This bill creates a new statutory section that appropriates $7,000,000 from the general fund, or as much as necessary, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 to the Criminal Justice Training Commission for the purpose of having the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) administer a grant program for multijurisdictional drug task forces. WASPC may retain up to 5 percent of the amounts provided for administration of the program. The bill requires WASPC to impose on grant recipients the same peer review and reporting requirements that applied to recipients of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant funds as those requirements existed on January 1, 2023. This is an appropriation and program-creation measure with procedural requirements for grant oversight; it does not create a new crime or change criminal penalties. Important implementation details are not specified in the text provided, including eligibility criteria, application procedures, award sizes and distribution methods, the specific content of the January 1, 2023 peer review and reporting requirements, the exact roles between the Commission and WASPC, and whether funding continues beyond the specified fiscal year.

If enacted, the state would provide up to $7 million from the general fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 to the Criminal Justice Training Commission so the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs can run a grant program that funds multijurisdictional drug task forces. Practically, that means those task forces are likely to receive one-time grant money while WASPC takes responsibility for administering the program, may keep up to 5% for its own administration, and must impose the same peer review and reporting rules that applied to Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant recipients as of January 1, 2023. Important operational details are missing, so it is unclear which task forces will qualify, how much each would receive, how funds will be distributed, or what exactly the required peer review and reporting look like in practice; no ongoing funding beyond the 2026 fiscal year is specified.