three references; and
(v) Letter of
				support from their agency supervisor or administrator. Members of the public
				may submit a letter of recommendation in lieu of a letter of support.
(d) Materials shall be submitted
				to the commission's hearing coordinator at the following address: 19010 1st
				Avenue South, Burien, Washington 98148. Materials may also be submitted via
				email, as identified on the commission website.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-06 - Certification-Notices, investigations, hearings, and actions › HEARING AND OUTCOMES › Section 139-06-070 - Conference and hearings procedures

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(1)
				An administrative law judge (ALJ) shall preside over all prehearing
				conferences, status conferences, and the hearing itself.
(2) The attorney general's office shall
				represent commission staff in all adjudicative proceedings before a hearing
				panel.
(3) Once the commission
				hearings coordinator receives the request for hearing, the first prehearing
				conference shall be held within 14 days unless that time is extended by mutual
				agreement of the parties or for good cause.
(a) The ALJ shall serve timely notice of the
				initial prehearing conference on all parties. The notice will contain the date
				and time of the first prehearing conference, the sign-on information, and the
				names of the hearing panel members.
(b) Any motion for disqualification of a
				panel member must be filed prior to the first prehearing conference.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-06 - Certification-Notices, investigations, hearings, and actions › HEARING AND OUTCOMES › Section 139-06-080 - Filing of documents for hearings

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(1) If a hearing is to be conducted in
				person, an original and five copies of the opening brief, witness list, exhibit
				list, and exhibits are to be submitted to the commission at: 19010 1st Avenue
				South, Burien, Washington, 98148 as outlined in the prehearing order.
(a) All hearing documents received by the
				commission will be shared with the petitioner, respondent, and the
				administrative law judge (ALJ).
(b)
				In addition, an electronic copy of each document shall be provided to the
				commission, the petitioner, the ALJ, and the respondent or their
				representative. Service shall be accomplished in accordance with the superior
				court civil rules.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-06 - Certification-Notices, investigations, hearings, and actions › HEARING AND OUTCOMES › Section 139-06-090 - Prehearing conferences (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.101.080. 03-02-010, §
											139-06-090, filed 12/20/02,
					 effective 1/20/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-06 - Certification-Notices, investigations, hearings, and actions › HEARING AND OUTCOMES › Section 139-06-100 - Outcomes for determinations of misconduct-Denial, suspension, revocation, retraining, or dismissal of the statement of charges

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(1) When an applicant or certified officer is
				found to have committed misconduct listed under RCW  43.101.105(3), the
				commission may convene a hearing panel to review the facts and, with any
				finding of misconduct, determine any appropriate outcomes. Outcomes include any
				or multiple of the following: Denial, suspension, revocation of certification,
				remedial training, or dismissal of the statement of charges. In determining an
				appropriate outcome following a finding of misconduct, the hearings panel shall
				review the following evidence, if admitted:
(a) Information provided by the
				complainant(s), if any;
(b) The
				final disposition and all supporting documentation and information submitted to
				the commission and the basis for the final disposition following an
				investigation by a law enforcement or corrections agency regarding alleged
				misconduct;
(c) The final
				disposition and any documentation submitted to the commission and the basis for
				the final disposition of any due process hearing or disciplinary appeals
				hearing provided such hearing has occurred prior to the commission's
				action;
(d) Any information
				obtained by the commission through its own investigation or research;
(e) Any discipline or training ordered by the
				employing agency regarding the alleged misconduct; and
(f) Whether the employing agency bears any
				responsibility for the situation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-06 - Certification-Notices, investigations, hearings, and actions › HEARING AND OUTCOMES › Section 139-06-110 - Final order

