Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 43.101 - Criminal Justice Training Commission—Education and Training Standards Boards.
43.101.450 - Violence de-escalation training.

RCW 43.101.450
Violence de-escalation training.

(1) Beginning one year after December 6, 2018, all law enforcement officers in the state of Washington must receive violence de-escalation training. Law enforcement officers beginning employment after December 6, 2018, must successfully complete such training within the first 15 months of employment. The commission shall set the date by which other law enforcement officers must successfully complete such training.
(2) All law enforcement officers shall periodically receive continuing violence de-escalation training to practice their skills, update their knowledge and training, and learn about new legal requirements and violence de-escalation strategies.
(3) The commission shall set training requirements through the procedures in RCW 43.101.455.
(4) Violence de-escalation training provided under this section must be consistent with RCW 10.120.020 and the model policies established by the attorney general under RCW 10.120.030.
(5) The commission shall submit a report to the legislature and the governor by January 1st and July 1st of each year on the implementation of and compliance with subsections (1) and (2) of this section. The report must include data on compliance by agencies and officers. The report may also include recommendations for any changes to laws and policies necessary to improve compliance with subsections (1) and (2) of this section.

[ 2021 c 324 § 6; 2019 c 1 § 3 (Initiative Measure No. 940); ( 2018 c 11 § 3 (Initiative Measure No. 940) repealed by 2019 c 4 § 8).]
NOTES:

Intent—2021 c 324: See note following RCW 10.120.010.


Short title—2019 c 1 (Initiative Measure No. 940): "This act may be known and cited as the law enforcement training and community safety act." [ 2019 c 1 § 1 (Initiative Measure No. 940); ( 2018 c 11 § 1 (Initiative Measure No. 940) repealed by 2019 c 4 § 8).]


Intent—2019 c 1 (Initiative Measure No. 940): "The intent of the people in enacting this act is to make our communities safer. This is accomplished by requiring law enforcement officers to obtain violence de-escalation and mental health training, so that officers will have greater skills to resolve conflicts without the use of physical or deadly force. Law enforcement officers will receive first aid training and be required to render first aid, which will save lives and be a positive point of contact between law enforcement officers and community members to increase trust and reduce conflicts. Finally, the initiative adopts a "good faith" standard for officer criminal liability in those exceptional circumstances where deadly force is used, so that officers using deadly force in carrying out their duties in good faith will not face prosecution." [ 2019 c 1 § 2 (Initiative Measure No. 940); ( 2018 c 11 § 2 (Initiative Measure No. 940) repealed by 2019 c 4 § 8).]


Liberal construction—2019 c 1 (Initiative Measure No. 940): "The provisions of this act are to be liberally construed to effectuate the intent, policies, and purposes of this act. Nothing in this act precludes local jurisdictions or law enforcement agencies from enacting additional training requirements or requiring law enforcement officers to provide first aid in more circumstances than required by this act or guidelines adopted under this act." [ 2019 c 1 § 8 (Initiative Measure No. 940); ( 2018 c 11 § 8 (Initiative Measure No. 940) repealed by 2019 c 4 § 8).]


Subject—2019 c 1 (Initiative Measure No. 940): "For constitutional purposes, the subject of this act is "law enforcement."" [ 2019 c 1 § 11 (Initiative Measure No. 940); ( 2018 c 11 § 11 (Initiative Measure No. 940) repealed by 2019 c 4 § 8).]


Rule making—2019 c 4; 2019 c 1 (Initiative Measure No. 940): See note following RCW 43.101.455.

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.