PARKS TRAINING BILL NEEDS BOOST

Currently SHB 1983 has passed out of its committee of origin and now is in the House General Government Appropriations Committee.

SHB 1983 requires that all applicants for park rangers meet minimum requirements and complete the basic law enforcement academy courses offered through the Criminal Justice Training Commission. Federation Parks Local 1466 member Don Hall has testified for the bill on behalf of the union.

Cutoff for bills to clear fiscal committees is March 2nd. The bill needs to get out of GGA very soon to be considered by the 2nd. Please call 1-800-562-6000 or e-mail your legislators to ask them to support SHB 1983. Ask GGA members to bring SHB 1983 up for a hearing. Also e-mail Representative Jeannie Darneille (Darneille.Jeannie@leg.wa.gov) who is the Chair of the General Government Appropriations committee to ask her to bring forth our bill. Two other key GGA committee members who have been key supporters for us is Rep. Kevin Van De Wege and Rep. Hans Dunshee.