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(1) The
				administrative law judge (ALJ) makes necessary rulings and issues a proposed
				recommendation but is not entitled to vote.
(2) The hearings panel shall enter the final
				order within 90 days of the conclusion of the hearing. The commission shall
				serve a copy of the order to the parties and the certified officer's employing
				agency. It will also appear on the commission website.
(3) The final order issued by the hearings
				panel shall be the final decision of the commission.
(4) The transcripts, admitted evidence,
				recordings, and written decision of the hearings panel on behalf of the
				commission are not confidential or exempt from public disclosure and are
				subject to subpoena and discovery proceedings in civil actions.
(5) The final order shall include information
				for respondents to petition for reconsideration or judicial review contained in
				RCW
				34.05.510 through
				34.05.598.
(6) The commission's final order is subject
				to the judicial review provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act,
				RCW
				34.05.510 through
				34.05.598.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.101.080. 03-02-010, §
											139-06-110, filed 12/20/02,
					 effective 1/20/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-06 - Certification-Notices, investigations, hearings, and actions › REINSTATEMENT OF CERTIFICATION › Section 139-06-120 - Petition for reinstatement of certification (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.101.080. 03-02-010, §
											139-06-120, filed 12/20/02,
					 effective 1/20/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-06 - Certification-Notices, investigations, hearings, and actions › REINSTATEMENT OF CERTIFICATION › Section 139-06-130 - Standards for readmission to academy, certification after denial, and reinstatement of certification

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(1) A
				person denied a certification based upon dismissal or withdrawal from a basic
				academy under
				RCW
				43.101.105(3)(a) is eligible
				for readmission and certification upon meeting standards established in the
				rules of the commission.
(2) A
				person whose certification is denied or revoked based upon prior administrative
				error of issuance, failure to cooperate, or interference with an investigation
				is eligible for certification upon meeting standards established in commission
				policy per
				RCW
				43.101.115(2).
(3) A person whose certification is
				mandatorily denied or revoked pursuant to
				RCW
				43.101.105(2) is not
				eligible for certification at any time.
(4) A person whose certification is denied or
				revoked for reasons other than provided in subsections (1) through (3) of this
				section may, five years after the revocation or denial, petition the commission
				for reinstatement of certification or for eligibility for reinstatement.
(a) The commission may hold a hearing on the
				petition to consider reinstatement, and the commission may allow reinstatement
				based upon standards established in commission policy.
(b) If certification is reinstated or
				eligibility for certification is determined, the commission shall establish a
				probationary period of certification.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-06 - Certification-Notices, investigations, hearings, and actions › REINSTATEMENT OF CERTIFICATION › Section 139-06-140 - Hearing on petition for eligibility for certification or reinstatement of certification

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(1)
				The commission may hold a hearing to determine the previously certified
				officer's eligibility for certification or reinstatement of certification per
				RCW
				43.101.115.
(a) The commission will review the request
				and determine whether to hold a hearing based on criteria established in
				commission policy. All parties shall be notified of the decision in writing and
				the reasons for the decision, if denied.
(b) Where a petition is denied, all parties
				may appeal the denial utilizing commission appeal processes within 14 days of
				receipt of notification that the petition was denied.
(c) The executive director or designee will
				review an appeal and make a written determination within 30 days of receiving
				an appeal.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-06 - Certification-Notices, investigations, hearings, and actions › REINSTATEMENT OF CERTIFICATION › Section 139-06-150 - Terms of suspension and retraining

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(1) The length and conditions of any
				suspension of a certification imposed under
				RCW
				43.101.105 will be included in the final
				order.
(2) Consistent with any
				conditions included in a final order imposing a suspension of a certification
				under (1) of this section, the commission may require the respondent to take
				positive and substantial steps including retraining to reconcile the causes for
				which the hearings panel suspended the respondent's certification.
(3) The period of suspension of a
				certification may be for a specified length of time, conditioned upon the
				completion of retraining or other requirements specified in the final order, or
				both. However, the period of a suspension of a certification shall last no
				longer than one year.
(4) Any
				retraining imposed in a final order shall comply with a list of approved
				retraining maintained by the commission.
(5) When such conditions have been
				satisfactorily met and any mandatory minimum length of time has concluded, the
				commission shall issue a notice lifting the suspension.
(a) Prior to lifting a suspension, the
				commission shall ensure that any conditions of a suspension of certification as
				described in (1) of this section are completed; and
(b) The notice lifting the suspension will be
				provided to the respondent and the employing agency, if any.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-06 - Certification-Notices, investigations, hearings, and actions › MISCELLANEOUS › Section 139-06-160 - Miscellaneous

