Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 43.101 - Criminal Justice Training Commission—Education and Training Standards Boards.
43.101.220 - Training for corrections personnel.

RCW 43.101.220
Training for corrections personnel.

(1) The corrections personnel of the state and all counties and municipal corporations initially employed on or after January 1, 1982, shall engage in basic corrections training which complies with standards adopted by the commission. The standards adopted must provide for basic corrections training of at least ten weeks in length for any corrections officers subject to the certification requirement under *RCW 43.101.096 who are hired on or after July 1, 2021, or on an earlier date set by the commission. The training shall be successfully completed during the first six months of employment of the personnel, unless otherwise extended or waived by the commission, and shall be requisite to the continuation of employment.
(2) The commission shall provide the training required in this section, together with facilities, supplies, materials, and the room and board for noncommuting attendees, except during the 2017-2019, 2019-2021, and 2021-2023 fiscal biennia, when the employing county, municipal corporation, or state agency shall reimburse the commission for twenty-five percent of the cost of training its personnel.
(3)(a) Subsections (1) and (2) of this section do not apply to the Washington state department of corrections prisons division. The Washington state department of corrections is responsible for identifying training standards, designing curricula and programs, and providing the training for those corrections personnel employed by it. In doing so, the secretary of the department of corrections shall consult with staff development experts and correctional professionals both inside and outside of the agency, to include soliciting input from labor organizations.
(b) 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.

[ 2021 c 334 § 978; 2020 c 119 § 14; 2019 c 415 § 970; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 1 § 972; 2015 3rd sp.s. c 4 § 958; 2014 c 221 § 918; 2009 c 146 § 2; 2007 c 382 § 1; 1981 c 136 § 26.]
NOTES:

*Reviser's note: RCW 43.101.096 was repealed by 2021 c 323 § 29. See RCW 43.101.095.


Conflict with federal requirements—Effective date—2021 c 334: See notes following RCW 43.79.555.


Effective date—2019 c 415: See note following RCW 28B.20.476.


Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 1: See note following RCW 43.41.455.


Effective dates—2015 3rd sp.s. c 4: See note following RCW 28B.15.069.


Effective date—2014 c 221: See note following RCW 28A.710.260.


Intent—2009 c 146: "The intent of the legislature is that all corrections personnel employed by the Washington department of corrections are prepared to carry out the demands of their position that they are likely to encounter during their daily duties. The protection of the public, department employees, and inmates are a primary reason to ensure that everyone is adequately trained and knowledgeable in routine and emergency procedures.
To best carry out this mission it is necessary for the Washington state department of corrections to have the authority, discretion, and ability to design and conduct mandatory training that best meets the needs of its changing offender population." [ 2009 c 146 § 1.]


Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 43 - State Government—Executive

Chapter 43.101 - Criminal Justice Training Commission—Education and Training Standards Boards.

43.101.010 - Definitions.

43.101.020 - Commission created—Purpose.

43.101.021 - Policy.

43.101.030 - Membership.

43.101.040 - Terms of members—Vacancies.

43.101.050 - Cessation of membership upon termination of office or employment.

43.101.060 - Chair and vice chair—Quorum—Meetings.

43.101.070 - Compensation—Reimbursement of travel expenses.

43.101.080 - Commission powers and duties—Rules and regulations.

43.101.085 - Additional powers and duties.

43.101.095 - Peace and corrections officer certification—Background investigation.

43.101.105 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of peace and corrections officer certification.

43.101.115 - Denial or revocation of peace or corrections officer certification—Readmission to academy—Reinstatement.

43.101.121 - Denial or revocation of certification—Subsequent certification as corrections officer or peace officer.

43.101.125 - Lapsed peace officer certification—Reinstatement—Rules.

43.101.126 - Lapsed corrections officer certification—Reinstatement—Rules.

43.101.135 - Separation of peace or corrections officer—Notification to commission—Investigation—Civil penalty.

43.101.145 - Written complaint to deny, suspend, or revoke peace or corrections officer certification—Immunity of complainant.

43.101.155 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of peace or corrections officer certification—Statement of charges—Notice—Hearing.

43.101.157 - Tribal police officer certification.

43.101.170 - Training and education obtained at approved existing institutions.

43.101.190 - Receipt of grants, funds or gifts authorized—Administration—Utilization of federal funds.

43.101.200 - Law enforcement personnel—Basic law enforcement training required—Commission to provide.

43.101.205 - Training on interaction with persons with substance use disorders.

43.101.220 - Training for corrections personnel.

43.101.221 - Training for corrections personnel—Core training requirements.

43.101.222 - Training for students enrolled at institutions of higher education.

43.101.224 - Training for persons investigating child sexual abuse.

43.101.225 - Training on vehicular pursuits.

43.101.227 - Training for interaction with persons with a developmental disability or mental illness.

43.101.230 - Training for tribal police officers and employees authorized—Conditions.

43.101.240 - Community-police partnership.

43.101.250 - Firearms certificate program for *private detectives.

43.101.260 - Firearms certificate program for security guards.

43.101.270 - Sexual assault—Training for investigating and prosecuting.

43.101.272 - Sexual assault—Training for persons investigating adult sexual assault.

43.101.274 - Sexual assault—Training curriculum modification.

43.101.276 - Sexual assault—Training curriculum requirements.

43.101.278 - Sexual assault—Development of proposal for case review program.

43.101.280 - Ethnic and cultural diversity—Development of curriculum for understanding—Training.

43.101.290 - Training regarding hate crime offenses.

43.101.300 - Juvenile runaways—Policy manual.

43.101.350 - Core training requirements.

43.101.360 - Report to the legislature.

43.101.365 - Child abuse and neglect—Development of curriculum.

43.101.370 - Child abuse and neglect—Intensive training.

43.101.380 - Hearings—Panel membership—Standard of proof—Appeals—Judicial review.

43.101.390 - Immunity of commission.

43.101.400 - Confidentiality of records—Public database.

43.101.410 - Racial profiling—Policies—Training—Complaint review process—Data collection and reporting.

43.101.415 - Racial profiling—Reports to the legislature.

43.101.419 - Motorcycle profiling.

43.101.420 - Personal crisis recognition and crisis intervention services—Training.

43.101.425 - Communications to crisis referral services—Confidentiality of communications and records.

43.101.427 - Crisis intervention training—Rules.

43.101.430 - Criminal justice training commission firing range maintenance account.

43.101.435 - Washington internet crimes against children account.

43.101.440 - Testimony of children under age fourteen—Remote testimony—Number of child sexual abuse cases referred for prosecution and number prosecuted—Annual survey—Reports to the legislature.

43.101.450 - Violence de-escalation training.

43.101.452 - Mental health training.

43.101.455 - Violence de-escalation and mental health training—Adoption of rules—Training requirements.

43.101.460 - Audits—Deadly force investigations.

43.101.465 - Audits—Law enforcement agency training and certification requirements.

43.101.470 - Audits—Costs and fees.

43.101.480 - Medicolegal forensic investigation training required for coroners and medical examiners—Exceptions.

43.101.490 - Basic training.

43.101.495 - Written model policy—Duty to intervene.

43.101.800 - Critical incident stress management programs—Expansion—Report.

43.101.801 - Development of policies, procedures, and rules—2021 c 323.

43.101.901 - Transfer of conference center.

43.101.902 - Effective date—2001 c 167.