WA SB6145

Requires immediate suspension of state correctional facility employees and juvenile institution employees when there is reasonable cause to believe they possessed contraband on facility premises, overriding standard civil service rules

Mandates termination proceedings for employees found by preponderance of evidence to have possessed contraband, or upon guilty plea/conviction under RCW 9.94.043 or 9.94.045

Requires immediate removal of contractor employees found possessing contraband and permanently disqualifies them from any position with facility access

Contractors seeking contract renewal must demonstrate significant progress in reducing contraband possession likelihood through improved hiring, training, and monitoring practices

Defines contraband as items threatening institutional security, unlawfully possessed weapons, or illegal drugs; employees terminated under this section are considered discharged for misconduct for unemployment benefits purposes