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The rules contained in this chapter are intended to
				  supplement the procedures contained in the Administrative Procedure Act,
				  chapter 34.05 RCW, and the model rules of procedure, chapter 10-08 WAC.
(1) In the case of conflict between the model
				rules of procedure and the rules adopted in this chapter, the rules adopted in
				this chapter shall govern.
(2)
				Certified officer certification proceedings are distinct from proceedings
				before the commission under chapter 139-03 WAC and this chapter is not intended
				to modify chapter 139-03 WAC.
(3)
				This chapter is not intended to affect standards relating to civil service
				appeals, to collective bargaining remedies, or to any similar remedies of
				employment actions.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.101.080. 03-02-010, §
											139-06-160, filed 12/20/02,
					 effective 1/20/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-07 - Conditions of employment › Section 139-07-010 - Conditional offers of employment

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(1) Any applicant who has been offered a
			 conditional offer of employment as a certified officer must submit to a
			 background investigation to determine suitability for employment.
(2) This includes certified officers whose
			 certification has lapsed as a result of a break in service except those
			 recalled to active military service.
(3) Hiring agencies may not make a
			 nonconditional offer of employment prior to an applicant's completion of the
			 background check.
(a) Hiring agencies shall
			 verify in writing to the commission that they complied with all background
			 check requirements prior to making any final offer of employment; and
(b) Responsibility for all background
			 verification lies with the hiring agency.
(i)
			 Upon completion of the background check, the hiring agency must certify that
			 the background check has been satisfactorily completed and no disqualifying
			 information has been found.
(ii) At
			 its discretion, the commission may review and audit background checks for
			 compliance with standards established by applicable statutes and
			 rules.
(iii) The hiring agency has
			 the duty to evaluate information obtained in a background check and assure that
			 the applicant meets certification standards of
			 RCW
			 43.101.105(2) and
			 (3).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-07 - Conditions of employment › Section 139-07-020 - Background information

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(1) Hiring agency
			 background checks must include the following records and information for new
			 applicants:
(a) Criminal history;
(b) National decertification indices or data
			 banks;
(c) Commission records
			 including employment history and certification status;
(d) All disciplinary records by any previous
			 law enforcement or correctional employer, including complaints or
			 investigations of misconduct, to include the outcome of any investigation
			 regardless of the result, and the reason for separation from employment.
			 Previous law enforcement or corrections employers must provide this
			 information, including the reason for separation from employment with the
			 agency, within 30 days of receiving a written request from the agency
			 conducting the background check;
(e) Verification from the local prosecuting
			 authority in any jurisdiction in which the applicant has served as to whether
			 the applicant is on any impeachment disclosure lists;
(f) Inquiry into whether the applicant has
			 any past or present affiliations with extremist organizations, as defined in
			 commission policy;
(g) A review of
			 the applicant's social media accounts;
(h) Verification of citizenship status as
			 either a citizen of the Unites States of America or a lawful permanent
			 resident;
(i) A psychological
			 examination and recommendation administered by a qualified professional
			 pursuant to chapter 18.71 or 18.83 RCW, in compliance with standards
			 established in commission policy per WAC
			 139-07-030;
(j) A polygraph or equivalent assessment
			 administered by a qualified professional with appropriate training and in
			 compliance with standards established in commission policy per WAC
			 139-07-040; and
(k) Any basis for disqualification listed
			 under RCW
			 43.101.105(2) or
			 (3).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-07 - Conditions of employment › Section 139-07-030 - Psychological examination

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(1)
			 The psychological examination shall be administered by a qualified professional
			 who is a psychiatrist licensed in the state of Washington pursuant to chapter
			 18.71 RCW or a psychologist licensed in the state of Washington pursuant to
			 chapter 18.83 RCW.
(a) The examiner shall be
			 trained and experienced in psychological testing, test interpretation,
			 psychological examination techniques, and the administration of psychological
			 examinations specific to law enforcement or corrections agencies;
(b) Agencies should confirm with the
			 Washington state department of health that the examiner is in good
			 standing;
(c) If the examiner has
			 less than one year experience in psychological examination for public safety,
			 then they shall be supervised by an examiner with at least two years'
			 experience in psychological examination for public safety;
(d) The examiner shall be trained and
			 knowledgeable in issues regarding discrimination, implicit and explicit bias,
			 and police-community relations;
(e)
			 The examiner shall be trained and knowledgeable in issues of posttraumatic
			 stress and traumatic brain injury;
(f) The examination shall be based upon
			 attributes considered most important for effective performance as an officer;
			 such attributes may be identified from a job analysis and data provided by the
			 hiring agency. Attributes should include self and emotional regulation,
			 decision making and judgment, conflict management, stress tolerance, dominance
			 vs. passivity, and other interpersonal and psychological characteristics that
			 allow for insight to an individual's potential to adequately perform the
			 essential duties of an officer and to determine what, if any, risk factors
			 exist in the applicant's profile based on objective examination results;
			 and
(g) The examination report,
			 including all examination materials and documentation used to complete the
			 examination report, shall be maintained in a manner consistent with applicable
			 confidentiality, records retention, and public disclosure laws and
			 rules.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-07 - Conditions of employment › Section 139-07-040 - Polygraph examination or other truth verification assessment

