AN ACT Relating to civilian-staffed crisis response teams; reenacting and amending RCW 42.56.230; and adding a new section to chapter 38.52 RCW.

(1) A city with a population of more than 500,000 may establish and maintain a civilian-staffed crisis response team operating outside of a general authority Washington law enforcement agency.

(2) The crisis response team is authorized to serve as the primary response to 911 calls or on-view events when there is no report of active or imminent violence or possession of weapons and when the calls or events are regarding:

(3) For calls not included in subsection (2) of this section, the crisis response team may also serve as a secondary response in support of a law enforcement response as determined by the executive head of the city.

(4) The executive head of the city will set minimum qualifications for crisis responders that must include training in scene safety, de-escalation, and interacting with individuals in crisis.

(b) The number of staff assigned to the crisis response team and their required qualifications, consistent with the minimum qualifications set forth in subsection (4) of this section;

(d) The specific types of calls in which primary 911 dispatch is appropriate, consistent with the criteria set forth in subsection (2) of this section.

(6) For any collective bargaining agreement covering law enforcement personnel with an effective date on or after January 1, 2026, any provision in conflict with this section is preempted and is unenforceable. A city covered by this section is prohibited from collectively bargaining with a bargaining unit representing law enforcement personnel in regard to the transfer of the 911 response duties in subsection (2) of this section to a civilian-staffed crisis response team.

(7) Any provision in a collective bargaining agreement covering law enforcement personnel with an effective date prior to January 1, 2026, that conflicts with this section or limits a city's ability to fully comply with this section may not be extended or renewed beyond the expiration date of the collective bargaining agreement.

(8) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 41.56 RCW, a city covered by this section is prohibited from collectively bargaining with a bargaining unit representing law enforcement personnel in regard to any decisions made by the executive head of a city pursuant to subsections (3), (4), and (5) of this section. However, to the extent such decisions impact the wages, hours, and other working conditions of law enforcement personnel, such impacts are subject to collective bargaining to the extent required by chapter 41.56 RCW.

(1) Personal information in any files maintained for students in public schools, patients or clients of public institutions or public health agencies, individuals receiving public safety or health services from a nonlaw enforcement agency under section 1 of this act, or welfare recipients;

(ii) For a child enrolled in a public or nonprofit program serving or pertaining to children, adolescents, or students, including but not limited to early learning or child care services, parks and recreation programs, youth development programs, and after-school programs;

(iii) For a student enrolled or previously enrolled in a local education agency, in any records pertaining to the student, including correspondence;

(iv) For the family members or guardians of a child who is subject to the exemption under this subsection (2) if the family member or guardian has the same last name as the child or if the family member or guardian resides at the same address as the child and disclosure of the family member's or guardian's information would result in disclosure of the personal information exempted under (a)(i) through (iii) of this subsection; or

(v) For substitute caregivers who are licensed or approved to provide overnight care of children by the department of children, youth, and families.

(b) Emergency contact information under this subsection (2) may be provided to appropriate authorities and medical personnel for the purpose of treating the individual during an emergency situation;

(3) Personal information in files maintained for employees, appointees, or elected officials of any public agency to the extent that disclosure would violate their right to privacy;

(4) Information required of any taxpayer in connection with the assessment or collection of any tax if the disclosure of the information to other persons would: (a) Be prohibited to such persons by RCW 84.08.210, 82.32.330, 84.40.020, 84.40.340, or any ordinance authorized under RCW 35.102.145; or (b) violate the taxpayer's right to privacy or result in unfair competitive disadvantage to the taxpayer;

(5) Credit card numbers, debit card numbers, electronic check numbers, card expiration dates, or bank or other financial information as defined in RCW 9.35.005 including social security numbers, except when disclosure is expressly required by or governed by other law;

(7)(a) Any record used to prove identity, age, residential address, social security number, or other personal information required to apply for a driver's license or identicard.

(b) Information provided under RCW 46.20.111 that indicates that an applicant declined to register with the selective service system.

(c) Any record pertaining to a vehicle license plate, driver's license, or identicard issued under RCW 46.08.066 that, alone or in combination with any other records, may reveal the identity of an individual, or reveal that an individual is or was, performing an undercover or covert law enforcement, confidential public health work, public assistance fraud, or child support investigative activity. This exemption does not prevent the release of the total number of vehicle license plates, drivers' licenses, or identicards that, under RCW 46.08.066, an agency or department has applied for, been issued, denied, returned, destroyed, lost, and reported for misuse.

(d) Any record pertaining to a vessel registration issued under RCW 88.02.330 that, alone or in combination with any other records, may reveal the identity of an individual, or reveal that an individual is or was, performing an undercover or covert law enforcement activity. This exemption does not prevent the release of the total number of vessel registrations that, under RCW 88.02.330, an agency or department has applied for, been issued, denied, returned, destroyed, lost, and reported for misuse.

Upon request by the legislature, the department of licensing shall provide a report to the legislature containing all of the information in (c) of this subsection (7) and this subsection (7)(d) that is subject to public disclosure;

(8) All information related to individual claim resolution settlement agreements submitted to the board of industrial insurance appeals under RCW 51.04.063, other than final orders from the board of industrial insurance appeals. The board of industrial insurance appeals shall provide to the department of labor and industries copies of all final claim resolution settlement agreements;

(9) Voluntarily submitted information contained in a database that is part of or associated with 911 emergency communications systems, or information contained or used in emergency notification systems as provided under RCW 38.52.575 and 38.52.577;

(11) All information submitted by a person to the state, either directly or through a state-licensed gambling establishment, or Indian tribes, or tribal enterprises that own gambling operations or facilities with class III gaming compacts, as part of the self-exclusion program established in RCW 9.46.071 or 67.70.040 for people with a gambling problem or gambling disorder;

(12) Names, addresses, or other personal information of individuals who participated in the bump-fire stock buy-back program under former RCW 43.43.920; and

(13) All personal and financial information concerning a player that is received or maintained by the state lottery or any contracted lottery vendor except the player's name and city or town of residence. Additional information may be released only in accordance with prior written permission from the player.