Governor Jay Inslee has vetoed part of a bill that would have required communities to receive advance notice if a sexually violent predator is relocated there.
“The department must provide notice and opportunity to comment to any community in which the department intends to propose placement of a sexually violent predator,” read the section of the bill before the veto. It also stated the DSHS must consult with federally-recognized Indian tribes before proposing the placement of a sex offender there, and consider the distance of any LRA from the boundaries of any reservation.
The governor said it will likely result in the delay and availability of placement options for individuals ordered by a court to be moved out of the McNeil Island facility. In response to the governor’s line-item veto on Wednesday, House Republican Leader Drew Stokesbary, and Caucus Vice Chair Eric Robertson released a“It is unconscionable that DSHS isn’t already doing this, considering the public safety implications of placing sexually violent predators in established neighborhoods, often near school bus stops and other community amenities,” their statement read.
In Enumclaw, some residents and local leaders say they were not given advance notice when a sexually violent predator, Stevan Knapp, was relocated there in mid-January. Both instances sparked a series of public meetings highlighting frustrations over what some called a “lack of transparency” from the state.DSHS spokesperson Tyler Hemstreet told KIRO Newsradio in February that the department is just following state law as it is currently written.
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