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(1) Polygraph
			 assessments provide hiring agencies with insight into an individual's honesty
			 and an opportunity to ask an array of additional background
			 questions.
(2) Standards for
			 polygraph assessments:
(a) Examiners must
			 have graduated from a polygraph school accredited by the American Polygraph
			 Association (APA) or an association with equivalent standards for membership.
			 The examiner must also show that they are in compliance with completion of a
			 minimum of 30 hours of APA-approved continuing education every two calendar
			 years;
(b) Polygraph equipment used
			 as a part of the preemployment assessment must meet a standard that has been
			 proved to be valid and reliable by independent research studies other than
			 those done by the manufacturer;
(c)
			 Techniques for conducting a polygraph must meet industry standards and comply
			 with all applicable federal and state laws including, but not limited to, the
			 Employee Polygraph Protection Act, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,
			 Americans with Disabilities Act, and Washington state law against
			 discrimination;
(d) Preemployment
			 assessments are considered screening devices and are conducted in the absence
			 of a known incident, allegation, or particular reason to suspect someone's
			 involvement; and
(e) Assessment
			 information and results should be considered confidential within the screening
			 process to be used exclusively by the hiring agency to assist with the
			 selection of an applicant.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-09 - CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING (CIT) › Section 139-09-010 - Definitions

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For the purposes of this chapter:
(1) The term "crisis intervention training"
			 means training designed to provide tools and resources to Washington state law
			 enforcement personnel in order to respond effectively to individuals who may be
			 experiencing an emotional, mental, physical, behavioral, or chemical dependency
			 crisis, distress or problem and that are designed to increase the safety of
			 both criminal justice personnel and individuals in crisis.
(2) The term "crisis intervention team
			 training" means a forty-hour crisis intervention training and is equivalent in
			 meaning to the enhanced crisis intervention training referenced in
			 RCW
			 43.101.427(3).
(3) "Peace officer" means any law enforcement
			 personnel subject to the basic law enforcement training requirement of
			 RCW
			 43.101.200 and any other requirements of that
			 section, notwithstanding any waiver or exemption granted by the commission, and
			 notwithstanding the statutory exemption based on date of initial hire under
			 RCW
			 43.101.200. Commissioned officers of the
			 Washington state patrol, whether they have been or may be exempted by rule of
			 the commission from the basic training requirement of
			 RCW
			 43.101.200, are included as peace officers
			 for purposes of this chapter. Fish and wildlife officers with enforcement
			 powers for all criminal laws under
			 RCW
			 77.15.075 are peace officers for purposes of
			 this chapter.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-09 - CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING (CIT) › Section 139-09-020 - Requirements of training for law enforcement personnel

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(1) The following law enforcement personnel
			 are subject to the requirements of this chapter:
(a) All general authority Washington peace
			 officers;
(b) Reserve peace
			 officers who have completed a reserve academy as per WAC
			 139-05-810
			 or
			 139-05-825;
			 and
(c) Certified tribal police
			 officers as defined in
			 RCW
			 43.101.157.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-09 - CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING (CIT) › Section 139-09-030 - Crisis intervention training- Eight-hour course

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(1) Agencies seeking to provide the
			 eight-hour crisis intervention training shall receive a certification from the
			 commission and use commission-certified curricula and instructors.
(2) Agencies must use commission-approved
			 curricula that contains at the minimum the following subject matter:
(a) Signs and symptoms of common mental
			 health issues encountered by law enforcement personnel;
(b) Recommended crisis intervention
			 techniques for common behavioral health and substance use disorder issues;
			 and
(c) Deescalation
			 skills.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-09 - CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING (CIT) › Section 139-09-040 - Crisis intervention team training-Forty-hour course

