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HB 1073: Keeping Our Washington National Guard Strong Act (2025 Regular Session)

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House Bill 1073, State of Washington, 2025 Regular Session, prefiled 12/16/24, is an act relating to keeping our Washington national guard strong act and was referred to the Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans. Subject to the availability of appropriated amounts, it creates the Washington national guard retention program. The adjutant general must establish the program to study retention needs, determine eligibility criteria specified in policy, and determine the amount of any reenlistment bonus and the schedule to make bonus payments. The state military department must report to the governor and the legislature at least once every three years, beginning November 1, 2027.

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     H-0276.2

                                HOUSE BILL 1073


     State of Washington       69th Legislature       2025 Regular Session

     By Representatives Leavitt, Abbarno, Ryu, Shavers,     Paul,   Timmons,
     Simmons, Rule, Barnard, Nance, Reeves, and Donaghy

     Prefiled 12/16/24. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee
     on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans.




 1       AN ACT Relating to keeping our Washington national guard strong
 2   act; and adding a new section to chapter 38.24 RCW.


 3   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:


 4       NEW SECTION.   Sec. 1.   A new section is added to chapter 38.24
 5   RCW to read as follows:
 6       (1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this
 7   specific purpose, there is created the Washington national guard
 8   retention program.
 9       (2) The adjutant general shall establish the program to study
10   retention needs, including length of service and critical skills
11   retention. The adjutant general may consider the reenlistment term,
12   conversion to a shortage specialty, and other retention factors to
13   determine the amount of any reenlistment bonus that will encourage
14   members of the Washington national guard to extend their terms of
15   service.
16       (3) The adjutant general shall determine eligibility criteria for
17   the retention program. The criteria must be specified in policy and
18   changes must be published.
19       (4) The adjutant general shall determine the amount of any
20   reenlistment bonus and the schedule to make bonus payments.


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1       (5) The state military department must report to the governor and
2   the legislature on retention needs and recommendations at least once
3   every three years, beginning November 1, 2027.

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