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(1) Agencies seeking to provide the
			 forty-hour crisis intervention team training shall receive a certification from
			 the commission and use commission-certified curricula and
			 instructors.
(2) Agencies must use
			 commission-approved curricula that contains at the minimum the following
			 subject matter:
(a) Signs and symptoms of
			 common mental health issues encountered by law enforcement;
(b) Crisis intervention techniques for common
			 behavioral health and substance use disorder issues;
(c) Deescalation skills;
(d) Suicide prevention;
(e) Elders in crisis;
(f) Developmental and intellectual
			 disabilities;
(g) Community
			 resources;
(h) Interactions with
			 community members with a mental health diagnosis;
(i) Commonly prescribed psychotropic
			 medications; and
(j) Mock scenes
			 or other practical exercises for students to demonstrate proficiency.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-09 - CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING (CIT) › Section 139-09-060 - Exemption, waiver, extension or variance

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Any request for exemption, waiver, extension, or variance from
				any requirement of this chapter must be made under WAC
				139-03-030.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-10 - Corrections › Section 139-10-210 - Requirement of basic corrections training for correctional personnel

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As a condition of continued employment, unless exempted by the
				commission, all correctional personnel, as defined in
				RCW
				43.101.010, with the exception of those
				employed by the Washington state department of corrections prison division,
				must commence training in a basic corrections academy within the initial
				six-month period of employment, unless otherwise extended or waived by the
				commission, and then successfully complete the training. The commission and the
				department of corrections share the responsibility of developing and defining
				training standards and providing training for community corrections officers
				employed within the community corrections division of the department of
				corrections. Requests for extension or waiver of the basic training requirement
				must be submitted to the commission in writing as designated by commission
				policy and procedures.
(1)
			 Correctional personnel must successfully complete the appropriate basic
			 corrections academy according to job function as referred below:
(a) Corrections officers academy, as
			 described in WAC
			 139-10-230.
(b) Misdemeanant probation counselors
			 academy, as described in WAC
			 139-10-235.
(c) Community corrections officers academy
			 and basic arrest, search, and seizure academy, as described in WAC
			 139-10-530.
(d) Juvenile services academy, as described
			 in WAC
			 139-10-237.
(e) Juvenile corrections officers academy, as
			 described in WAC
			 139-10-240.
(f) Juvenile rehabilitation academy, as
			 described in WAC
			 139-10-245.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-10 - Corrections › Section 139-10-211 - Backgrounding requirement for admission to basic corrections officers academy

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For the purposes of this chapter, it is the responsibility of
				each sponsoring or applying agency to conduct a complete criminal records check
				to include a search of state and national criminal history records information
				regarding its applicant through the submission of the applicant's fingerprints
				to an appropriate agency or agencies.
Each application for academy attendance must be accompanied by
				a written attestation by the applying agency that:
(1) The criminal records check has been
			 completed; and
(2) There are no
			 disqualifying convictions.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-10 - Corrections › Section 139-10-212 - Physical requirements for admission to basic corrections academies

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(1) For admission
			 to the corrections officers academy or juvenile corrections officers academy,
			 each recruit must possess good health and physical capability to actively and
			 fully participate in defensive tactics training and other required physical
			 activities.
(2) In order to
			 minimize risk of injury and maximize the benefit of such participation, each
			 recruit in any academy session must, as a precondition of their academy
			 admission, demonstrate a requisite level of physical fitness, as established by
			 the commission.
For this purpose, each recruit must be evaluated in accordance
				with the policies and procedures established by the commission.
(3) Failure to demonstrate a
			 requisite level of fitness will result in ineligibility for academy
			 admission.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  43.101.080. 05-20-028, §
										139-10-212, filed 9/28/05,
				  effective 10/29/05; 00-17-017, §
										139-10-212, filed 8/4/00,
				  effective 9/4/00. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  43.101.080(2). 91-14-010,
				  §
										139-10-212, filed 6/24/91,
				  effective 7/25/91; 91-01-044, §
										139-10-212, filed 12/12/90,
				  effective 7/1/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-10 - Corrections › Section 139-10-213 - Employment and separation of correctional personnel-Notification to commission

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All counties and municipal corporations of the state of
				Washington, or any political subdivision thereof, shall notify the commission
				within 15 days by an approved form of each instance where correctional
				personnel begins continuing and regular employment with that agency and each
				instance where correctional personnel has been separated for any reason.
				Agencies employing corrections officers must give additional notices as
				specified in WAC
				139-06-020.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-10 - Corrections › Section 139-10-215 - Equivalency process for corrections officers

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The corrections officers equivalency academy process is
				provided in WAC
				139-05-210.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  43.101.080. 03-13-098, §
										139-10-215, filed 6/17/03,
				  effective 7/18/03; 00-17-017, §
										139-10-215, filed 8/4/00,
				  effective 9/4/00. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  43.101.080(2). 91-01-041,
				  §
										139-10-215, filed 12/12/90,
				  effective 1/12/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-10 - Corrections › Section 139-10-220 - Completion requirements of basic corrections academies

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Each recruit in a basic corrections academy will receive a
				diploma only upon full and successful completion of the academy as prescribed
				by the commission. The performance of each recruit shall be evaluated as
				follows:
(1) Academic performance.
(a) A standardized evaluation process will be
			 utilized in all basic corrections academies sponsored or conducted by the
			 commission in evaluating the level of scholastic achievement of each
			 recruit.
(b) Such process shall
			 include the application of a designated minimum passing score for written
			 examinations and the availability of a retesting procedure.
(c) Failure to achieve the required minimum
			 passing score will result in termination of academy enrollment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-10 - Corrections › Section 139-10-221 - Scholastic performance requirements for basic corrections training

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  43.101.080. 03-02-009, §
										139-10-221, filed 12/20/02,
				  effective 1/20/03; 00-17-017, §
										139-10-221, filed 8/4/00,
				  effective 9/4/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-10 - Corrections › Section 139-10-222 - Readmission to basic corrections academies

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No person may be readmitted to any basic corrections academy
				except as provided in this section and in accordance with WAC
				139-06-130.
(1) Any request for readmission must be made
			 and submitted by the individual's employing agency head, or designee, in
			 accordance with commission policies and procedures.
(2) Any individual whose academy enrollment
			 was terminated for academic failure, skills deficiency, disciplinary reasons
			 other than those specified in subsection (3) of this section, or who had
			 voluntarily withdrawn for any reason, may be readmitted to a subsequent academy
			 session only if:
(a) The individual's current
			 employing agency head, or their designee, submits to the commission a written
			 request for readmission of the individual to the academy; and
(b) The executive director of the commission,
			 or designee, is satisfied that any conditions to the individual's readmission
			 specified by the commission executive director, or designee, have been
			 met.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-10 - Corrections › Section 139-10-230 - Corrections officers academy eligibility and curriculum

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(1) All employees
			 whose primary job function is to provide for the custody, safety, and security
			 of adult prisoners in jails and detention facilities must complete the
			 corrections officers academy. Representative job classifications include, but
			 are not limited to, custody and corrections officers.
(2) The corrections officers academy
			 curriculum shall be at least 10 full-time weeks in length and may include, but
			 not be limited to, the following subject matter areas:
(a) Core skills:
(i) Observation skills;
(ii) Communication skills;
(iii) Security management;
(iv) Supervision of inmates;
(v) Discipline of inmates;
(vi) Use of force training consistent with
			 permissible uses of force per
			 RCW
			 43.101.490;
(vii) Writing skills;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-10 - Corrections › Section 139-10-235 - Misdemeanant probation counselors academy eligibility and curriculum

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(1) All employees
			 whose primary job function is the case management of adult offenders under
			 county/city supervision, to include: Assessment, case planning, counseling,
			 supervision, and monitoring must complete the misdemeanant probation counselors
			 academy. Representative job classes include, but are not limited to, adult
			 probation officers and counselors.
(2) The misdemeanant probation counselors
			 academy curriculum shall be at least 80 instructional hours in length and may
			 include, but not be limited to, the following subject matter areas:
(a) Core skills
(i) Assessment
(ii) Motivation
(iii) Goal setting/action planning
(iv) Monitoring and intervention
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-10 - Corrections › Section 139-10-237 - Juvenile services academy eligibility and curriculum

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(1) All employees
			 whose primary job function is to assess, case plan, and/or manage, counsel,
			 and/or monitor juvenile offenders must complete the juvenile services academy.
			 Representative job classes include, but are not limited to, juvenile probation
			 counselors, guardian ad litems, case aides/assistants, trackers, juvenile drug
			 court counselors, and community surveillance officers.
(2) The juvenile services academy curriculum
			 shall be at least 40 instructional hours in length and may include, but not be
			 limited to, the following subject matter areas:
(a) Core skills
(i) Observation skills
(ii) Writing skills
(iii) Interpersonal communication
(iv) Professionalism
(v) Legal authority
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-10 - Corrections › Section 139-10-240 - Juvenile corrections officers academy eligibility and curriculum

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(1) All employees
			 whose primary job function is the care, custody, and safety of juvenile
			 offenders in county facilities must complete the juvenile corrections officers
			 academy. Representative job classes include, but are not limited to, juvenile
			 detention workers, juvenile corrections officers, and juvenile supervision
			 officers.
(2) The juvenile
			 corrections officers academy curriculum shall be at least 80 instructional
			 hours in length and may include, but not be limited to, the following subject
			 matter areas:
(a) Core skills
(i) Observation skills
(ii) Interpersonal skills
(iii) Security management
(iv) Supervision of youth
(v) Discipline of youth
(vi) Proper use of physical force
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-10 - Corrections › Section 139-10-245 - Juvenile rehabilitation academy eligibility and curriculum

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(1) All employees
			 whose primary job function is the case management, custody, safety, counseling,
			 supervision, and/or the application of treatment interventions to juvenile
			 offenders committed to the care and supervision of the juvenile rehabilitation
			 administration must complete the juvenile rehabilitation academy.
			 Representative job classes include, but are not limited to, juvenile
			 residential rehabilitation counselors, juvenile rehabilitation community
			 counselors, juvenile rehabilitation counselor assistants, juvenile
			 rehabilitation security officers, juvenile rehabilitation coordinators, and
			 juvenile rehabilitation supervisors.
(2) The juvenile rehabilitation counselor
			 academy curriculum shall be at least 80 instructional hours in length and may
			 include, but not be limited to, the following subject matter areas:
(a) Core skills
(i) Observation skills
(ii) Interpersonal skills
(iii) Security management
(iv) Supervision of youth
(v) Discipline of youth
(vi) Proper use of physical force
(vii) Applying research-based
			 treatment
(viii) Writing
			 skills
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-10 - Corrections › Section 139-10-530 - Basic community corrections officers academy and basic arrest, search, and seizure academy eligibility and curriculums

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(1) All employees
			 whose primary job function is the case management in the community of adult
			 offenders under the state department of corrections supervision, to include:
			 Monitoring adjustment of offenders involved with in/outpatient treatment
			 programs, counseling offenders and/or referring them for counseling or other
			 resource/treatment programs, and making home/field visits pursuant to offender
			 classification standards must complete both the basic community corrections
			 officers academy and the basic arrest, search, and seizure academy.
			 Representative job classifications include, but are not limited to, community
			 corrections officers, community risk management specialists, hearings officers,
			 and victim advocates.
(2) The basic
			 community corrections officers academy curriculum shall be at least 80
			 instructional hours in length and will include, but not be limited to, the
			 following subject matter areas:
(a) Core
			 skills
(i) Assessment
(ii) Motivation
(iii) Goal setting/action planning
(iv) Monitoring and intervention
(v) Arrest and search procedures
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-10 - Corrections › Section 139-10-550 - Basic arrest, search, and seizure academy

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  43.101.080. 05-20-026, §
										139-10-550, filed 9/28/05,
				  effective 10/29/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission › Chapter 139-11 - LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND COMMUNITY SAFETY ACT › Section 139-11-010 - Definitions

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For the purposes of this section the term violence
				de-escalation means tactics, action, and communication methods used by officers
				to achieve the following objectives, when safe and feasible:
(1) Manage the pace of an
			 interaction;
(2) Manage the
			 distance between the officer and person involved;
(3) Utilize shielding to protect the officer
			 and others from an imminent threat; and
(4) Engage in communication in order to
			 increase options for resolving the incident and reduce the likelihood of injury
			 to all parties involved.